Marc Cairns is a architectural designer, gallerist and project director based in Glasgow.
Co-founder and director of Pidgin Perfect, a mutli-award winning creative studio established in 2012 and based in Glasgow which places community at the heart of their projects. Pidgin Perfect proudly represented Scotland at the 2012 Venice Architecture Biennale as part of the project 'Critical Dialogues', the project also received the prestigious Royal Scottish Academy Medal for Architecture.
In Spring 2012 Marc began his role as a director at MANY, an arts organisation and studio provider located in the Merchant City of Glasgow. In this role, Marc also supports the development and programming of The Telfer Gallery, an artist led contemporary art gallery and events space hosted by MANY Studios.
This is a diaristic blog by Marc which documents his working and personal life.
Follow Marc on Twitter and Instagram; @marcgcairns
Friday night with @red_rach and @BGHManders of @The_Telfer at @GlasgowGlue for the preview of their last exhibition, #PrintProcess… #glasgow #scotland #uk #art #gallery #exhibition #prints #process #guy #girl #dutch #southafrican #cute #handsome #scruff #gallerists #opening #preview #white (at Glue Factory)
Last night at Oliver Braid’s preview of his latest solo show, ‘Snorlax Beanbag’, at CCA with @frankiedonaldson @pmacgregor @natalia_palombo @paulinanaru @dele_adeyemo and the rest of #Glasgow. So busy! #AllTheBoozeRanOut #glasgow #scotland #uk #scots #art #artist #exhibition #gallery #artwork #opening #preview (at Centre for Contemporary Arts)
Looking at Laurie’s flirty texts with Oliver! #glasgow #scotland #uk #glasgay #opening #premiere #film #fashion #beards #glasses #phone (Taken with Instagram at Glasgow Film Festival )
It’s been a hard week for all, @BGHManders, Oliver and @red_rach… #glasgow #scotland #uk #gallery #opening #art #artist #artwork #exhibition #space #guys #girl #drunk #itsfriday #fridaynights (Taken with Instagram at Kendall Koppe )
Oliver Braid doing the rounds at LAUNCH the first exhibition at Glasgow Artist Studios (G.A.S), Govan, last night. #glasgow #scotland #uk #gallery #art #opening #exhibition #artist #artwork #wallpaper #sculpture #design #govan #newspace #launch (Taken with Instagram at G.A.S - Govan )
@BGHManders and Oliver, @EllieandOliver, at Kendall Koppe, @kkpow, opening of Laura Aldridge last night… #glasgow #scotland #uk #gallery #art #artist #artwork #exhibition #space #guys #opening #beers (Taken with Instagram at Kendall Koppe )