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Fiona McMonagle
Artists and Collectives
Irish-born, Naarm/Melbourne-based artist Fiona McMonagle pushes the limits of watercolour portraiture to address women’s experiences.
Fiona McMonagle
Contributing artists
Born: 1977, Letterkenny, Ireland
Works: Melbourne
Fiona McMonagle
Explore The Popular Pet Show
Fiona aims to create a dangerous situation with a flood of water on the paper, forcing each work to the point where it can fail, and then rescuing it.
Australian Portraits
Radio National Books and Arts
Learning resources
In this ten-part series on Australian portraits, Angus Trumble and Fiona Gruber hold a wide-ranging, thought-provoking and often unexpected face-off with history and culture.
Portrait 50 hits the shelves
1 September 2015
Archived media releases 2015
With contributions from Julia Gillard, Fiona Gruber, and Dr Karl James, the National Portrait Gallery’s 50th edition of Portrait has something for everyone.
Lifelines
Medical advocates
General content
Fiona Stanley, Fiona Wood, Fred Hollows, Patrick McGorry and John Yu
Major Benefactors
$250,000+
Honour board
Artists and Collectives
General content
Arts Project Australia, Yarrenyty Arltere Artists, ‘stArts with D’ Performance Ensemble, Abdul Abdullah, Alison Alder, Amrita Hepi, Atong Atem, Christopher Bassi, Kate Beynon, Mia Boe, Baby Guerrilla, Tarryn Gill, Julie Gough, Naomi Hobson, Deborah Kelly, Fiona McMonagle, Angelica Mesiti, Dylan Mooney, Nell, Sally Smart, Vipoo Srivilasa, Latai Taumoepeau and Kaylene Whiskey.
Donors
$25,000+
Honour board
Icons Syndicate
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Honour board
Benefactors
$100,000+
Honour board
Margaret Seares, 2018
by Cherry Hood
General content
Commissioned with funds provided by the Sid and Fiona Myer Family Foundation 2018
Michelle Simmons, 2018
by Selina Ou
General content
Commissioned with funds provided by the Sid and Fiona Myer Family Foundation 2018
What the tree saw: David Foster, 2018
by Jacqui Stockdale
General content
Commissioned with funds provided by the Sid and Fiona Myer Family Foundation 2018
Tan Le, 2018
by John Tsiavis
General content
Commissioned with funds provided by the Sid and Fiona Myer Family Foundation 2018
Pets of all types take over the National Portrait Gallery
3 November 2016
Archived media releases 2016
It is not every day that a national gallery turns its walls over to the animal companions that bring unconditional love and joy to their owners but this summer we have opened the doors to 15 contemporary artists with very different ways of depicting our furry, feathered and scaled pets.