Benna McCartney

I live near Brighton and am a singer-songwriter, life and business coach. Whilst I don’t see myself as a professional artist or photographer like my father Mike McCartney and cousin Mary McCartney, I come from a family of creative influences that have deeply inspired me.

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Due to a head injury from an accident, ongoing health issues, CPTSD and seeing life through a neurodivergent lens; I have discovered that I find it very therapeutic to capture the beauty I see, dabble with photographic arts and express myself in unique and personal ways.

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Please see available prints from my very first art exhibition at the Fishing Quarter Gallery, Brighton from 7th to 13th October 2024.

All prints are only 1 of 8 and no more will be issued. Each unframed image is £88 and framed is £111 (plus postage). Please use the contact form below to be in touch with me directly for any more info and to arrange payment. 

First loss - First love

A snapshot of my first love Adrian at Reading Festival, where he proposed when I was 18 yrs. The red car, a symbol of his tragic suicidal departure a few years later and a great awakening for my soul.

Abandonment - Reclamation

A heart entwined with rope, a symbol of love for my Mum. A tribute to her departure when I was 10 yrs and fateful suicide when I was 34 yrs. A passage of loss and recovery, as I am now 56 yrs, the age she was when she passed.

Hard - Soft

Within a wooden box, a sanctuary for my neurodivergence. Each item, a gentle touch to soothe the jagged edges of my mind. 

Grief - Bliss

My favourite toy monkey, a poignant reminder of the abortion grief that shadowed my late twenties. Nature, a beacon of bliss on the flip side of suffering.

NO! - Respect

A defiant shadow hand stop sign, a resolute NO to the darkness of sexual abuse at 40 yrs, the unwavering demand for respect in the aftermath and radical forgiveness voyage to harmony.

Half - Whole

Shadows of my son and me in Liverpool Cathedral, the city of my birth. A silent lament for four years of absence and the perfect reminder of the impermanence of all things.

Hurt - Heal

Tree tops and a crimson burst, mirroring the aftermath of a Segway fall on my honeymoon 4 yrs ago. A stark reminder of the fragility of human life and a heart opening healing journey.