Peter Monaghan
Works
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The Breath of LightPeter MonaghanView more details -
Circular LilyPeter MonaghanView more details
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Radiant MotionPeter MonaghanView more details
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EclipsePeter MonaghanView more details
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Black Eye FreeformPeter MonaghanView more details
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SpiralPeter MonaghanView more details
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Colliding Circles IIPeter MonaghanView more details
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The Space BetweenPeter MonaghanView more details
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Linear InsertsPeter MonaghanView more details
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InterlockedPeter MonaghanView more details
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MonoPeter MonaghanView more details
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Pastel RosePeter MonaghanView more details
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PrismPeter MonaghanView more details
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Conch IPeter MonaghanView more details
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SwirlPeter MonaghanView more details
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RadiantPeter MonaghanView more details
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SkywardsPeter MonaghanView more details
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RisePeter MonaghanView more details
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Biography
Award winning artist Peter Monaghan was born in Ireland in 1955 and studied at the National College of Art and Design in the mid 1970s. Monaghan then joined Dara O’Lochlainn’s pioneering graphic design firm, with his work winning a number of prestigious awards including several sponsored by the Institute of Creative Advertising and Design, the IDI, and the European Design Annual.
In 1983 he set up his own graphic design firm called Monaghan Design, later becoming a partner in Creative Inputs; working with such clients as AIB, ESB, Jefferson Smurfit, and the Office of Public Works. Monaghan also designed a number of works for the National Gallery and the Irish Museum of Modern Art. In 2000, he gave up design work to concentrate full-time on painting and sculpture;
“My work is the result of a disciplined research into the experience of looking – the experience of pure visual sensation and aesthetic pleasure. Simple forms and colours are used in repetition to engage the viewer. It is a dialogue about light, colour, movement and illusion; exploring the relationships and contrasts between painted flat surfaces, protruding spheres, cubes or geometric shapes. The work aims to evoke a response from the viewer". - Peter Monaghan
Monaghan's artwork has won national recognition including the Jim McNaughton Bursary for Commissioned Artists as part of the National Allianz Business to Arts Awards. His large-scale installations can be seen in prestigious locations such as the V.I.P. Presidential Suite in Dublin Airport, the Gibson Hotel, the Dean Hotel, the Beacon Clinic, and University College Dublin’s recent scientific centre.
Monaghan has also exhibited at the RHA in Dublin and had successful exhibitions in London, New York, Miami, Singapore, Brussels, and Hong Kong.
In 1983 he set up his own graphic design firm called Monaghan Design, later becoming a partner in Creative Inputs; working with such clients as AIB, ESB, Jefferson Smurfit, and the Office of Public Works. Monaghan also designed a number of works for the National Gallery and the Irish Museum of Modern Art. In 2000, he gave up design work to concentrate full-time on painting and sculpture;
“My work is the result of a disciplined research into the experience of looking – the experience of pure visual sensation and aesthetic pleasure. Simple forms and colours are used in repetition to engage the viewer. It is a dialogue about light, colour, movement and illusion; exploring the relationships and contrasts between painted flat surfaces, protruding spheres, cubes or geometric shapes. The work aims to evoke a response from the viewer". - Peter Monaghan
Monaghan's artwork has won national recognition including the Jim McNaughton Bursary for Commissioned Artists as part of the National Allianz Business to Arts Awards. His large-scale installations can be seen in prestigious locations such as the V.I.P. Presidential Suite in Dublin Airport, the Gibson Hotel, the Dean Hotel, the Beacon Clinic, and University College Dublin’s recent scientific centre.
Monaghan has also exhibited at the RHA in Dublin and had successful exhibitions in London, New York, Miami, Singapore, Brussels, and Hong Kong.
Exhibitions
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Peter Monaghan
Monaghan at 70: Gormleys Dublin 8 - 26 May 2025Gormleys is delighted to present an exhibition by internationally recognised Irish artist Peter Monaghan, taking place in Gormleys Dublin from 8th – 26th May. DOWNLOAD PETER MONAGHAN BOOK Marking the...Read more -
Peter Monaghan - Perspectives
Gormleys Dublin 18 Apr - 7 May 2024Gormleys is delighted to present Peter Monaghan’s latest exhibition ‘Perspectives,’ taking place in our Dublin gallery from 18th April – 7th May. Renowned for his three-dimensional kinetic work, the exhibition...Read more
News
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Meet the Artist: Peter Monaghan
Sunday Business Post May 1, 2024Meet the Artist with Peter Monaghan: ‘I’d like people to have a visceral connection with my work’ Dublin-born Peter Monaghan attended the National College of...Read more -
Peter Monaghan Netflix Documentary
The Irish Independent November 1, 2022 Read more -
Peter Monaghan- What Lies Beneath
The Irish Independent September 1, 2021 Read more
