Resume
Matthew Monahan
The Mighty Bluegill Printmaking
4803 Alabama Ave. Chattanooga TN 37409
423.290.5175 themightybluegill@gmail.com
Exhibitions/Installations (* Invitational, ^ Juried Show)
2022
Four Bridges Art Festival ^
AVA Juried Member Show ^
Baylor Arts Uncorked *
Tellico Outfitters
2021
Wanderlinger Gallery *
Hetzel Gallery *
2020
The Hatch Outfitters
2019
Goodman Coffee Roasters ^
2018
Erlanger Gallery Show ^
Fly Fishing Film Tour at Young Harris College ^
2017
Made South Franklin, TN *
Blue Ridge Arts in the Park ^
Fly Fishing Film Tour at The Camp House ^
Trekka Outfitters *
Carpe Diem Tea and Coffee
2016
Chattanooga River Market *
Fly Fishing Film Tour, Chattanooga, TN
2015
Nature Printing Society Exhibit, Fort Worden, WA
Home-hosted Sale Gallery
2014
Chattanooga Christian School Local Artist Exhibition
Artists in August (Semi-Private Exhibition on Lookout Mountain)
Public and Corporate Collections
The Edwin Chattanooga, TN 2018
Fin & Pearl Nashville, TN 2016
Public and Corporate Commissions
Audrey, (Sean Brock’s Flagship Restaurant) Nashville, TN 2019
Pennsylvania Environmental Commission: Individual and Corporate Awards 2019
Pennsylvania Environmental Commission: Individual and Corporate Awards 2018
Awards and Honors
Four Bridges Art Festival Bobby Stone Best Emerging Artist 2022
Board Member, The Nature Printing Society 2018-2020
Bibliography
Matt Monahan “Water Based Gyotaku for Carnivores” Nature Printing Society Newsletter: Vol XXXVVIII, Number 4, Fall 2016
“Rediscover Japan” 8/16/2016 I was featured on this Japanese TV show which documents the influence of Japanese Culture on the rest of the world.
Latricia Thomas, “The Mighty Bluegill Makes Prints from Fish” for News Channel 9 Television. Filming July 12, 2016 Link to Story
Stephen Adams, “Matthew Monahan: Friendly Painter or Fish Murderer?” The Charger, Edition 2, October 2015
Richard Simms, “The Mighty Bluegill--Matt Monahan Gyotaku Artist” Rhea Review June 24,2015 Link to Story
Richard Simms, “The Mighty Bluegill--Matt Monahan Gyotaku Artist” News Channel 9 June, 2015 Link to Story and Video
Meghan Pittman, “St. Elmo man practices gyotaku” Times Free Press Metro Weekly, Wednesday October 8, 2014. Link to Story
Public Appearances
“How to get started as an artist.” Lecture. Chattanooga Christian School 2022
“What is art?” Lecture. Thoughts on the Rocks, Chattanooga, TN 2022
Demonstration and Lecture, The Hatch Outfitters 2022
“Direct Printing Fish on Paper and Fabric” IGoTokyo Workshop 2021
“Matthew Monahan” Chatt Art Podcast with Jennifer Kring 2020
“Direct Printing with oil-based inks: Rainbow Trout Study” NPS Annual Conference 2019
“Printing Cephalopods: From Cloth to Calamari” NPS Annual Conference 2018
Nature Printing Week Long Workshop. CCS Summer Camp 2018
“Direct printing on Fabric with Akua Inks.” NPS Annual Conference 2017
“Intermediate Direct Printing” NPS Annual Conference 2017
Direct Printing with locally harvested fish: Adult Class Grand Isle, LA 2017
High School Gyotaku Class, Grand Isle HS, Grand Isle, LA 2017
“Direct Printing Fish: From Fabric to Fryer” Nature Printing Society Annual Conference 2016
“Trophy Bluegill Workshop: Catch and Print your fish in the same day” Cloudland, GA 2015
“Basics of Composition in Fish Prints” Lecture, Chattanooga Christian School 2014
“Becoming and Growing as an Artist” Lecture, Chattanooga Christian School 2013
“Bass Assassins” Annual fishing and fish printing workshop 2012-2017
Education
Nature Printing Society Annual Workshops 2015-2019
Personal Study with Heather Fortner, Toledo, OR 2016
Nature Printing Society Annual Workshop 2015
M.A.(Religion) Reformed Theological Seminary 2012
B.A. (Philosophy and History) Covenant College 1999