HELLO

“Welcome to our creative collaboration of projects and personal perspectives inspired by Alasdair Gray.

A Gray Space is a reanimation of Alasdair Gray in a digital body of new work, created by and for all of us. As eclectic and unexpected as Alasdair himself, we embrace all forms of creativity from tattoos and AI art to literary translation and disability theatre. Enter, explore and be inspired.”
— Kat, Anita & Tracy

Audio transcript:

Mouth! It’s the talky bit up front. This website is inspired by Alasdair Gray’s belief that creativity connects and makes people and things better. It’s not all about him, though. It’s about new work, tasty ideas, a live community. It’s made by and for curious people like you. You don’t have to know Alasdair’s work to enjoy the flavour. If you want to expand how you think, meet people or start something… Welcome to our Gray Space.

Red emblematic Alasdair Gray drawing of heart with outspread wings

Our Gray DNA…

What does it mean to be Gray? What does Alasdair Gray mean to us?

Shaped by voices from all walks of creative life - colleagues, collaborators, friends, family and other artistic connections - each unique perspective helps to build our Gray DNA.

Explore more…

A red heart shaped outline encloses quote text that says "Alasdair's laugh could silence a bar or a room, sometimes it could even bring the street to a halt." Attributed to Bernard MacLaverty.
A red heart shaped outline encloses quote text that says "Alasdair was hugely kind and it came from a place of love. He'd give you the socks off his feet." Attributed to A. L. Kennedy.
A red heart shaped outline encloses quote text that says "Alasdair was... always in motion like a windmill whose arms threaten to spin out of control." Attributed to Regi Claire.
A young white woman with black hair stares directly at us holding our gaze. She has bold strokes of blue and purple colour over each eye and red on her lips, like badly applied make up. The coloured eyes and lips each show a different mans image.

Spotlight on Poor Things…

Yorgos Lanthimos’s extraordinary adaptation of Poor Things has captured everyone’s imagination – including ours!

Tony McNamara tells us how he created the screenplay of Alasdair’s ‘wild, unique and amazing story’ in Adapting Poor Things.

Find out why we think Alasdair Gray + Yorgos Lanthimos is a match made in heaven.

Enjoy more personal perspectives on Poor Things and other novels in Poor Things: Monstrously good fun.

Find out how Poor Things measures up as a young adult novel in the hilarious and insightful Poor Wee Things.

Explore Alasdair Gray’s place…

We’re excited to share our interactive experience where you can find out more about Alasdair Gray’s last home and explore his creative space for yourself.

Play the video to explore A Gray’s place!

Our Gray Space has been shaped by the experience of hanging out at home with Alasdair. To find out what made Alasdair’s home so special… Read the story behind A Gray's place

Our Gray Space

Purple Alasdair Gray drawing of winged baby curled inside brain cavity of a skull

Head is our Gray matter - what we’re thinking

Back of an old white man’s head with messy grey hair in front of shelves full of books, objects and a human skull. The old man’s face and a younger white man with a camera are reflected in a mirror behind the skull.

Discover Iain Clark's inspiring images of Alasdair in his natural habitat.

See what’s in our head

Red emblematic Alasdair Gray drawing of heart with outspread wings

Heart is our Gray DNA - what we’re feeling

A pale cream cloud shape on a white background enclosing words describing a personality. The largest words are Generous, Genius, Visionary, Imaginative, Honest, Loving and Kind, among other traits like Chaotic and Curious.

Explore how friends, fans and family describe Alasdair Gray in 3 words.

Find our beating heart

Green Alasdair Gray drawing of clasped hands with older lined one supporting smaller soft one

Hands is our Gray projects - what we’re doing

Tattoo on white skin of Alasdair Gray drawing of winged baby curled inside golden brain cavity of a skull. Inset on black background is Alasdair Gray’s album with different versions of his drawing of winged baby in the skull brain cavity

Browse our Inked art gallery of Alasdair Gray inspired tattoos.

Join hands with us

Who is Alasdair Gray?

A middle-aged white man with dishevelled hair and glasses poses dramatically in front of an easel with a painting and others in the background. He’s wearing a bright red shirt and buttonless tweed waistcoat and holds 2 old mugs and a milk carton.

Alasdair Gray is often described as a genius and regularly compared to the earlier writer and artist William Blake. He’s also Kat and Tracy’s Uncle.

So who is Alasdair Gray and what does he mean to us?

Alasdair Gray in his own words…

”I’ve always felt that stories and pictures were a way of keeping people I knew alive and as they were. The portraits for instance, that show people young and middle aged long after they’re dead! And keep them remembered long after they’re forgotten, I hope!”