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Born in 1986.
Lives and works in New York City, United States. 
Website : www.jonmonaghan.com


SOLO SHOWS

2023      "Jonathan Monaghan", Around Video 2023, With 22,48 m², Moxy City Brussels Center, Bruxelles, BE

               "Unicorn in the Garden", 150 Media Stream, Chicago, US

2022      "Move The Way You Want", The Phillips Collection, Washington D.C.

               "Opulence", Kalyon Kültür, Istanbul, TU

2021      "Power Trip", 22,48 m², Paris, FR

               "Den of Wolves, bitforms gallery, New York, US

2020      "A Trace Left by the Future", Anna Nova Gallery, Saint Petersburg, RU

2019      "A Trace Left by the Future", University of Massachusetts Lowell, MA, USA

               "A Trace Left by the Future", VisArts Center, Rockville, MD, USA

2018      "Synthetic Mythologies", Rocky Mountain College of Art & Design, Denver, CO, USA
               "Police State Disco", George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, USA


2017      "After Fabergé", The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, MD, USA
               "Disco Beast", Bitforms gallery, New York, NY, USA


2016      "Mothership", Georgetwon University Spagnuolo Art Gallery, Washington D.C, USA
               "Gotham", 22,48 m², Paris, FR
               "Global Visions: Jonathan Monaghan" curator Kelly Gordon, Hacienda La Trinidad
               "Parque Cultural & Backroom Caracas", Caracas, VE


2015      "Architecture of Fantasy", Zuecca Project Space, Venice, IT
               "Escape Pod", bitforms gallery, New York, USA


2014      "East Gallery: Dauphin 007", Angel Gallery, Toronto, Canada
               "Alien Fanfare", Curator's Office, Washington D.C., USA
               "Hot House Video Series: Jonathan Monaghan", Washington Project for the Arts, Capitol Skyline Hotel,

                Washington D.C., USA


2013      "Robot Ninja", Market Gallery, Glasgow, SC


2010      "Life Tastes Good In Disco Heaven", Hamiltonian Gallery, Washington D.C., USA


2009      "Calling All Angels", Atopia, Oslo, NO


GROUP SHOWS

2023       "The Interface Between Humanity and the Universe v.3.0", 7th intermedia Art Festivale, Shangaï, CN

                 "LONG DREAM" 2023 OLED ART WAVE, Seoul, KR

2022      "Ancient Futures: All Belongs to Time", curated by Lalin Akalan, Istanbul Archaeology Museum, Istanbul, Turkey

               "Non-Fungible Castle", curated by Jake Al-Haffar, Lobkowicz Palace at Prague Castle, Prague, Czech Republic

               "Glitches, GIFs and Game Engines", curated by Krista Hoefle, South Bend Museum of Art, Sound Bend, IN

               "Digital Extravaganza", curated by Anastasia Garnova, Theatre of Digital Art, Dubai, UAE

               "Pančevo Art Biennale: refinerymonastery", curated by Maja Ćirić, Pančevo, RS

               "I’m Not A Robot", curated by Edward Gallagher, Galloire Gallery, Dubai, UAE

2021      "NFTism : No Fear in Trying, curated by Kenny Schachter, Uniet London, London, UK

               "B3 Biennale of the Moving Image, Frankfurt, DE

               "The Janet and Walter Sondheim" Artscape Prize finaliste exhibition, The Walter Art Museum, Baltimore, MD

               "Encounter #04", Projektraum Viktor Bucher, Vienna, AU

               "Animals", curated by Angela Gonnella, Galleria Muratcentoventidue Artecontemporanea, Bari, IT

2020      "CASA DOLCE CASA", commissariat de Rosario Caltabiano, Galerie 22,48m2, Paris, FR

               "#cute. Islands of Happiness?", commissariat de Dr. Birgit Richard, NRW-Forum Düsseldorf, DE

               "Transatlantico", commissariat d'Edoardo Monti, Mana Contemporary, Jersey City, NY, US

               "Currency", commissariat de Gordon Duggan and Sarah Joyce, New Media Gallery, Vancouver, BC

2019       "Artificial Intelligence and Intercultural Dialogue" curating by Dmitry Ozerkov et Victoria Kondrashova, The State                                  Hermitage Museum, St. Pétersburg, RU

               "BCC:", curated by Lauren Marsden, Vivid Projects, Birmingham, UK

               "Primitivo" curated by Asher Remy-Toledo, Casa Hoffmann, Bogota, CO

               "Castles in the Sky: Fantasy Architecture in Contemporary Art", Coral Gables Museum, Coral Gables, USA

2018      "Castles in the Sky : Fantasy Architecture in Contemporary Art", Lehman College Art Gallery, New York, NY, USA
               "CHILDHOOD : Another banana day for the dream-fish", curated by Sandra Adam-Couralet and Yoann Gourmel,

                Palais de Tokyo, Paris, FR
               "Duty Free", curated by Bob Bicknell-Knight, Chelsea College of Arts, London, UK
               "FADING AWAY", curated by Céline Flécheux, 22,48 m², Paris, FR
               "GRI-GRI", curated by Stéphanie Vidal, 22,48 m², Paris, FR


2017       "State of the Art: Discovering American Art Now" curated by Chad Alligood 
                 The Frist Center for the Visual Arts, Nashville, Tennessee, USA


2016      "the real-fake.org.2.0" curated by Rachel Clarke, Claudia Hart, and Pat Reynolds BronxArtSpace, New York, USA
               "Geographically Indeterminate Fantasies" curated by Art F City GRIN, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
               "Fixed/Fluxed", Burlington City Arts, Burlington, Vermont, USA
               "Foggy Bottom Outdoor Sculpture Biennial: Turf & Terrain", curator Danielle O’Steen, Foggy Bottom, Washington D.C., USA
               "New Frontiers", curator Shari Frilot, Sundance Film Festival, Park City, Utah, USA
               "State of the Art: Discovering American Art Now" curator Chad Alligood 
                Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
               "This one is smaller than this one." curated by Paulina Bębecka, Postmasters, New York, USA
               "SUSPENDED", curated by Rosario Caltabiano, 22,48 m², Paris, FR
               "King of the Forest; Adventures in Bioperversity", curator Megan Rook-Koepsel, Arlington Arts Center, Arlington, USA


2015      "On Demand 3", curated by Carolyn H. Drake and Suzanne Wallinga, tegenboschvanvreden, Amsterdam, NL
               "The Real Thing" , National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts, Taipei, TA
               "+/-", Hartford Art School, Joseloff and Slipe galleries, University of Hartford, CT, USA
               "Gilding The Lily", AREA 405, Baltimore, MD, USA
               "Myth and Mutations" curated by Chris Romero, Reverse Space, New York, NY, USA  


2014      "IN/Out Source", Art Museum of Nanjing, University of the Arts, Nanjing, CH
               "IM Material Artefacts", National Museum of Wales, Cardiff, Technology, New York, USA


2013      "PostPictures", bitforms gallery, New York, NY, USA
               "Child’s Play"curator Mindy Solomon, Art Center Sarasota, Sarasota, FL, USA
               "artNOW DC", Kohl Gallery, Washington College, Chestertown, MD, USA


SELECTED SCREENINGS

 

2022      "Stuttgarter Filmwinter Festival for Expanded Media", Stuttgart, DE

 

2020      "Pause, Play: Selected Works by Jonathan Monaghan", curated by Taras Matla, University of Maryland Art Gallery, Online

   

2019      "too good to be true", curated by MEER, _plek, Ghent, BE


2018      "Extra/Ordinary", curated by Ceren and Irmak Arkman, Contemporary Istanbul: Plugin, Istanbul, TU
               "Dystopian Disco", Alchemy Film and Moving Image Festival, Hatwick, UK
               "In the Midst of the Inferno", presented by Arlington Arts, David M. Brown

               "Planetarium, Arlington, VA2017 : "I SEE International Video Art Festival", Berlinische Gallery, Berlin, DE


2016      "Posts From the Future" European Media Art, Festival Osnabrück, DE


2015      "PAF 2015, "Jonathan Monaghan: Animated Worlds”, Olomouc, CZ
               "LOOP Barcelona", Barcelona, ESP
               "Black Box 2.0", curated by J. Fryett and A. Couillaud, Seattle, US
               "Cardiff Contemporary", The Beuys Pavilion, curator EMP Projects, Cardiff, UK
               "roBOT Festival 07", commission, "Spore Baroque", curator Sarah Corona, Bologna, IT
               "Moving Image Istanbul", presented by Curator’s Office, Haliç Congress Centre, Istanbul, TU
               "FACT, "SciFi Shorts" curated by The Royal Standard & Outcasting, Liverpool, UK
               "Hyperculture" Rencontres Internationales, Gaîté Lyrique, Paris, FR


2013      "Moving Image London", presented by Curator’s Office, OXO, Tower, London, UK
               "(De)constructing Space" Screen City, curated by Daniel Arriado & Mirjam Struppek, Stavanger, NO
               "I See" curated by Clemens Wilhelm & Constantin Hartenstein, Rockbund Art Museum, Shanghai, CH
               "oh Internetz!" Glitch Festival, Run Computer Run, curated by Nora O’ Murchú, Dublin, IE
               "Market Gallery Off Site Shorts", Glasgow Film Festival, Glasgow, BG-SCT


 

AWARDS AND RESIDENCIES

2021       Janet and Walter Sondheim Artscape Prize, Finalist, Baltimore, MD

2019       Palazzo Monti, Artist in Residence, Brescia, IT

                VisArts Studio Fellowship, VisArts, Rockville, MD


2017       Millay Colony for the Arts, Artist in Residence, New York, US


2015       Trawick Prize, First Place, Bethesda, MD, Lademoen Kunstnerverksteder, Artist in Residence, Trondheim, NO


2014       DC Commission on the Arts & Humanities, Artist Fellowship Program, Washington D.C., US


2013       Foundation for Contemporary Arts, Emergency Grant, NY, US


2011       Yaddo, Artist in Residence, Saratoga Springs, NY, US
                MakerBot Industries, Artist in Residence, New York, NY, US
                Seven Below Arts Initiative, Burlington City Arts, Artist in Residence, Burlington, VT, US


2009       So Hamiltonian Fellowship, Hamiltonian Artists, Washington D.C., US
                Experimental Media Prize, Washington Project for the Arts, Washington D.C., US

 

 

PUBLICATIONS

2016      "Gotham", catalogue d'exposition, Editions 22,48 m²

2014      "Gam[ing] Issue" & Magazine Volume , Tel Aviv, Israel, December

2014      "Museums in the New Mediascape,", Ashgate. Surrey, United Kingdom

2013      "Jonathan Monaghan: embezzling the (un)real" ,Catalogue. Text by Sarah Corona and Jeremy Couillard, Curator’s Office,                      Washington D.C. October 2013 

 


EDUCATION

2011       University of Maryland, MFA
2008       New York Institute of Yechnology, BFA

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