Virginia MacKenny (born 1959, in London, England) is a South African artist and writer.
In her performance work Waymaker she draws inspiration from religious and personal journeys, MacKenny walked 700 km aside an ancient route in France called the Camino.
Her writing discusses the problem with the polluted land and the lack of action being done to aid the farmers that are agriculturally dependent.
Her work with Lesley Green and Nikiwe Solomon suggests ways to improve the lands pollution and to better the country.
[2] Other exhibits include: 100 Years of Natal Art (1985), Virginia MacKenny: Past Forms (1995), Gay Rights, Rites, Re-writes (1995), and more recently, Then and Now: Conversations in Time (2015).