Jonathan Monaghan

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Biography

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Jonathan Monaghan, Sentinel I

Jonathan Monaghan, Sol Justitiae

Beam Me Up I

Sentry I

Sentry II

Sentry III

Sentry IV

Jonathan Monaghan, Sentry VI

Alien Sofa I

Jonathan Monaghan, Artifact I

Starship Baroque I

Starship Baroque II

The Palace

Out of the Abyss (three-channel)

The Turtle King

Jonathan Monaghan, More Human Interest

You Can Count on Us

Jonathan Monaghan, Fluent in Finance

Seeing Beyond Money

Jonathan Monaghan, You’ll Like it Here

Pumpkin Spice

Jonathan Monaghan, Ansonia (wind)

The Unicorn in Bondage

Strength, Growth, Vision

Chase What Matters

Jonathan Monaghan, Raise Your Expectations

Life’s Better When We’re Connected

Disco Beast

Jonathan Monaghan, Dorilton (wind)

Ansonia (slab)

Ansonia (bulge)

Jonathan Monaghan, Scroll

Jonathan Monaghan, Roy

Jonathan Monaghan, Ansonia

Jonathan Monaghan, Dorilton

Agnus Dei (After Zurbarán)

Recumbent Bull

Escape Pod

Jonathan Monaghan, French Second Empire

Jonathan Monaghan, Imperial Genitals

Jonathan Monaghan, Mid Century USB

IT-O Interrogator Egg

Rothschild’s WiFi

The Pavilion

The Checkpoint (after Durer)

Robot Ninja

Office

Life Tastes Good

Alien Fanfare

Rainbow Narcosis

Mothership

Sacrifice of the Mushroom Kings

Alibi

Dauphin 007

Loving You Is Cherry Pie

Pelican

French Penguin

- Barbi, Isabel. “Jonathan Monaghan’s Futuristic Vision In Lowell,”
  Artscope Magazine, October 28, 2019

- Capone, Sean. “New Myths: Jonathan Monaghan Interviewed by Sean Capone,”
  BOMB Magazine, July 31, 2019

- Jenkins, Mark. “In the galleries: A revelatory exhibition by D.C. artist Jonathan Monaghan,”
  Washington Post, July 26, 2019

- Safarzadeh, Anahita. “BITFORMS GALLERY LA,”
  Flaunt Magazine, March 20, 2019

- Froyd, Susan. “Supernova Director’s Picks: Ivar Zeile on the Best of the Best,”
  Westword, September 19, 2018

Graham, Byron. “Free for All: The Five Best Free Events This Week,”
Westword, September 17, 2018
Jones, Alex, A. “The Disco Beast,”
The Brooklyn Rail, December 13, 2017
Akbari, Ariana. “Disco Beast: Jonathan Monaghan at Bitforms Gallery,”
Arte Fuse, December 4, 2017
Pini, Gary. “10 MUST-SEE ART SHOWS OPENING THIS WEEK,”
Paper Magazine, October 25, 2017
Leech, Nick. “The 2017 Lumen Prize for Digital Arts shortlist announced,”
The National Arts and Culture, September 3, 2017
Editors. “Jonathan Monaghan Answers Five Questions,”
Artslant, August 28, 2017
Baumgardner, Julie. “A Guide to America’s Next Great Art Neighborhood,”
The New York Style Magazine, January 11, 2017
“Extended until March 4: bitforms fifteen-year anniversary exhibition at Minnesota Street Project,”
Art Daily, January 7, 2017
Pangburn, DJ. “Bitforms Gallery Celebrates 15 Years with a Retrospective in San Francisco,” The Creators Project, November 8
Jenkins, Marl. “In the galleries: Shiny fantasy worlds, undercut by body parts and company logos,”
The Washington Post, October 1, 2016
Rose, Matthew. “Postcard From Paris – Jonathan Monaghan’s Gotham,”
artblog, September 23, 2016
Capps, Kriston. “‘Turf and Terrain’ at Arts in Foggy Bottom, Reviewed,”
Washington City Paper, June 30, 2016
“Art Brussels: The Art of the day,”
Metro, April 22, 2016
Rosenthal, Emerson. “Our 11 Favorite Works from the Dallas Art Fair,”
The Creators Project, April 22, 2016
“Daata Editions Exposes Leading Artists Like Tracey Emin To The Masses,”
Artlyst, April 18, 2016
Jenkins, Mark. “In the galleries: Where the wild things are,”
The Washington Post, March 25, 2016
Johnson, Ken, “this one is smaller than this one.,”
The New York Times, February 25, 2016
Indrisek, Scott, “5 Must-See Gallery Shows in New York: Heidi Hahn, Amy Sillman, and More,”
Blouin Art Info, February 16, 2016
Rosen, Miss. “Interview | Curator Megan Rook-Koepsel on “King of the Forest: Adventures in Bioperversity,”
Crave Online, February 13, 2016
Palop, Benoit. “Explore The Garden of Eden Like You Have Never Seen It Before,”
The Creators Project, August 28, 215
Pangburn, DJ. “This Renaissance-Era Marble Was Carved By a Robot,”
The Creators Project, July 31, 2015
Miller, Brian. “Black Box 2.0: A Movable Festival in a City Too Busy for Art?,”
Seattle Weekly News, May 26, 2015
Denson, G. Roger. “Ritualized Oligarchy and the Plight of Innocence in Jonathan Monaghan’s 3D-Materialization Art,”
Huffington Post, May 27, 2015
Caron, Matthew. “This Is What You Get When You Cross a Floating Island Mansion with a Pink Ball Sack,”
Vice, March 24, 2015
Catalog: “Jonathan Monaghan: Escape Pod,”
bitforms gallery, New York, 2015, 36 pgs
Sutton, Ben. “Tripping Through a Luxurious Post-Human Future,”
Hyperallergic, April 10, 2015
Dawson, Jessica. “Ass You Like It: Jonathan Monaghan’s Playful Videos Go Deep,”
Village Voice, pp. 20, April 15, 2015
Jenkins, Mark, “Jonathan Monaghan Twists Video Games at Curator’s Office,”
Washington Post, January 26, 2014
Geerlings, Julia, “Kijken Kijken, Niet Kopen (Look, But Do Not Buy),”
Metropolis M, December 17, 2014
Rollins, Sloan, “The Week’s Best Festivals: Bushwick Open Studios 2012,”
TimeOut NY, May 30, 2014
Anderson, John, “Jonathan Monaghan’s Game Blame” Review,
Washington City Paper, January 20, 2014
Dunkins, Brittney, “Collect Call,”
DC Magazine, November 26, 2011
Karr, Rick, “NYC 2.0: The Hackers’ Broadcast Television Interview,”
NYC TV, September, 2011
Carey, Wade, “Academy 2011 Artist Jonathan Monaghan,”
easycityart.com, July, 2011
Robinson, E. Brady, “Culture Vulture: Five to Watch at Art Basel Miami,”
DC Magazine, October, 2010
Dawson, Jessica, “Famous Scenes Skewered with Sparkle, Hight-def,”
Washington Post, October 22, 2010
Korkut, Leyla, “Art Animates Life,”
The Diamondback, November 1, 2010
Ferraiolo, Angela, “Older Than Youtube. Curator Laure Prouvost Explains Seven Years of tank.tv,”
furtherfield.org, January 8, 2010
Johnson, Elizabeth, “Experimental Media,”
Georgetown Voice, October, 2010
Fallon, Roberta, “Vox V Visions,”
Philadelphia Weekly, July 29, 2010

b.1986, Rockaway Beach, NY
Lives and works in Washington, D.C.

Jonathan Monaghan examines elements of art history and contemporary culture through an interdisciplinary approach. Drawing on a variety of sources ranging from art history to science fiction, his highly-crafted, fantastical works uncover subconscious anxieties associated with technology and consumerism.

His work has been exhibited internationally, including solo exhibitions at The Walters Art Museum in Baltimore, Spazio Ridotto in Venice, and Market Gallery in Glasgow. Group exhibitions include The Palais de Tokyo in Paris, New Frontier at the Sundance Film Festival, Lehman College Art Gallery in New York, Ars Electronica, and Postmasters Gallery in New York. His work has been featured in The Washington Post, VICE, The Wall Street Journal, and The Village Voice.

Monaghan received his BFA from the New York Institute of Technology in 2008 and his MFA from the University of Maryland in 2011.

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bitforms gallery LA April 13 - May 12, 2019

Jonathan Monaghan, Disco Beast October 26 - December 17, 2017

Summer 2017, A preview of next season June 22 - July 30, 2017

Fifteen Year Anniversary Exhibition Minnesota Street Project, San Francisco November 5, 2016 - March 4, 2017

Jonathan Monaghan, Escape Pod March 22 - May 3, 2015

PostPictures December 19, 2013 - January 25, 2014