Fiona McMonagle's guest appearances

Fiona McMonagle

Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery

Art Gallery of South Australia

A World of One's Own with Tai Snaith

Elizabeth Gower

Megan Cope

Mae Martin

Sally Smart

Katherine Hattam

Deborah Kelly

Lisa Waup

Paola Balla

Euan Macleod

Natasha Bieniek

George Johnson

Jon Campbell

Gosia Wlodarczak

Patricia Piccinini

Rowan Oliver

OwlTail

Thanks for listening to this track produced by the Art Gallery of South Australia. Join Curator of Contemporary Art, Leigh Robb and artist, Fiona McMonagle as they discuss AGSA's recent acquisition Magdalena Carmen Frida Kahlo by McMonagle. Image: Fiona McMonagle, born Letterkenny, Ireland 1977, Magdalena Carmen Frida Kahlo, 2023, Melbourne, watercolour, ink, gouache on paper, 157.0 x 115.0 cm; © Fiona McMonagle, photo: Tobias Titz, courtesy Hugo Michell Gallery, Adelaide

Thanks for listening to this track produced by the Art Gallery of South Australia. Join Curator of Contemporary Art, Leigh Robb and artist, Fiona McMonagle as they discuss AGSA's recent acquisition Magdalena Carmen Frida Kahlo by McMonagle. Image: Fiona McMonagle, born Letterkenny, Ireland 1977, Magdalena Carmen Frida Kahlo, 2023, Melbourne, watercolour, ink, gouache on paper, 157.0 x 115.0 cm; © Fiona McMonagle, photo: Tobias Titz, courtesy Hugo Michell Gallery, Adelaide

Curator of Contemporary Art Leigh Robb in conversation with artist Fiona McMonagle

How can the way in which something is painted affect the way we read it? How is the self-discipline involved in painting similar to the self-discipline of an athlete? How can we forget the cost of our materials in order to paint freely?In this episode Tai Snaith converses with Fiona McMonagle about her watercolour painting ‘Wonky’ from the MPRG collection. This work is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to Fiona’s fascination with complicated female subjects and making up her own rules. Here, she reveals her understanding of the medium of watercolour and her willingness to fail as part of the process.

How can the way in which something is painted affect the way we read it? How is the self-discipline involved in painting similar to the self-discipline of an athlete? How can we forget the cost of our materials in order to paint freely?In this episode Tai Snaith converses with Fiona McMonagle about her watercolour painting ‘Wonky’ from the MPRG collection. This work is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to Fiona’s fascination with complicated female subjects and making up her own rules. Here, she reveals her understanding of the medium of watercolour and her willingness to fail as part of the process.

Willing to Fight and Willing to Fail (Fiona McMonagle)

How can the way in which something is painted affect the way we read it? How is the self-discipline involved in painting similar to the self-discipline of an athlete? How can we forget the cost of our materials in order to paint freely?In this episode Tai Snaith converses with Fiona McMonagle about her watercolour painting ‘Wonky’ from the MPRG collection. This work is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to Fiona’s fascination with complicated female subjects and making up her own rules. Here, she reveals her understanding of the medium of watercolour and her willingness to fail as part of the process.Presented as part of ‘A World of One’s Own’ a podcast and exhibition at Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery in 2021. 'A World of One’s Own' is an ongoing document which began in 2017 at ACCA and has had further iterations and exhibitions at Sarah Scout Presents in October 2018, The Art Gallery Of Ballarat in 2019.

How can the way in which something is painted affect the way we read it? How is the self-discipline involved in painting similar to the self-discipline of an athlete? How can we forget the cost of our materials in order to paint freely? In this episode Tai Snaith converses with Fiona McMonagle about her watercolour painting ‘Wonky’ from the MPRG collection. This work is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to Fiona’s fascination with complicated female subjects and making up her own rules. Here, she reveals her understanding of the medium of watercolour and her willingness to fail as part of the process. Presented as part of ‘A World of One’s Own’ a podcast and exhibition at Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery in 2021. 'A World of One’s Own' is an ongoing document which began in 2017 at ACCA and has had further iterations and exhibitions at Sarah Scout Presents in October 2018, The Art Gallery Of Ballarat in 2019.

Fiona McMonagle - Willing to fight and willing to fall