Ava McDonough
Bio
Ava McDonough (b. 1999 Charlottesville, Virginia) is a self-taught artist based in Los Angeles, California. She graduated from Cornell University in 2021, majoring in Environmental Science. Her practice includes various mediums of painting, sculpture, and printmaking. After a severe accident in 2020, she shifted her life’s focus to making art. This experience continues to inform her artistic practice as she uses her subconscious, memories, and poetry as inspiration.
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EDUCATION
2021
BS, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2025
Upcoming, SHRINE, New York, NY
2023
Ava McDonough: All I Hear is the Symphony, Lowell Ryan Projects, Los Angeles, CA
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2024
Rainforest Cafe, Guerrero Gallery, Curated by Higinio Martinez, Los Angeles, CA
Fortuna's Tempo, 2024, oil on panel, 12 x 16 in.
Common Rose, 2024, oil on panel, 14 x 18 in.
Paper Thief, 2024, oil on panel, 24 x 18 in.
Malachite, 2024, oil on panel, 24 x 18 in.
Monarch, 2024, oil on panel, 8 x 10 in.
Little Blue Goes Dancing, 2024, oil on panel, 10 x 8 in.
Lady Walnut, 2024, oil on panel, 5 x 7 in.
Blushing, Unfurling, 2024, oil on panel, 14 x 11 in.