Monica Rohan
In Monica Rohan's artworks, floating transcendence and fixed realism are just as important. Inspired by rural pastoral in southeastern Queensland and her admiration of 19th-century novels, Rohan looks back on her autobiographical genre through a mysterious self-depiction.
Rohan drives her imagination and portrays her various emotional roles and physical characters. Her feminine motif uses space as an impressive medium for painting, putting herself in an adventurous environment: floating, falling, climbing, laying, and hunting endlessly. Or hiding.
Rohan's sensitivity is evident in her carefully constructed work, which reveals her love for patterns, lights and colours. The colours maintain a clear quality, and the decorative possibilities of textiles and lush foliage serve as an off-the-shelf symbol of the bright world.
Monica Rohan graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Art with Honours from Queensland College of Art in 2011. She has since exhibited in Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne. In 2016, Rohan was selected as a finalist in the prestigious Archibald Prize in her first attempt.
Her work is held in private and public collections in Australia, including Artbank, Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art, the University of Queensland Art Museum, Mater Children’s Hospital and the Griffith University Collection.
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MONICA ROHAN FEATURE IN FRANKIE MAGAZINE
A selection of Monica Rohan's work makes an appearance in Frankie Magazine this month.
Frankie, styled as frankie, is a bi-monthly Australian magazine that features music, art, fashion, photography, craft and other cultural content. The feature article appears in Issue #112 and spans across multiple pages and delves into her work, practice and life as an artist.
You can view Rohan's most recent exhibition with us, Backdrops, by clicking here.
Image: Monica Rohan, Drag It Out, 2021, oil on board, 90 x 60 cm
MONICA ROHAN FINALIST IN BRISBANE PORTRAIT PRIZE
The Brisbane Portrait Prize is all about celebrating Brisbane portrait artists and their sitters, while encouraging public engagement with the arts. Any artist with a connection to Brisbane is eligible to enter.
Congratulations to Monica Rohan for being selected as a finalist with her portrait of Asha Jefferies.
FEATURE ON MONICA ROHAN IN ART COLLECTOR MAGAZINE
Feature on Monica Rohan in the current Art Collector issue: 'Into An Abyss" by Louise Martin-Chew.
MONICA ROHAN SELECTED AS A FINALIST IN THE BRISBANE PORTRAIT PRIZE
Monica Rohan has been selected as a finalist in the Brisbane Portrait Prize. The prize celebrates Brisbane artists and their sitters, and the exhibition will be on display at Brisbane Powerhouse from 29 September until 31 October 2021.
Image: Monica Rohan, Mon and Mitch, 2021
MONICA ROHAN SHORTLISTED IN THE SUNSHINE COAST ART PRIZE
Monica Rohan has been selected as a finalist in the Sunshine Coast Art Prize. The exhibition will be on display at Caloundra Regional Gallery from 27 August until 10 October 2021.
Image: Monica Rohan, Feel your way through, 2021
MONICA ROHAN SHORTLISTED IN THE RAVENSWOOD AUSTRALIAN WOMEN'S ART PRIZE
Monica Rohan has been selected as a finalist in the 2021 Ravenswood Australian Women's Art Prize. Launched in 2017 to advance art and opportunity for emerging and established female artists in Australia, the $35,000 prize is the richest professional art prize for women in Australia. The winner will be announced on 14 May 2021, with the exhibition on display until 30 May 2021 at Ravenswood School for Girls in Sydney.
Image: Monica Rohan, Tug, 2021
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