Jonathan Monaghan

Discipline: Visual Artist

Based In: Washington, DC

Year at Millay: 2017

Awards/Honors: Expanded Media Award, Stuttgarter Filmwinter Festival for Expanded Media, Stuttgart, Germany (2022); Finalist, Janet and Walter Sondheim Artscape Prize, Baltimore, MD (2021); VisArts Studio Fellowship, VisArts, Rockville, MD (2019); First Place, Trawick Prize, Bethesda, MD (2015); Artist in Residence, Lademoen Kunstnerverksteder, Trondheim, Norway (2015); Artist Fellowship Program, DC Commission on the Arts & Humanities, Washington, D.C. (2014); Artist in Residence, Yaddo, Saratoga Springs, NY (2011); Artist in Residence, Seven Below Arts Initiative, Burlington City Arts, Burlington, VT (2011); Hamiltonian Fellowship, Hamiltonian Artists, Washington, D.C. (2009).

Website: http://www.jonathanmonaghan.com

Jonathan Monaghan is an artist whose prints, sculptures, and video installations weave together elements of ancient mythology, science fiction, and consumer culture. His work explores the intersections of power, wealth, and technology in the digital age, in an imaginative and satirical critique that challenges viewers to examine their relationship with these forces. Past exhibitions include Sundance New Frontier, The Walters Art Museum in Baltimore, NRW Forum in Düsseldorf, and The Palais de Tokyo in Paris. His work has been featured in The New York Times and Vogue Italia. His work sits in numerous public and private collections including The Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, The Phillips Collection in Washington, D.C., and the Microsoft Art Collection.