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A reimagining of a working mans club

Trackie McLeod

Dates: Sat 24 Apr 10:00 - Sun 25 Jul 2027 18:00

Opening April 2027, we're excited to be showing a major new solo show of Glasgow based artist Trackie McLeod, whose work explores the memories, humour and the visual language of his Scottish roots. Drawing on his working-class upbringing in Whiteinch during the late 1990s and early 2000s, McLeod reflects on the people, places and social codes that shape identity and belonging.

Across sculpture, textiles, print, sound and found objects, McLeod brings together contemporary folk traditions and popular cultural references, alongside explorations of masculinity, queerness, class and politics. Witty, nostalgic and unmistakably Scottish, McLeod’s work transforms everyday experiences into artworks that connect the personal with the universal. 

Artist Biography

Trackie McLeod is a Scottish artist based in Glasgow. Trackie uses sculpture, textiles, video and print to explore his lived experience. He is interested in ideas of masculinity and queerness and their intersection with class, politics and popular culture. His visual language is innately Scottish, describing it as “one part tongue-in-cheek, an ounce of sarcasm and a pint of Tennent’s lager."

A fake newspaper headline page in a frame
Trackie McLeod, Installation view of Utopia, Factory International, 2026. Photo by Kieran Irvine. Image Courtesy of Trackie McLeod and Factory International’s Young Curators.
A young man wearing a white shirt and black tie leans on the bar of a traditional bar with 90s images propped against the back
Trackie McLeod, Utopia, Factory International 2026. Image Courtesy of the artist and Factory International’s Young Curators
A reimagining of a working mans club
Trackie McLeod, Installation view of Utopia, Factory International, 2026. Photo by Kieran Irvine. Image Courtesy of Trackie McLeod and Factory International’s Young Curators.
A high-vis vest in a frame decorated with Louis Vuitton-like  logos
Trackie McLeod, Installation view of Utopia, Factory International, 2026. Photo by Kieran Irvine. Image Courtesy of Trackie McLeod and Factory International’s Young Curators.

Upcoming exhibitions

Exhibition
a dark gallery space red lighting pushes up with screens on the wall

John Akomfrah: Listening All Night To The Rain

Sat 5 Dec 2026 - Sun 21 Mar 2027
Exhibition
A reimagining of a working mans club

Trackie McLeod

Sat 24 Apr - Sun 25 Jul 2027
Exhibition
a lady bathed in blue light with arms outreached in a hazy dark oval

Kialy Tihngang

Sat 24 Apr - Sun 25 Jul 2027
Exhibition
Embroideries of close ups mens clothing hang on a wall in a gallery space

Elizabeth Radcliffe

Sat 14 Aug - Tue 14 Dec 2027
Exhibition
a large sculpture that looks as though it is made out of clay with some bottles underneath

Gabriel Chaile

Sat 4 Dec 2027 - Sun 12 Mar 2028