Associate Artists

We are delighted to welcome Associate Artists as part of our artist development programme. Associate Artists have opportunities to work on Oily Cart’s current projects, and receive mentoring, administrative and practical support for their own work.

Greta McMillan (2023-25)

In this photo Greta is sitting in her wheelchair in front of one of her paintings hanging on the wall. She is a young white woman with brown hair and she is wearing a patterned beanie hat with a pink jumper and fluffy black jacket. The painting behind her is a mix of yellow, pink and black swirls and lines on a white background.]


Greta McMillan is a multi-disciplinary artist, filmmaker and climate activist, who uses eyegaze technology to create and communicate. Greta has been recognised by the Scottish Parliament, and her artwork been exhibited internationally. She is a recipient of the ‘Changes for a Better World’ Into Film Award 2022, and winner of the Scottish Youth Film Foundation ‘Films for our Future’ short film competition 2022. You can find out more about Greta’s work here.


Jo-anne Cox (2022-2023)

Jo-anne, seated playing her electric cello. The background is dark with deep purple overtones.


Jo-anne Cox is a neurodivergent cellist who creates mesmerising soundscapes that serve as a foundation for creative digital and sensory engagement with audiences. You can find out more about Jo-anne’s work here.

Read Jo-anne’s blog about her Oily Cart residency here.


Rhiannon Armstrong and Franki Ayres (2020-2021)

Rhiannon, a white person with long brown hair, is standing holding a microphone up to record some bubbles popping.
Rhiannon Armstrong. Photo credit: Graeme Braidwood

Rhiannon Armstrong is an award-winning interdisciplinary artist, making works with empathy, interaction, and dialogue at their core, often for unfiltered audiences. Conversation and collaboration are central to her practice: between makers of different disciplines, public contributors, and audiences. Rhiannon is recipient of the Adrian Howells Award for Intimate Performance 2019. You can find out more about Rhiannon’s work here

Read Rhiannon’s blog about her Oily Cart residency here.

Shadows on grass. Franki's shadow with red squishy heart placed on chest looking up at tree with bare b branches which also has a red squishy heart on its chest (trunk)
Franki Ayres. Photo credit: Franki Ayres & Stella Farina

Franki Ayres is an interdisciplinary artist. He writes: “My lived experience and need for hope drives work focusing on identity, transformation and bodies. Changing perceptions is at the core of the art I seek and make. My body holds intersecting identities – I’m trans and disabled – and hidden complexities – kinship and conflict – that change the shape of who I am, but aren’t solely what makes me or my work. It’s mixed up, like the mixed media I use. Playing with sculpture, printmaking, photography, sensory expression, object manipulation and shadow, my work responds to connections within and between our multifaceted bodies.”

Read Franki’s blog about his Oily Cart residency here.