About

Artist Biography: 

Hattie Quigley (b.2002) is a contemporary British Artist living and working in Edinburgh, Scotland.​​​

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Hattie Quigley is a visual artist whose practice consists of large scale, energetic and highly saturated oil paintings, as well as sculpture and installation. Originating from Brighton and now residing in Edinburgh, Hattie is in her final year of BA Painting at Edinburgh College of Art. Her work explores the intersection of femininity, food, and female desire, aiming to empower and immerse the viewer in a world where indulgence is not shameful but celebrated. Hattie’s purpose-built realities satiate our senses, immersing us in the indulgent, visceral pleasure of her painted world, where one can gorge and feast in peace. She questions what it means to be a hungry woman in contemporary society, drawing inspiration from medieval feasts, pop culture, binge drinking and the Baroque period. In a world capitalised by body image and societal ideals, we are starved of satisfaction. When we reject the notion that physical attractiveness dictates success, food can become more than mere sustenance—it can be a source of freedom, belonging, and empowerment. This work is a celebration of bodies in all their forms while examining the tension between extravagance and restraint—the balance we navigate to meet societal expectations. Food not only reflects class, gender, power, obsession, and desire, but also embodies capitalism and consumerism, mirroring the very essence of painting itself. 

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‘STUFFED!’, 2025, fills our plate with luscious layers of buttery material, offering a feast for the eyes. This exhibition spans across August 21, a vibrant community café that serves both food and coffee while doubling as the hotspot for Edinburgh’s young emerging artists. Amongst this new body of standout works is ‘Call Me What You Want but Don’t Call Me Late for Dinner’, a striking imagination of “the first supper”. Hattie transforms a traditional dining scene into a raw and visceral spectacle of liberation and honesty. With no actual food in sight, we are satiated by the blurred expressions of gorging faces. Frenzied brushstrokes and consumed flesh dissolve into the background, their forms merging into the aftermath of the feast. The sheer scale of this piece transports us into the delicious delight that is Hattie’s painterly world —one she lives, breathes, and digests every day. Unfiltered and raw, her personality seeps through each work, woven into every thick, gestural stroke and lustrous layer of wet paint. Each canvas pulses with energy, a feast of movement and emotion that lingers long after we’ve stepped away. We are left hungry for more. 

After opening night, the café will return to its usual rhythm, but for a month, coffee and food lovers will share in Hattie’s world of celebratory satiation.   
 

words by Olivia Embley for ‘Stuffed!’ 2025