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31/08/2026

The NATIONAL DREAM BALLET is overrrr (for now!) Thank you so so much to everyone who came to see the show, who brought flowers and left kind words for me/messaged etc, everyone who invigilated, everyone who dealt with my out of office in the meantime lol, and especially everyone who went out of their way to tell me how the work affected them or how they felt about the work 🕺

It was lovely to be on the west coast for a bit, esp to let the southside know the HYT is alive and well, and it was equally as eerie to see my studio so bare.

Massive thanks to everyone who helped make the NATIONAL DREAM BALLET happen, more will be happening in the coming days, so keep your eyes peeled.

Until next time..

24/08/2026

And we are OPENNN! The NATIONAL DREAM BALLET has officially opened at SaltSpace Cooperative 24-30th August, 12-6pm each day.

About a years worth of work (not including the preliminary years of sleep paralysis) is being exhibited together. You can find Audio Descriptions at the link in bio as well as prints of any work shown on my shop (link also in bio).

Very exciting stuff! Nearest station is Queens Park, or if you need a station with accessible access the nearest is Mount Florida.

Huge huge huge massive massive thanks specifically to:
Georgia Dunn and for being my scary nuns in my last show which inspired much thought and fright for me!
To declan mccourt and Isla Valentine Wade and Hayley Jane Dawson for many many many thoughtful conversations about class and art and artists as workers as well as lots of encouragement
Huge thank you to who first formally announced the show in their Vol 3
Thank you to Rogers and Hammestein for the haunting inspo also x
Huge huge thanks to everyone who has bought prints or bags or paintings or come to classes!
Massive thanks to my fam who have massively facilitated this show coming to fruition 💕
Huge thanks to the HYT/BUNDY/YMY/Tullyagro (et al) for sm inspo and good times x
And massive massive thank u to Mark Campbell who remains and good friend and confident

21/08/2026

New prints available at katiemcgroarty.art (link in bioooo)x🔗

Old work and new, as well as "official" posters (howlinggg) and postcards! Available in A4 and A3 (and postcard size!) And lots of new work that won't see the light of day until Monday morning at SaltSpace Cooperative when NATIONAL DREAM BALLET opens 24th-30th August 🕺

New totes still to go up just gis a few days!

Tried to keep the costs as low as possible!

Hope yous enjoyed the new ep!

Lysm
See u in the southside
Byeeee x

16/08/2026

1 whole year ago this week since Marker was released! Commissioned by the fab Generator Projects with the brain of and Scottish Working Class Network

This is one of my favourite things I've ever been a part of, it was very freeing to be so blunt and cheeky & not worry about any Art-Casuals getting their feelings hurt (hehe 😇) Aaaand I got to make a PowerPoint which is one of my favourite things 💕🤓

Also fhe work of thr fab Samantha Dick and rebecca laverty, all photos by the fab Alasdair Watson

(Also the Bob was a ROBERT that day omg)x

14/08/2026

Just a huuuge big thank you to everyone who has supported me, bought work, had kind words and followed along the last few years 💕

2026: NATIONAL DREAM BALLET, painted/curated/etc by myself at SaltSpace Cooperative (Glasgow, southside)

2026: Doggy Skewerslide, painted/curated etc by myself at Wasps Studios (Dundee)

2022: Intersection, joint solo with my good pal Christina Kyriakidou made & curated by each of us respectively in Rogart Street Campus (Glasgow)

2021: Ancient City Style, in one of the Edinburgh Printmakers spaces with Outspoken Arts, this one was in Paisley, and curated by the fantasticcccc Ilona Dynowski (Paisley)

2020: After Years in Cars, made by myself and curated during lockdown by the fabbb Ayshia Müezzin at The Off The Wall Gallery (Glasgow)

I've had the privilege to have fantastic tutors and worked w super generous and talented people over the years, looking forward to hopefully paying it forward and always trying to give as good as I get 💕
Lysm
Tysm
See u on the 24th xx

11/08/2026

That's me right off the deepend! Some more fave wee shapes from work I've been making, if you want to see the full whammy you'll need to be at SaltSpace Cooperative 24th-30th of August in the southside of Glasgow 🕺🫡

Lots of oil, lots of turps, still painting memories from off the dome, leaning into the shapes my hand makes most naturally, and giving myself absolute permission to be both a bitch and an airhead (my two strongest strengths!) 💪

Lots of exciting stuff coming up, thank u sm to everyone who's been super supportive, of this/the show/the Scottish Art Show/classes/other opps

Lyasm,
Byeee
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10/08/2026

Sh*te art fights the fash
Be more sh*te be less fash

Included a super cool b&w one bc I'm interdisciplinary xx

Can fit a whole 2L of IRN-BRU diet lemonade in (not sponsored so feel free to shoplift xx), also perfect for illegitimate rehousing of pets, regifting to your best fish, wearing as protective headgear, causing prolonged eyecontact, uncomfortable staring with the perfect lip combo, lamenting over widespread economic disenfranchisement, voguing, general melancholy, and safely housing your paint stripped until you get to the picnic/the depression sets in!

New tote bag, will have a shop up again soon x
These probs going for £10 + p&pic
Lysm
Bye
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08/08/2026

Some bags and other goings on lately!🌞

Thanks to all who come to classes, some pics here are from our Lost Galaxy Shop life drawing session on Thursday (drawings curtesy of cal and Zane Zarakovska !) Also had some lovely people in for monoprinting classes!

I appreciate all the patience, I know I've been a bit quieter lately, it's kiiiilling me not to share the new work but I do want some surprises for THE NATIONAL DREAM BALLET at SaltSpace Cooperative

Also got lots of new episodes in the works for yous, lots of cool stuff coming up, but for now keep an eye on the eventbrite and I'll see you in the southside! 🕺

29/07/2026

Missed my anniversary by a few months, but this has been 1 year of studio 215 in Wasps Studios and 1 year of freelancing full time after doing bits and pieces for many many years, I've found my feet in the last 15 or so months, and a lot of that is from having a wee hovel to go and be irrational and playful in

This wee studio was once very empty and easy to find everything in, it's now a big lovely mess (see all pics) ( as well as home to the Scottish art show hehe)

Thanks to all who came to life drawing, Sunday drawing club, crits, monorprinting, sketchbook Sundays, guests on the Scottish art show, and biiiig thank u to all of the models, all who helped breath life into the place and give my days of email and being pass ag at canvases some structure! 💕💕

Wee personal milestone,
Lysm
Bye
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16/07/2026

Massive thank you to Neuk Collective for including the Scottish Art Show and Edinburgh Creatives Database in their newsletter!

We have around 20 episodes sorted (coming out weekly) featuring creatives from loads of disciplines from all over Scotland with the current episodes feature Ahmad Deeni , and with episode four premiering on Monday and loads more to come! All episodes are on yt and are FREE to watch and get involved in!

Also our fab ECD launched recently with the help of EMBASSY and as a reminder is FREE to use, free to search and free to be a part of! You can get physical QR codes etc from Embassy if you're stuck!

The D.A.D is much the same as well as the SWCD made with , all free to use/free to search/free to benefit from and be a part of - all links in bio x

I get to make cool things w cool people, thank u for all the support lysm
Bye
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