Kate MccGwire is a British sculptor who specializes in the medium of feathers. She was born in Wroxham, Norfolk, and grew up at a boatyard. Her mother was a teacher, and her father was the managing director of a boat holiday company. She was educated at Manchester Polytechnic, Surrey Institute of Art & Design, University College and the Royal College of Art. MccGwire uses a Dutch barge moored on the Thames at Platt's Eyot, Hampton, as her studio.