Todd Monaghan

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"My work is about finding; really, what I do, is see what exists in the accidental or random, finding inspiration in the dance and celebration of the practice. This is my making process." ~ Todd Monaghan

"In a time when there is enough well-executed but wholly unfelt abstraction around to constitute a new salon, which indeed it has effectively done, Todd Monaghan’s work is as refreshing as a shower on parched ground. It is work I first encountered about ten years ago when Monaghan’s mature style was already well developed. I paid studio visits and recorded an interview for a study on how a necessary spirit of truculent inventiveness could survive in the art world in a fat period, a time when relative prosperity was posing its own problems, when the War of the Isms was dodo-dead and no demanding new imperative has sprung up to replace it. Monaghan’s working methods impressed me at once, namely his restlessness, his visible willingness to embrace chance, a recklessness which struck me as very like the modus operandi that the first generation of Ab Exes had taken from Surrealist Automatism. I liked the way he would work on the wall, then transfer the surface to the floor, then hock the piece back onto the wall again, dripping, gouging, pouring, incising, splashing, seemingly recklessly and, yes, perhaps actually so, but ending up with an image that seemed so controlled that he might as well have been a watchmaker meticulously assembling a timepiece." ~ Anthony Haden Guest
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Education

1992 - 1992

New York University

1984 - 1986

Emory University
Awards

2015

"alienation of tm" featured at esteemed Louve Museum in Paris, France

Featured as part of the See/Me Fifth Annual Exposure Award Exhibition representing artist from over 191 different countries from around the world.

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2014

Featured Artist See/Me Times Square

"alienation of tm" featured on the largest billboard in Times Square, New York City as part of the See/Me Times Square digital exhibit.

2002

"American Beauty 911" dedication at Emory University

"American Beauty 911" is commissioned by Emory University to honor their dead during the events of September 11, 2001. The painting is on permanent display at the Woodruff Auditorium located on the historic campus of Emory University.

1975

US National Wood Carving Champion

Todd was 11 years old when his first major decoy, a Mallard Drake. was awarded the Best of Show Award for the category of Floating Decorative Decoy.
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Event: Boundless

Dates: 9 Dec 2016 - 20 Jan 2017

Venue: Kai Lin Arts, 999 Brady Avenue NW, Suite 7, Atlanta, GA 30318

BOUNDLESS, featuring new works from TODD MONAGHAN, LARRY JENS ANDERSON, and ELLISTON ROSHI, is an exploration into the human psyche and the human condition through immersive, intuitive, unconventional methods.
Our gallery is excited to welcome New York based spiritual surrealist, TODD MONAGHAN into our stable of artists. In this solo exhibition of works on canvas, Monaghan applies paint by flicking, spilling, and dripping into textural, immersive, multi-level artworks. Monaghan’s painting engages formally with line and density on a large scale and thematically stare into the widest scope of all: our boundless universe. Stretching as large as 118 inches, these paintings relate to the individual and whole of the cosmos in their gripping, expressionistic approach. Monaghan has exhibited in New York, Atlanta, Miami and various galleries across the United States and abroad and his works have been collected by academic, corporate and private collections worldwide.

Event: Gaga Art Festival

Dates: 2 Jun 2016 - 2 Jul 2016

Venue: Garner Art Center, Haverstraw, NY

Gaga Art Festival, Haverstra, New York

Event: See/Me Fifth Annual Exposure Award Exhibition

Dates: 1 Jun 2015 - 2 Jun 2015

Venue: Musee du Louvre, Paris, France

See/Me Fifth Annual Exposure Award Exhibition, Musee du Louvre, Paris, France

Event: Unstretched

Dates: 6 Dec 2014 - 6 Dec 2014

Venue: Santa Barbara Hotel, South Beach, Miami, FL

Unstretched, Miami Art Basel, Miami, FL

Event: See/Me Times Square Billboard Show, Times Square, NYC

Dates: 1 Jun 2014 - 1 Sep 2014

Venue: Times Square Billboard, Times Square, New York, NY

See/Me Times Square Billboard Show, Times Square, NYC

Event: Boston Basel

Dates: 1 Jun 2014 - 1 Sep 2014

Venue: David Tree Gallery, Boston, MA

A group show curated by Boston artist David Tree.

Event: Todd Monaghan, Black & White & Cream

Dates: 2 Feb 2014 - 2 May 2014

Venue: Bill Lowe Gallery, Atlanta, GA

A show of my recent black & white as well as black & white & cream paintings.

Links

Like me on Facebook

Follow me on Twitter

Follow me on Pinterest

Follow me on Instagram

Visit my website

Education

1992 - 1992

New York University

1984 - 1986

Emory University

Awards

2015

"alienation of tm" featured at esteemed Louve Museum in Paris, France

Featured as part of the See/Me Fifth Annual Exposure Award Exhibition representing artist from over 191 different countries from around the world.

Show more awards Hide

2014

Featured Artist See/Me Times Square

"alienation of tm" featured on the largest billboard in Times Square, New York City as part of the See/Me Times Square digital exhibit.

2002

"American Beauty 911" dedication at Emory University

"American Beauty 911" is commissioned by Emory University to honor their dead during the events of September 11, 2001. The painting is on permanent display at the Woodruff Auditorium located on the historic campus of Emory University.

1975

US National Wood Carving Champion

Todd was 11 years old when his first major decoy, a Mallard Drake. was awarded the Best of Show Award for the category of Floating Decorative Decoy.

There are no upcoming events

Show previous events Hide previous events

Previous events

Event: Boundless

Dates: 9 Dec 2016 - 20 Jan 2017

Venue: Kai Lin Arts, 999 Brady Avenue NW, Suite 7, Atlanta, GA 30318

BOUNDLESS, featuring new works from TODD MONAGHAN, LARRY JENS ANDERSON, and ELLISTON ROSHI, is an exploration into the human psyche and the human condition through immersive, intuitive, unconventional methods.
Our gallery is excited to welcome New York based spiritual surrealist, TODD MONAGHAN into our stable of artists. In this solo exhibition of works on canvas, Monaghan applies paint by flicking, spilling, and dripping into textural, immersive, multi-level artworks. Monaghan’s painting engages formally with line and density on a large scale and thematically stare into the widest scope of all: our boundless universe. Stretching as large as 118 inches, these paintings relate to the individual and whole of the cosmos in their gripping, expressionistic approach. Monaghan has exhibited in New York, Atlanta, Miami and various galleries across the United States and abroad and his works have been collected by academic, corporate and private collections worldwide.

Event: Gaga Art Festival

Dates: 2 Jun 2016 - 2 Jul 2016

Venue: Garner Art Center, Haverstraw, NY

Gaga Art Festival, Haverstra, New York

Event: See/Me Fifth Annual Exposure Award Exhibition

Dates: 1 Jun 2015 - 2 Jun 2015

Venue: Musee du Louvre, Paris, France

See/Me Fifth Annual Exposure Award Exhibition, Musee du Louvre, Paris, France

Event: Unstretched

Dates: 6 Dec 2014 - 6 Dec 2014

Venue: Santa Barbara Hotel, South Beach, Miami, FL

Unstretched, Miami Art Basel, Miami, FL

Event: See/Me Times Square Billboard Show, Times Square, NYC

Dates: 1 Jun 2014 - 1 Sep 2014

Venue: Times Square Billboard, Times Square, New York, NY

See/Me Times Square Billboard Show, Times Square, NYC

Event: Boston Basel

Dates: 1 Jun 2014 - 1 Sep 2014

Venue: David Tree Gallery, Boston, MA

A group show curated by Boston artist David Tree.

Event: Todd Monaghan, Black & White & Cream

Dates: 2 Feb 2014 - 2 May 2014

Venue: Bill Lowe Gallery, Atlanta, GA

A show of my recent black & white as well as black & white & cream paintings.

Biography

"My work is about finding; really, what I do, is see what exists in the accidental or random, finding inspiration in the dance and celebration of the practice. This is my making process." ~ Todd Monaghan

"In a time when there is enough well-executed but wholly unfelt abstraction around to constitute a new salon, which indeed it has effectively done, Todd Monaghan’s work is as refreshing as a shower on parched ground. It is work I first encountered about ten years ago when Monaghan’s mature style was already well developed. I paid studio visits and recorded an interview for a study on how a necessary spirit of truculent inventiveness could survive in the art world in a fat period, a time when relative prosperity was posing its own problems, when the War of the Isms was dodo-dead and no demanding new imperative has sprung up to replace it. Monaghan’s working methods impressed me at once, namely his restlessness, his visible willingness to embrace chance, a recklessness which struck me as very like the modus operandi that the first generation of Ab Exes had taken from Surrealist Automatism. I liked the way he would work on the wall, then transfer the surface to the floor, then hock the piece back onto the wall again, dripping, gouging, pouring, incising, splashing, seemingly recklessly and, yes, perhaps actually so, but ending up with an image that seemed so controlled that he might as well have been a watchmaker meticulously assembling a timepiece." ~ Anthony Haden Guest

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