Moyna Flannigan Biography

Moyna Flannigan studied at Edinburgh College of Art and went on to complete her MFA at Yale University School of Art in 1987.  She was a Lecturer in the Painting Department at The Glasgow School of Art from 1995-2005.  Over the past two decades she has built up a significant track record as one of Scotland’s leading painters, consistently exhibiting in galleries and museums in the UK, New York and the USA, and in Europe. Recent shows include : Women Artists of the Pizzuti Collection, USA (2012), Mackintosh Museum, Glasgow (2012), Van Abbe Museum, Eindhoven, NL (2011), Andy Warhol Museum (USA, 2010). Solo exhibitions include the Scottish National Portrait Gallery (2004), Mount Stuart, Isle of Bute (2007), Sara Meltzer Gallery, New York (2009), the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art (Solo, 2010), Galerie Akinci, Amsterdam (Solo, 2013), and The Gallery of Modern Art, Glasgow (Solo, 2014) as part of GENERATION:25 Years of Contemporary Art in Scotland.

Click here for Moyna’s latest solo exhibition at Gimpel Fils Gallery London (September 17th to November 14th 2015)

 

 

Moyna Flannigan Biography in detail:

1963

Born, Scotland Lives and works in Edinburgh.

EDUCATION

1987

MFA, Yale University School of Art, USA

1985

BA, Edinburgh College of Art, UK

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2014

Stare, part of GENERATION: 25 years of Contemporary Art in Scotland Gallery of Modern Art, Glasgow

2013

The Body Stretches to the Edge Galerie Akinci, Amsterdam

2010

New Work by Moyna Flannigan What you see is where you’re at: Part 3 Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, Edinburgh

2009

Trouble Loves Me Sara Meltzer Gallery, New York

2008

Sphinx Sara Meltzer Gallery, New York

2007

Moyna Flannigan: A footprint in the hall Mount Stuart Visual Arts Programme, Mount Stuart, Isle of Bute, Scotland

2006

well, Well doggerfisher, Edinburgh, Scotland

 

Poke Galerie Akinci, Amsterdam

2005

A Pie in the Kisser Sara Meltzer Gallery, New York

2004

Once upon our time: Portrait Miniatures by Moyna Flannigan Scottish National Portrait Gallery, Edinburgh

2003

Knucklehead Sara Meltzer Gallery, New York

2002

I’m a stranger here myself doggerfisher, Edinburgh, Scotland

 

I think about it almost all the time Sara Meltzer Gallery, New York

2001

I could be happy with you Gallery Akinci, Amsterdam, Netherlands

2000

Gallery Albrecht, Munich, Germany

1998

Lotta Hammer Gallery, London

1997

The British School at Rome

1996

CCA, Centre for Contemporary Arts, Glasgow

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2013

The Miniature Museum, Gemeentemmuseum Den Haag, Netherlands

 

Collectors’ Choice, RSA, Edinburgh

 

Dressed To Kill, City Art Centre, Edinburgh

2012

Teasers, Selected Works from the Pizzuti Collection by Women Artists Pizzuti Collection, Columbus, Ohio, USA

 

Pincushion, a Polarcap Exhibition John Gray Centre, Haddington, Scotland

 

Twisted Sister Dodge Gallery, New York

 

A Parliament of Lines City Art Centre, Edinburgh, Scotland

 

To Have a Voice Mackintosh Gallery, The Glasgow School of Art, Scotland

2011

VANHUIT HIER – OUT OF HERE: The Collectors Show Van Abbe Museum, Eindhoven, Netherlands

 

Melting Point Galerie Akinci, Amsterdam

2010

Playboy Redux: Contemporary Artists Interpret the Iconic Playboy Bunny The Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh, USA

2009

Moyna Flannigan/Julie Roberts Galerie Akinci, Amsterdam, Netherlands

 

What you see is where you’re at: Part 1 Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, Edinburgh

 

Strike A Pose Stephen Friedman Gallery, London

 

Moyna Flannigan, Isabel Nolan, Hanneline Visnes doggerfisher, Edinburgh, UK

 

The Fool Northern Gallery of Contemporary Art, Sunderland, UK

 

Summer Exhibition 2009, (Invited Artist) Royal Academy of Arts, London

 

2008

Maternity: Images of Motherhood Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, Edinburgh

 

Out of Shape: Stylistic Distortions of the Human Form in Art from the Logan Collection, The Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, Vassar College, USA

2006

Welcome Home Sara Meltzer Gallery, New York

2004

Moyna Flannigan, Gerben Mulder, Albrecht Schnider, Andrei Roiter Galerie Akinci, Amsterdam

 

The Birthday Party Collective Gallery, Edinburgh

 

The Drawing Project Vamiali’s Gallery, Athens

 

Solar Lunar doggerfisher, Edinburgh

2003

Rendered Sara Meltzer Gallery, New York

 

The Company We Keep Inman Gallery, Houston, Texas

 

Moyna Flannigan, Gerben Mulder, Elke Krystufek, Ronald Versloot Galerie Akinci, Amsterdam

 

Love Over Gold: Works from the Collection of the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art Gallery of Modern Art, Glasgow

2002

New Green On Red Gallery, Dublin, Ireland

 

New: Recent Acquisitions of Contemporary British Art Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, Edinburgh

2001

Beuys to Hirst: Art Works at the Deutsche Bank Dean Gallery, Edinburgh

 

Here and Now: Scottish Art 1990-2001 DCA, Dundee, Scotland

 

Open Country: Contemporary Scottish Artists Musáe cantonal des Beaux-Arts de Lausanne, Switzerland

2000

Annäherung an das Portrait: Moyna Flannigan, Konrad Klapheck & Monica Castillo Galerie Albrecht, Munich

 

Moyna Flannigan & Chantal Joffe Galerie Akinci, Amsterdam

SELECTED AWARDS

2006

Hope Scott Trust Award

2005

Creative Scotland Award, National Lottery, Scottish Arts Council

2004

Artists Award, Scottish Arts Council

1999

Finalist, The NatWest Art Prize

1997

The Scottish Arts Council Scholar, The British School at Rome

1994

Artists Award, Scottish Arts Council

1990

Artist in Residence, Aberdeen Art Gallery

1985/6

Yale University Scholarship

1994

Ellen Battell Stoeckel Fellowship, Yale University School of Music & Art

BIBLIOGRAPHY

2007

Crichton Stuart, Anthony. Moyna Flannigan: An Intervention at Mount Stuart, Mount Stuart Visual Arts Programme, Isle of Bute * Black, Catriona. “Sex, death and wood in a stately home”, Sunday Herald, Seven Days, June 17 Mansflield, Susan. “Portraits and the artist”, The Scotsman, Review in-depth, May 11 Gale, Iain. “Turning up the heat on cold Masters”, Scotland on Sunday, May 20

2006

Dannatt, Adrian. Moyna Flannigan Paintings 1998-2006. Edinburgh. Doggerfisher * O’Reilly, Sally. “Edinburgh Round-Up”. Art Monthly, October: 40-41 Mulholland, Neil. “Edinburgh News”. Contemporary, September: 21 Clark, Robert. “Moyna Flannigan, Edinburgh.” The Guardian, August 19: 36 Mansfield, Susan. “Rave Reviews of Bygone Youth.” The Scotsman, August 29

2005

Monaghan, Helen. “New York, Moyna Flannigan, Sara Meltzer Gallery 7 Apr – 14 May, MAP, Issue 2/Summer 2005 Johnson, “Moyna Flannigan: A Pie in the Kisser”, New York Times, May 6 Scott Bill, “Picture in Focus”, Scottish Art News, Issue 4 Autumn 20

2004

Lapham, Lewis. “Moyna Flannigan”, Harper’s Magazine, November, p23 Renton, Jennie. “Figurative Figments Imaginary Lives in Miniature”, Scottish Book Collector, Summer 2004 Black, Catriona. “Perfectly Formed”, Sunday Herald, 13 June, p10 Lack, Jessica. “Portrait Miniatures”, The Guardian, Guide, May 15-21 Jeffrey, Moira. “Return of the small faces”, The Herald, May 1 Mansfield, Susan. “Small can still be beautiful”, The Scotsman, May 11, p16 McGlone, Jackie. “Through the keyhole are some disturbing secrets”, The Sunday Times, May 9 Boyce, Martin. “Moyna Flannigan” Scotland on Sunday, Critics’ Choice, May 9 Cripps, Charlotte. “Small faces make a comeback”, The Independent, May 6 Flockhart, Susan. “Moving Pictures”, Sunday Herald, May 2, p6 Hedges, Ruth. “Peering at the little people”, The List, 29 Apr-13 May, p91 Hartley, Keith. “Once upon our time: Portrait Miniatures by Moyna Flannigan”, The National Galleries of Scotland, Edinburgh *

2003

Herbert, Martin. “Moyna Flannigan”, Freize Art Fair Yearbook 2003, London * Chambers, Christopher. “Moyna Flannigan,” FlashArt, July-September, p. 67 Klaasmeyer, Kelly. “Body Art,” Houston Press, July 24, 2003

2002

Mulholland, Neil. “Moyna Flannigan,” FlashArt, November-December Gale, Iain. “Strangers to convention who are all dressed up with nowhere to go,” Scotland on Sunday, September 1 Sweet, Lucy. “Secret Lives of Odd Faces,” The Sunday Times, Edinburgh Festival, August 18 Monaghan, Helen. “Stranger and Fiction,” The List Festival Guide, August 8 Monaghan, Helen. “Moyna Flannigan: I’m a Stranger Here Myself,” The List Festival Guide, August 22 Devine, Rachel. “New: Recent Acquisitions of Contemporary Art,” The Sunday Times, June 30

2001

Tufnell, Rob and Katrina M. Brown, Here and Now: Scottish Art 1990-2001, DCA, Dundee * Nicod, Caroline, et. al. Open Country – Scotland: Contemporary Scottish Artists, Musee cantonal des Beaux-Arts de Lausanne, Switzerland * Hartley, Keith. Locale, City Art Centre, Edinburgh *

1999

Marlow, Tim. The NatWest Art Prize 1999, Lothbury Gallery, London *

1997

Mania, Patrizia. Fine Art Scholars 1997, British Art School at Rome *

1996

Kingston, Angela. Moyna Flannigan, Centre for Contemporary Art, Glasgow