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
Revery, 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
Boxer's Opaque, 2025, oil on panel, 24 x 18 in.
Blue Day Tiger, 2024, oil on panel, 8 x 10 in.
Buttercup, 2024, oil on panel, 18 x 14 in.
Featherbed, 2024, oil on panel, 11 x 14 in.
Morpho, 2024, oil on panel, 20 x 16 in.
Carmine Rememberer, 2024, oil on panel, 8 x 10 in.
Bounce, 2024, oil on panel, 16 x 12 in.
Mischief, 2024, oil on panel, 6 x 8 in.