born 1986 in Queens, NY, USA
Education
2011 University of Maryland, MFA
2008 New York Institute of Technology, BFA
Select Solo Exhibitions
2020
Out of the Abyss, SPRING/BREAK Art Show, New York, NY
A Trace Left by the Future, Anna Nova Gallery, Saint Petersburg, Russia
2019
A Trace Left by the Future, University of Massachusetts Lowell, MA
A Trace Left by the Future, VisArts Center, Rockville, MD
2018
Synthetic Mythologies, Rocky Mountain College of Art & Design, Denver, CO
Police State Disco, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA
2017
After Fabergé, The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, MDDisco Beast, bitforms gallery, New York, NY
2016
Gotham, Galerie 22,48 m², Paris, France
Mothership, Spagnuolo Gallery, Georgetown University, Washington D.C.
2015
Architecture of Fantasy, Spazio Ridotto at Zuecca Project Space, Venice, Italy
“Escape Pod” bitforms gallery, New York, NY
2014
Alien Fanfare, Curator's Office, Washington D.C.
2013
Robot Ninja, Market Gallery, Glasgow, Scotland
2010
Life Tastes Good In Disco Heaven, Hamiltonian Gallery, Washington D.C.
2009
Calling All Angels, Atopia, Oslo, Norway
Select Group Exhibitions
2020
Cute: Isles of the blessed?, curated by Dr. Birgit Richard, NRW-Forum Düsseldorf, Germany
Transatlantico, curated by Eduardo Monti, Mana Contemporary, Jersey City, NJ
Currency, curated by Gordon Duggan and Sarah Joyce, New Media Gallery, Vancouver, BC
2019
Artificial Intelligence and Intercultural Dialogue, curated by Dmitry Ozerkov and Victoria
Kondrashova, The State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia
BCC:, curated by Lauren Marsden, Vivid Projects, Birmingham, UK
Primitivo, curated by Asher Remy-Toledo, Casa Hoffmann, Bogota, Colombia
2018
Castles in the Sky: Fantasy Architecture in Contemporary Art, curated by Bartholomew
Bland, touring exhibition. Lehman College Art Gallery, New York, NY; Coral Gables
Museum, Coral Gables, FL
CHILDHOOD: Another banana day for the dream-fish, curated by Sandra Adam-Couralet and Yoann Gourmel, Palais de Tokyo, Paris, France
2017
Lucky Charms For Dinner, The Wrong Digital Art Biennial, online
State of the Art: Discovering American Art Now, Frist Art Museum, Nashville, TN
Metamorphic Resonance, Ex Marmi, Pietrasanta, Italy Duty Free, curated by Bob Bicknell-Knight, Chelsea College of Arts, London, UK
FADING AWAY, curated by Céline Flécheux, Galerie 22,48 m², Paris, France
GRI-GRI, curated by Stéphanie Vidal, Galerie 22,48 m², Paris, France
2016
Fifteen-Year Anniversary Exhibition, Minnesota Street Project, San Francisco, CA
Fixed/Fluxed, Burlington City Arts Center, Burlington, VT
Foggy Bottom Outdoor Sculpture Biennial: Turf & Terrain, curated by Danielle O’Steen,
Foggy Bottom, Washington D.C.
New Frontier, curated by Shari Frilot, Sundance Film Festival, Park City, UT
SUSPENDED, curated by Rosario Caltabiano, Galerie 22,48 m², Paris, France
this one is smaller than this one., curated by Paulina Bebecka, Postmasters Gallery, New York, NY
King of the Forest; Adventures in Bioperversity, curated by Megan Rook-Koepsel,
Arlington Arts Center, Arlington, VA
2015
The Real Thing, curated by Jiayin Chen, Digiark, National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts, Taipei
On Demand 3, curated by Carolyn H. Drake and Suzanne Wallinga,
tegenboschvanvreden, Amsterdam, Netherlands
+/-, curated by George Fifield, Hartford Art School, University of Hartford, CT
Gilding The Lily, curated by Stewart Watson and Rene Trevino, AREA 405, Baltimore, MD
2014
State of the Art: Discovering American Art Now, curated by Chad Alligood and Don
Bacigalupi, touring exhibition. Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, AR;
Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis, MN; The Frist Center for the Visual Arts, Nashville, TN
IN/Out Source, curated by Douglas Lewis and Yamin Wang, Art Museum of Nanjing
University of the Arts, Nanjing, China
The New Romantics, curated by Nicholas O'Brien, Katie Torn and Claudia Hart,
Eyebeam Center for Art & Technology, New York, NY
IM Material Artefacts, curated by Sarah Younan, National Museum of Wales, Cardiff, UK
In Residence Colloquium: The Neighbors, curated by Zoë Charlton and Tim Doud,
American University Museum, Washington D.C.
2013
Post Pictures, curated by Chris Romero, bitforms Gallery, New York, NY
Child's Play, curated by Mindy Solomon, Art Center Sarasota, Sarasota, FL
artNOW DC, curated by Heather Harvey and Natalie Cheung, Kohl Gallery at Washington College, Chestertown, MD
2012
NEWSFEED: Anonymity & Social Media in African Revolutions and Beyond, curated by
Jessica L. Moore & Nelson Nance, Museum of Contemporary African Diasporan Art, Brooklyn, NY
2011
Academy 2011, curated by Jamie Smith & Leigh Conner, Conner Contemporary, Washington D.C.
2009
Vox V. curated by Larry Mangel & Ryan Trecartin, Vox Populi, Philadelphia, PA
2008
Visions in the Nunnery, curated by Tessa Garland and Cinzia Cremona, The Nunnery Gallery, London, UK
select screenings
2019
Nocturne Art At Night Festival, curated by Tori Fleming, Halifax, Canada
2018
Extra/Ordinary, curated by Ceren and Irmak Arkman, Contemporary Istanbul: Plugin, Turkey
Dystopian Disco, Alchemy Film and Moving Image Festival, Hatwick, UK
Jonathan Monaghan: In the Midst of the Inferno, presented by Arlington Arts, David M.
Brown Planetarium, Arlington, VA
2017
Mental States, Ars Electronica Animation Festival, Linz, Austria
Variation Media Art Fair, curated by Dominique Moulon, Cité internationale des arts, Paris, France
The Garden of Virtual Utopias, curated by Estela Oliva, Art Night Associate Programme, London, UK
I SEE International Video Art Festival, curated by Clemens Wilhelm, touring program.
RAM Galleri, Oslo, Norway; Berlinische Galerie, Berlin, Germany
2016
Posts From the Future, European Media Art Festival, Osnabrück, Germany
2015
Jonathan Monaghan: Animated Worlds, PAF 2015, Olomouc, Czech Republic
Escape Pod, LOOP Barcelona, Hotel Catalonia Ramblas, Barcelona, Spain
Black Box 2.0, curated by Julia Fryett and Anne Couillaud, Seattle, WA
2014
Hyperculture, Les Rencontres Internationales, Gaîté Lyrique, Paris, France
East Gallery: Jonathan Monaghan, Angell Gallery, Toronto, Canada
Spore Baroque, commission, roBOT Festival 07, curated by Sarah Corona, Bologna, Italy
Hothouse Video Series: Jonathan Monaghan, Washington Project for the Arts, Capitol
Skyline Hotel Washington D.C.
Public Art Screens, i/o/lab Center of Future Arts, curated by Hege Tapio, Stavanger, Norway
2013
(De)constructing Space, curated by Daniela Arriado, Screen City, Stavanger, Norway
Expanded Cinema: MultipliCity, commission, curated by Mona Kasara, Dallas Videofest, Dallas, TX
MIA: Lucid Streaming, curated by Alanna Simone, Armory Center for the Arts, Pasadena, CA
oh Internetz!, curated by Nora O’ Murchú, Glitch Festival, Run Computer Run, Dublin, Ireland
2012 High Definition, curated by Jonas Lund and Anika Schwarzlose, ProsumeThis, Amsterdam, Netherlands
2011
onedotzero_adventures in motion, BFI Southbank, London, UK
Anthropomorphlolz, San Francisco International Animation Festival, San Francisco, CA
GIRAF Animation Festival, Calgary, Canada
2010
Boston Underground Film Festival, Boston, MA
Media Art, FILE Festival, Centro Cultural Fiesp, São Paulo, Brazil
2009
WPA: Experimental Media Series, curated by Kelly Gordon, Hirshhorn Museum, Washington D.C.
International Film Festival Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Netherlands
2008
Sydney Underground Film Festival, Sydney, Australia
Jonathan Monaghan
born 1986 in Queens, NY, USAEducation2011 University of Maryland, MFA2008 New York Institute of Technology, BFASelect Solo Exhibitions2020 Out of the Abyss, SPRING/BREAK Art Show, New York, NYA Trace Left by the Future, Anna Nova Gallery, Saint Petersburg, Russia2019A Trace Left by the Future, University of Massachusetts Lowell, MAA Trace Left by the Future, VisArts Center, Rockville, MD2018Synthetic Mythologies, Rocky Mountain College of Art & Design, Denver, COPolice State Disco, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA2017After Fabergé, The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, MDDisco Beast, bitforms gallery, New York, NY2016Gotham, Galerie 22,48 m², Paris, FranceMothership, Spagnuolo Gallery, Georgetown University, Washington D.C.2015Architecture of Fantasy, Spazio Ridotto at Zuecca Project Space, Venice, Italy“Escape Pod” bitforms gallery, New York, NY2014Alien Fanfare, Curator's Office, Washington D.C.2013 Robot Ninja, Market Gallery, Glasgow, Scotland2010Life Tastes Good In Disco Heaven, Hamiltonian Gallery, Washington D.C.2009 Calling All Angels, Atopia, Oslo, NorwaySelect Group Exhibitions2020Cute: Isles of the blessed?, curated by Dr. Birgit Richard, NRW-Forum Düsseldorf, GermanyTransatlantico, curated by Eduardo Monti, Mana Contemporary, Jersey City, NJCurrency, curated by Gordon Duggan and Sarah Joyce, New Media Gallery, Vancouver, BC2019Artificial Intelligence and Intercultural Dialogue, curated by Dmitry Ozerkov and VictoriaKondrashova, The State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, RussiaBCC:, curated by Lauren Marsden, Vivid Projects, Birmingham, UKPrimitivo, curated by Asher Remy-Toledo, Casa Hoffmann, Bogota, Colombia2018Castles in the Sky: Fantasy Architecture in Contemporary Art, curated by BartholomewBland, touring exhibition. Lehman College Art Gallery, New York, NY; Coral GablesMuseum, Coral Gables, FLCHILDHOOD: Another banana day for the dream-fish, curated by Sandra Adam-Couralet and Yoann Gourmel, Palais de Tokyo, Paris, France2017Lucky Charms For Dinner, The Wrong Digital Art Biennial, onlineState of the Art: Discovering American Art Now, Frist Art Museum, Nashville, TNMetamorphic Resonance, Ex Marmi, Pietrasanta, Italy Duty Free, curated by Bob Bicknell-Knight, Chelsea College of Arts, London, UKFADING AWAY, curated by Céline Flécheux, Galerie 22,48 m², Paris, FranceGRI-GRI, curated by Stéphanie Vidal, Galerie 22,48 m², Paris, France2016Fifteen-Year Anniversary Exhibition, Minnesota Street Project, San Francisco, CAFixed/Fluxed, Burlington City Arts Center, Burlington, VTFoggy Bottom Outdoor Sculpture Biennial: Turf & Terrain, curated by Danielle O’Steen,Foggy Bottom, Washington D.C.New Frontier, curated by Shari Frilot, Sundance Film Festival, Park City, UTSUSPENDED, curated by Rosario Caltabiano, Galerie 22,48 m², Paris, Francethis one is smaller than this one., curated by Paulina Bebecka, Postmasters Gallery, New York, NYKing of the Forest; Adventures in Bioperversity, curated by Megan Rook-Koepsel,Arlington Arts Center, Arlington, VA2015The Real Thing, curated by Jiayin Chen, Digiark, National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts, TaipeiOn Demand 3, curated by Carolyn H. Drake and Suzanne Wallinga,tegenboschvanvreden, Amsterdam, Netherlands+/-, curated by George Fifield, Hartford Art School, University of Hartford, CTGilding The Lily, curated by Stewart Watson and Rene Trevino, AREA 405, Baltimore, MD2014State of the Art: Discovering American Art Now, curated by Chad Alligood and DonBacigalupi, touring exhibition. Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, AR;Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis, MN; The Frist Center for the Visual Arts, Nashville, TNIN/Out Source, curated by Douglas Lewis and Yamin Wang, Art Museum of NanjingUniversity of the Arts, Nanjing, ChinaThe New Romantics, curated by Nicholas O'Brien, Katie Torn and Claudia Hart,Eyebeam Center for Art & Technology, New York, NYIM Material Artefacts, curated by Sarah Younan, National Museum of Wales, Cardiff, UKIn Residence Colloquium: The Neighbors, curated by Zoë Charlton and Tim Doud,American University Museum, Washington D.C.2013Post Pictures, curated by Chris Romero, bitforms Gallery, New York, NYChild's Play, curated by Mindy Solomon, Art Center Sarasota, Sarasota, FLartNOW DC, curated by Heather Harvey and Natalie Cheung, Kohl Gallery at Washington College, Chestertown, MD2012NEWSFEED: Anonymity & Social Media in African Revolutions and Beyond, curated byJessica L. Moore & Nelson Nance, Museum of Contemporary African Diasporan Art, Brooklyn, NY2011Academy 2011, curated by Jamie Smith & Leigh Conner, Conner Contemporary, Washington D.C.2009Vox V. curated by Larry Mangel & Ryan Trecartin, Vox Populi, Philadelphia, PA2008Visions in the Nunnery, curated by Tessa Garland and Cinzia Cremona, The Nunnery Gallery, London, UK select screenings2019Nocturne Art At Night Festival, curated by Tori Fleming, Halifax, Canada2018Extra/Ordinary, curated by Ceren and Irmak Arkman, Contemporary Istanbul: Plugin, TurkeyDystopian Disco, Alchemy Film and Moving Image Festival, Hatwick, UKJonathan Monaghan: In the Midst of the Inferno, presented by Arlington Arts, David M.Brown Planetarium, Arlington, VA2017Mental States, Ars Electronica Animation Festival, Linz, AustriaVariation Media Art Fair, curated by Dominique Moulon, Cité internationale des arts, Paris, FranceThe Garden of Virtual Utopias, curated by Estela Oliva, Art Night Associate Programme, London, UKI SEE International Video Art Festival, curated by Clemens Wilhelm, touring program.RAM Galleri, Oslo, Norway; Berlinische Galerie, Berlin, Germany2016Posts From the Future, European Media Art Festival, Osnabrück, Germany2015Jonathan Monaghan: Animated Worlds, PAF 2015, Olomouc, Czech RepublicEscape Pod, LOOP Barcelona, Hotel Catalonia Ramblas, Barcelona, SpainBlack Box 2.0, curated by Julia Fryett and Anne Couillaud, Seattle, WA2014Hyperculture, Les Rencontres Internationales, Gaîté Lyrique, Paris, FranceEast Gallery: Jonathan Monaghan, Angell Gallery, Toronto, CanadaSpore Baroque, commission, roBOT Festival 07, curated by Sarah Corona, Bologna, ItalyHothouse Video Series: Jonathan Monaghan, Washington Project for the Arts, CapitolSkyline Hotel Washington D.C.Public Art Screens, i/o/lab Center of Future Arts, curated by Hege Tapio, Stavanger, Norway2013(De)constructing Space, curated by Daniela Arriado, Screen City, Stavanger, NorwayExpanded Cinema: MultipliCity, commission, curated by Mona Kasara, Dallas Videofest, Dallas, TXMIA: Lucid Streaming, curated by Alanna Simone, Armory Center for the Arts, Pasadena, CAoh Internetz!, curated by Nora O’ Murchú, Glitch Festival, Run Computer Run, Dublin, Ireland2012 High Definition, curated by Jonas Lund and Anika Schwarzlose, ProsumeThis, Amsterdam, Netherlands2011onedotzero_adventures in motion, BFI Southbank, London, UKAnthropomorphlolz, San Francisco International Animation Festival, San Francisco, CAGIRAF Animation Festival, Calgary, Canada2010Boston Underground Film Festival, Boston, MAMedia Art, FILE Festival, Centro Cultural Fiesp, São Paulo, Brazil2009WPA: Experimental Media Series, curated by Kelly Gordon, Hirshhorn Museum, Washington D.C.International Film Festival Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Netherlands2008Sydney Underground Film Festival, Sydney, Australia