New Visuality
New Visuality is an award winning Registered Charity, (York Culture Awards / Lord Mayor of York Shine Awards).
For 17 years we were based in our art gallery opposite Clifford's Tower. Aims: enhance the experience of disadvantaged people via innovation and creativity, with progress towards qualifications and Supported Internships a priority. Objectives: run pacy and engaging art activities with young people themselves taking the lion's share of leadership as ambassadors and advocates. Activities include intergenerational workshops where young people help guide elderly neighbours with digital skills; creative cultural contact with children of refugees; employability workshops with young people with learning difficulties and physical disabilities, strengthening CVs and consolidating social skills, increasingly prioritising physical activity. We focus on harnessing nationally recognised qualifications such as Art Awards.
View our funders and projects here: New Visuality
New Voice Project
The New Voice Project is an intergenerational initiative in York, spearheaded by Greg and Ails McGee and their registered charity, New Visuality. It pairs local youth advocates with older residents to uncover and chronicle community knowledge, historical memories, and hidden local gems into high-quality magazines and digital exhibitions.
UNESCO
Seamlessly links the According to McGee gallery with global cultural diplomacy. As core champions of York's designation as a UNESCO City of Media Arts, they foster digital literacy, social inclusion, and employability for disadvantaged demographics. By turning drawings into digital animations, their multi-school exhibitions directly respond to international calls from fellow UNESCO cities like Viborg, Denmark. Their projects, including 'Angels of Hope', prove that vulnerable young artists can share a global platform, transforming grassroots creative outreach into world-class media art.
Contemporary Paintings
According to Ails McGee
When I curate contemporary art, my focus expands far beyond my own painting style. Instead, I select artwork strictly based on how it transforms an interior space. I look for pieces that breathe soulful energy, balance, and warmth into a room—anchored by a deep love of nature, my faith, and lifestyle concepts like Wabi-Sabi, Coorie, and Hygge.
This means my collection features a wide variety of aesthetics. It ranges from quiet, noticed moments to the wonderfully bold abstract expressions of artists like Amrik Varkalis. Each piece is chosen because it serves as a visual sanctuary for the home.
Are You a Contemporary Artist?
I am always looking for fresh, captivating perspectives to share with collectors. If your work speaks to these themes or commands a room with striking presence, I would love to see it.
Please reach out to submit your portfolio through the According to McGee Contact Page.
Graphic Design
According to Greg McGee
Greg McGee redefines contemporary graphic design by fusing his signature black-ink illustrations with forward-thinking digital innovation. Navigating the space between physical street-level grit and high-end digital design, his work brings a disruptive, artistic edge to branding, UI, and computational creativity. Whether designing collaborative multi-media layouts or mapping out experimental visuals for York's UNESCO campaigns, Greg transforms traditional sketching into sleek, modern graphic assets. His bold approach challenges visual norms, helping independent brands and cultural projects build a distinctive graphic identity that demands attention, defies design clichés, and resonates on an international scale.