Morag Myerscough RDI 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]

Morag Myerscough
Myerscough in 2020
BornDecember 1963
Holloway, Islington, London, England
EducationGrafton Primary School, Holloway, Islington. Highbury Hill High School, Islington
Alma mater
Known forArt
PartnerLuke Morgan (Civil Partner)
Awards
  • 2023 Honorary Doctor Royal College of Art (RCA)
  • 2020 Honorary Fellow Royal Institute of British Architects UK
  • 2019 Honorary Fellow University Arts London (UAL CSM) UK
  • 2019 Honorary Professorship University for the Creative Arts (UCA) UK
  • 2019 Honorary Doctorate Gloucester University UK
  • 2017 Royal Designer for Industry (RDI)
  • 2012 Honorary Fellow Arts University Bournemouth UK
Websitewww.moragmyerscough.com

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.[3] 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.[5]

Myerscough's name appears in the credits for Danny Boyle's 1994 film Shallow Grave, for which she was the title designer. She appeared as a judge in the 2022 TV series The Big Design Challenge, Sky Arts.[7]

References

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  1. ^ McLaughlin, Aimée (2018-02-05). "The most influential female designers of the last century". Design Week. Retrieved 2024-04-11.
  2. ^ "Morag Myerscough". mutualart.com. Retrieved 2024-03-23.
  3. ^ a b "Morag Myerscough". Clerkenwell Design Week 2024. Retrieved 2024-03-23.
  4. ^ Q42, Fabrique &. "Morag Myerscough". Design Museum. Retrieved 2024-03-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ a b "A' Design Award and Competition - Design Encyclopedia - Morag Myerscough". competition.adesignaward.com. Retrieved 2024-03-23.
  6. ^ Only, Association (2023-05-18). "A walk through the works of Morag Myerscough in London". Cubitts. Retrieved 2024-03-23.
  7. ^ https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0616896/