John McDonald

Behind the Art

Scottish artist John McDonald, who paints with unashamed passion and pathos, hasreceived international acclaim for Butterfly Cry, a series of portraits of his MexicanHero, the most-loved artist of Mexico.John’s fine art practice is informed by the two passions of his life: passion forcreative arts, and passionate campaigning for social justice.

John’s painting is in asocially critical tradition, and is socially engaged: both through residencies andcommissions where he leads people to discover themselves as artists, and throughhis emotive, sometimes challenging, paintings.