Shona McInnes: Oil Industry Chapel window
Title: Oil Industry Chapel window
Artist: Shona McInnes (Scottish)
Location: St John’s Chapel in the Kirk of St Nicholas, Aberdeen (ecumenical)
Date: 1989
Contemporary window chronicling the North Sea oil industry, with links to Aberdeen and in memory of all those who lost their lives in the industry. The window won a Saltire Award for Arts in Architecture.
Born in Orkney, Shona McInnes (Scottish) specialised in stained glass design at Glasgow School of Art in the 1980s. She is currently a leading name in the stained glass field with her business Leadline Studio. Focusing on site-specific architectural glass, she works extensively on new commissions for churches: ‘interpreting traditional themes in a contemporary way’ (Source).
Further Information
Medium: Stained glass
Size: 2.8 x 5m
Permanent display
See McInnes’ Oil Industry Chapel Windows on the Ecclesiart map here.
Commissioner: North Sea Oil Industry
Other artworks in churches by Shona McInnes: Dunblane Memorial Windows, Holy Family Church (1998); ‘Jesus Be The Centre’ at St. Columbas' Church, Darlington; ‘The Meston Memorial Window’ at Dunnottar Kirk, Stonehaven; ‘The Knockando Memorial Panels’ at Knockando Church, Morayshire; ‘The Trinity Windows’ at Bellie Church, Fochabers; ‘Annunciation Window’ at St Mary's RC Church, Greenock; ‘The Centenary Window’ at Invergowrie Parish Church, Dundee. See more work in churches here.
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