Paul Moncus

Born 1975 in Austin, Texas

Lives and works in Austin, Texas

Email: el_jefe@pmonk.com

Website: www.pmonk.com

Education

1999 BFA Studio Art, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX

Solo Exhibitions

2006 “SWELL”, Else Madsen Gallery, Austin, TX

Group Exhibitions

2009 “Booksmart”, (collaboration on piece “This Business of Art” with William Hundley), Okay Mountain, Austin, TX

2009 “Red Hot, Red Dot”, Women and Their Work, Austin, TX

2009 “Co-Lab’s Birthday/Anniversary + 4^th Of July/Independence Day Party” Co-Lab, Austin, TX

2009 “5 x 7 Art Splurge and Exhibition” ArtHouse, Austin, TX

2009 “Spacebook”, project for Cantanker Magazine conceived by Michael Merck,

Big Medium, Austin, TX

2008 “Holiday Hipster Snow-Ball Party and Fundraiser” for Cantanker Magazine, Co-Lab, Austin, TX

2008 “Impressively Technical Abstract Remedies and Opportunities” (performance collaboration with J.Haley), Co-Lab, Austin, TX

2008 “8^th Annual Alumni Invitational” curated by Mary Mikel Stump, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX

2008 “Under the Microscope, Standing on Glass” (collaborating with William Hundley and Sean Ripple), Salvage Vanguard Theater Gallery, Austin, TX

2008 “Red Hot, Red Dot”, Women and Their Work, Austin, TX

2008 “The Empty Box”, Box 13, Houston, TX

2008 “Multipaintiplication”, Co-Lab, Austin, TX

2008 “Night Owl and Early Bird”, Big Medium Gallery, Austin, TX

2008 “5 x 7 Art Splurge and Exhibition” ArtHouse, Austin, TX

2008 “EXCESS [Installation Overload]” curated by Christina Hiett, Salvage Vanguard Theater Gallery, Austin, TX

2008 “Paraphernalia” (collaborating with William Hundley as “Peter VonDiest”), Pump Projects, Austin, TX

2008 “The World Is Making Us Look Bad”, Big Medium Gallery, Austin, TX

2007 “Bio-Fucked”, Vtrue Artspace, San Antonio, TX

2006 - 2007 “:Retroreflection:”, Else Madsen Gallery, Austin, TX

2002 “Faces IV”, Period Gallery, Omaha, NE

2000 New Mexico Art League Member Show, Albuquerque, NM

1999 “Artworks”, selected work from faculty and students at Texas State University, San Marcos, TX

Illustrations

2007 Here Come the Mandible CD cover, packaging, and artwork

2002 These Little Pieces of Me by Myria Mandell, interior and cover illustrations

Artist Lecture

“Slide Jam”, Women and Their Work, Austin, TX June 19, 2007

Other Exhibitions

2009 “E.A.S.T. at Co-Lab, Austin, TX

2009 “AYW Spring Art Show”, American Youthworks, Austin, TX (as faculty)

2008 “AYW Fall Art Show”, American Youthworks, Austin, TX (as faculty)

2008 “CO²” E.A.S.T. Austin studio tour, Co-Lab, Austin, TX

2008 “AYW Spring Art Show”, American Youthworks, Austin, TX (as faculty)

2007 “AYW Fall Art Show”, American Youthworks, Austin, TX (as faculty)

2007 “Spring Art Show”, American Youthworks, Austin, TX (as faculty)

Bibliography

Cantanker Magazine issue 7 titled “Identity”, “Spacebook: a project by Michael Merck with photographs by Matt Cowan, February 2009

Salvador Castillo, “The World Is Making Us Look Bad,” Art Review, Austin Chronicle, February 5, 2008

Cantanker Magazine issue 3 ½, a juried show in print form, Summer, 2007

Sari Krosinski, “Instinct, Honesty Serve Self-Published Poet Well,” Daily Lobo,

September 9, 2002. Regarding Illustrations for These Little Pieces of Me by

Myria Mandell, 2002

Teaching Experience

2006 – Present: Teacher, Art and Multimedia, American Youthworks Charter High School, Austin, Texas