Fionna Madigan
Fionna Madigan is currently an Artist-in-residence at the Dunmoochin Foundation, Cottles Bridge, Victoria, established by celebrated Australian Artist, Clifton Pugh. She has a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Victorian College of the Arts as well as a Graduate Diploma in Education (Art) from The University of Melbourne and Diploma of Gestalt Therapy. Madigan’s practice is intuitive and process-driven and the artist describes her artworks as being “a magic window.”
Her work is process-driven. She commences with compositional goals and encourages random occurrences. Improvisation and transience are integral concepts to her creative endeavour.
Recent highlights include: Mayoral Award 2019 Nillumbik Prize for Contemporary Art, Eltham, Victoria; finalist 2019 Bay of Fires Art Prize, St Helens, Tasmania; first prize, Fairfield FPS exhibition, Fairfield, Victoria; finalist 2020 Adelaide Parklands art prize; finalist, Boynes International Emerging Artist Award 2020; Of Colour and Light, Women Abstract Artists Biennial 2020/ 2021 Westend art space (online platform)