Morag Myerscough Explained

Morag Myerscough
Birth Date:December 1963
Birth Place:Holloway, Islington, London, England
Education:Grafton Primary School, Holloway, Islington. Highbury Hill High School, Islington
Known For:Art
Partner:Luke Morgan (Civil Partner)

Morag Myerscough is an artist and designer known globally for creating installations and immersive spatial public artworks that transform places and champion community and public interaction..[1]

Myerscough was born 1963[2] in Holloway London and studied at Central St Martins and the Royal College of Art.[3] She is a 2023 Honorary Doctor of the Royal College of Art and 2020 Honorary Fellow Royal Institute of British Architects UK. She was the exhibition designer for Designer Maker User, the Design Museum's first permanent display[4] and founded Studio Myerscough in 1993.[5]

Myerscough's first permanent installation, was Power for the Grosvenor Arch, entrance to Battersea Power Station’s Circus West Village.[6] her awards include the Design Week award and the New London Architecture Award.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: McLaughlin . Aimée . 2018-02-05 . The most influential female designers of the last century . 2024-04-11 . Design Week . en-UK.
  2. Web site: Morag Myerscough . 2024-03-23 . mutualart.com.
  3. Web site: Morag Myerscough . 2024-03-23 . Clerkenwell Design Week 2024 . en-GB.
  4. Web site: Q42 . Fabrique & . Morag Myerscough . 2024-03-23 . Design Museum . en.
  5. Web site: A' Design Award and Competition - Design Encyclopedia - Morag Myerscough . 2024-03-23 . competition.adesignaward.com.
  6. Web site: Only . By Association . 2023-05-18 . A walk through the works of Morag Myerscough in London. . 2024-03-23 . Cubitts . en.