PMcDonagh Photography
About PMcDonagh
About PMcDonagh
About PMcDonagh
PMcDonagh Photography
About PMcDonagh
Paula McDonagh’s lifelong appreciation of the arts, as well as the desire to create visual depictions from her point of view, led to a passion for photography.
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Water, other natural elements, and flowers are frequent themes of her work and she often captures her subject from an unusual perspective. PMcDonagh enjoys depicting scenes that emphasize geometry and patterns. Her use of color, light and reflection creates images that evoke emotion, stimulate the imagination, or represent an abstraction of reality. Many of PMcDonagh’s pieces are often mistaken for paintings, rather than photographs, as her work can take on tones reminiscent of Impressionism or other period styles.
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Originally from Westchester County, NY, Paula has been a resident of Connecticut for over 25 years. She lives in Fairfield County with her husband Gary, with whom she has one daughter, Alyssa.
Her work is influenced by a variety of artistic styles including French and American Impressionism and the Hudson River School of mid 19th century American art, as well as the artists Charles Prendergast, Georgia O’Keeffe and Charles Wysocki.
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PMcDonagh finds much of her artistic inspiration in rural, urban and coastal New England and the Southeast, as well as in Canada and Europe.
Curriculum Vitae
Recognitions
Easton 2025 Photography Calendar; Photo “Trail Reflections” selected by Easton Arts Council for March 2025
Awarded First Place: "Sandscape," Easton Arts Council Photography Exhibition 2023, Easton, CT
Easton 2023 Photography Calendar; Photo “Fall Color” selected by Easton Arts Council for November 2023
Accepted into a show juried by Geaninne Gutiérrez-Guimãres, Associate Curator, Guggenheim Museum NYC (Greenwich Art Society, 2020)
Recipient of Honorable Mention, Rene Soto Gallery, Norwalk, CT, Juried Exhibition: "Small is the New Big," April 2020
Easton 2019 Photography Calendar; Photo “Reflections of Faith” selected by Easton Arts Council for March 2019
Florence Griswold Museum, Lyme, CT; One of 12 selected new participants in the 15th Anniversary Installation of Miss Florence’s Artist Trees Pallet Exhibition; November 29, 2018 – January 6, 2019 (an annual recurring event encompassing cumulative contributions)
Recipient of Honorable Mention, Milford Council for the Arts, Milford, CT, Firehouse Gallery Juried Exhibition: “From the Garden,” April 2018
Recipient of Honorable Mention, Milford Council for the Arts, Milford, CT, Firehouse Gallery Juried Exhibition: “Visual Music,” November 2017
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Solo and Shared Exhibits
Solo Exhibition, Brookfield Public Library Gallery, Brookfield, CT; COLOR TRANSCENDED; October 2 – 29, 2019
ARTWorks Gallery on the Green, Chittim-Howell House, Norwalk, CT; SPRING PROLOGUE; February 24 – March 31, 2019
Solo Exhibition, Woodbury Public Library, Woodbury, CT; March 2016
Solo Equine Photography Exhibition with Author Janet Barrett, Bethel Public Library, Bethel, CT; May 2016
Solo Exhibition, Bethel Public Library, Bethel, CT; November 2015
Solo Exhibition, Edith Wheeler Memorial Library, Monroe, CT; March 2015
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Select Group Exhibits
Bruce S. Kershner Gallery, Fairfield Public Library, Fairfield, CT; 2022 Community Art Show
Greenwich Art Society, Greenwich, CT; 103rd Annual Bendheim Juried Exhibition; September 20 - October 24, 2020
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Easton Council for the Arts, Annual Members Art Show, Easton, CT: 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022
Art & Frame of Newtown, CT; Juried Exhibitions: “Autumn’s Approach” October 26 – November 16, 2019; "LOVE" February 23 – April 27, 2019; "Small and Large Works" December 22, 2018 – February 8, 2019
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Fairfield County Arts Association Show, Edith Wheeler Memorial Library, Monroe, CT; August 31 – September 29, 2018
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Members Exhibition, Monroe Arts Council, Edith Wheeler Memorial Library, June 3-30, 2017
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