Gambo Mac Cionnaoith

Gambo Mac Cionaoith (pronounced MAC-KEE-YUN-EE) (b. 1998) is an abstract painter based in Fife, Scotland.

He gained a HND (Higher National Diploma; equivalent to first two years of Bachelors degree) in Art & Design with the intention to pursue illustration, but later shifted his focus from illustration to an Architecture Degree at the University of Dundee. He has since then graduated with a Bachelors degree in Architecture.

Whilst shifting his focus from illustration to Architecture he regained his passion for fine art. Through years of experimentation and refining his artistic language he developed the style and method of working that represents his mind best, using various materials such as oil paint, oil sticks and graphite.

Gambo’s illustrative work was displayed in a degree show shortly after graduating and he has shown in London and was picked as Directors pick of the fair in The Other Art Fair London.

Born and raised in a working-class area in Scotland was heavily influential in the development of Gambos’ creative drive. His works take the form of abstract paintings heavily characterised by movement, twisting and intertwining forms using quick and powerful strokes. Gambo creates with the intention of portraying the emotional spectrum with elements of symbolism and storytelling, influenced by mythology, literature, and the human experience.