Friday 7 March 2025
– Thursday 27 March 2025
- Current Events
- Reid Ground Floor Corridor
Exhibition Preview:
5 – 7pm Thursday 6th March 2025
Free but ticketed – Book via Eventbrite
Download Exhibition Handout Here
View Exhibition Documentation Here
Opening Hours:
Mon to Sat 10am – 4.30pm
Sun – Closed
Access to the exhibition is through the main entrance of the Reid Building, which has step free access, and double width doors.
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Eh? Aye! The Artwork of Lorna Miller
7 – 27 March 2025
Reid Ground Floor Corridor
From being made to stand outside her chemistry class in high school for caricaturing her teacher, to being piled on by hundreds of angry Nicola Sturgeon fans online, Lorna Miller has sharpened her pencil and become one of the most successful editorial cartoonists in the UK. In 2014 she became the first woman to have a position created for her in Private Eye: illustrating the Rotten Boroughs column. From 2020 – 2021 she was the only woman in the UK to have a weekly cartoon with Scottish media platform Bella Caledonia. She also started working regularly for The Guardian. Eh? Aye! The Artwork of Lorna Miller will showcase her editorial cartooning, alongside her first self-published mini comics after graduating from The Glasgow School of Art in 1994, with a BA (Hons) in Drawing & Painting.
An editorial cartoon, also known as a political cartoon, is an illustration containing a commentary relating to current events, often lampooning politicians and political parties. Traditionally printed in newspapers, on line platforms have increased the reach of the medium. In spite of their popularity, there are fewer opportunities for artists today and the art form has mostly died out in Scotland. Worldwide, editorial cartoonists increasingly face the threat of sacking, imprisonment and even death. Editorial cartoons are a form of mass communication, a farce that is a potent force in moulding public opinion; they bulldoze through social and educational barriers. As an editorial cartoonist Miller has free rein to create narratives of her own choosing -a powerful position to have.
In recent years Miller has overcome a series of debilitating health challenges, which led to being diagnosed with MCAS and hypermobility. These conditions are more prevalent amongst autistic people and she was diagnosed autistic in 2024, age fifty-one. This has provided insight into her creative process, work dedication, as well as setbacks along the way. She has found great benefit from becoming a Reiki practitioner in 2023.
Image: © Lorna Miller