Patrick McCay

Patrick McCay is an Irish born Scottish/American painter who resides in New Hampshire and is currently the Chair of the Fine Arts Department at the New Hampshire Institute of Art.

McCay earned an undergraduate degree in fine art and a master's degree in painting from the Glasgow School of Art, in Scotland (1970–76). He later earned a second master's degree from Notre Dame University (1988).

McCay’s paintings combine abstract and figurative elements. They reflect the influence of the Scottish and German expressionists, American abstract expressionists, as well as that of the Bay Area Painters.

In the words of Dr. Michael Kissane, Art Historian, "It is never difficult in McCay's work to enjoy the distinctive Scottish character that permeates the work. The Scottish colorists and gutsiness of expressionists such as Mctaggart, Gillies and Redpath have all been influences and provided resource to him in his early training at the Glasgow School of Art, one of the historically great Art schools of Europe. His work also recalls the resillience and disparate thought of the likes of Motherwell, Morley, Kokoscha and Soutine."

McCay has participated in many individual and group exhibitions and is the recipient of numerous grants and awards. He has exhibited at the London Royal Academy, the Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts, Edinburgh International Festival, Edinburgh Royal Academy, The London Institute, "Arthaus 11," Sydney College of Fine Arts, as well as in individual and group exhibits in New York City, Chicago, Atlanta, Savannah, and Boston, in the U.S.