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An established Scottish artist, Lynn Bennett-Mackenzie creates original artworks. Born and brought up in the rural Highlands, Lynn's work is a unique reflection of her life, experiences and environment in which she has lived.  She uses a variety of media takes inspiration from various elements - the natural environment, folklore, sense of place. 

She has exhibited widely and taken part in several community and international projects including The Big Picture, Wild Wood , Landfill art,  an International Art Symposium in Russia and co-founded and organised Ceangal, a series of international artist residencies in the NW Highlands.  She has travelled and worked in India  several times and has strong  international connections, in particular with the YATOO organisation in S Korea, participating in the pilot project for the Global Nomadic Art Project in 2014. 

Lynn was the first NTS Artist in residence at the world renowned Inverewe Garden in 2017 and the first  Art co-ordinator there – working closely with the team to embed the arts in the Garden, wider community and develop and build the art spaces and networks on the Estate and beyond.