A big congrats for Morag McGilchrist, whose artwork has been used as the cover art for The British Journal of Psychiatry’s latest publication!
See the cover in this post – and if you would like to see the full journal, you can check it out here: https://www.cambridge.org/…/the-british-journal-of…
The British Journal of Psychiatry (BJPsych) is a leading international peer-reviewed journal, covering all branches of psychiatry with a particular emphasis on the clinical aspects of each topic. Published monthly on behalf of the Royal College of Psychiatrists, the journal is committed to improving the prevention, investigation, diagnosis, treatment, and care of mental illness, as well as the promotion of mental health globally. In addition to authoritative original research articles from around the world, the journal publishes editorials, review articles, commentaries on contentious articles, a comprehensive book review section and a lively, well-informed correspondence column. BJPsych is essential reading for psychiatrists, clinical psychologists, and all professionals with an interest in mental health.
This artwork by Morgag titled, Waves, was originally made for an exhibition here at the Project Ability gallery, Extraordinary Responses.
Morag describes the work as a digital print photo-collage with etching, made in 2022. The ‘scraped’ words are inspired by artist Adam Christie. Morag says, “This is how it felt when the sea trapped and isolated us on islands like Arran and Shetland.”
The exhibtion itself was a culmination of work relating to the opening of the first-ever permanent display of work from Joyce Laing’s Outsider Art Collection at Glasgow Life’s Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum.
Morag is an Honorary Researcher in the School of Geographical & Earth Sciences at the University of Glasgow where she continues her research into the arts and mental ill health.
