Leo Monahan (artist)

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| birth_date = 1933

| birth_place = Lead, South Dakota

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|education= Chouinard Art Institute

| known_for = Paper art

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|website = [http://www.leomonahan.com/ Leo Monahan]

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Leo Monahan (1933) is an artist who is known for paper art. Monahan creates paper sculptures and multi-dimensional art work that cannot be represented on a two dimensional flat canvas. Monahan was involved with Chouinard Art Institute. Monahan was the first person to receive a Disney Scholarship to attend the Chouinard Art Institute and after graduation he worked for Disney for 50 years.{{cite web |title=Leo Monahan Paper In Dimension |url=http://www.leomonahan.com/ |website=leomonahan |publisher=leomonahan |accessdate=22 August 2019}} Leo is an educator who teaches collage and assemblage, conveying basic design principles in an engaging manner. He is a master of color. He highlights the concepts of elements in relation to one another and the power of symbols. He is also proficient at the art of haiku.

Education

Monahan was a student at Chouinard Art Institute between 1954 and 1958.{{cite web |last1=Castleberry |first1=Emma |title=On A Personal Note: Leo Monahan |url=https://thelaurelofasheville.com/arts/visual-arts/on-a-personal-note-leo-monahan/ |website=thelaurelofasheville |publisher=Fisher Design |accessdate=22 August 2019}}

Career

Monahan was a Graphic Artist in L.A. for years. He designed over 1200 record album covers. Leo created his first paper sculpture in 1960. Since that time he became a pioneer of paper sculpture which he refers to as "Paper in Dimension".{{cite news |last1=KAPITANOFF |first1=NANCY |title=COVER STORY : Paper Artist : For more than 30 years, illustrator and graphic designer Leo Monahan has made his living creating paper sculpture. His works have been photographed and used for everything from children's books to billboards |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-10-30-va-877-story.html |accessdate=22 August 2019 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=30 October 1992}}

Monahan has worked for Toyota, Coca-Cola, and Nintendo.

One of his works is in the permanent collection of the Smithsonian Institution.{{cite web |last1=Milner |first1=Cinthia |title=A CUT ABOVE: AT THE HANDS OF LEO MONAHAN, PAPER TAKES ON A COLORFUL, THREE-DIMENSIONAL LIFE |url=https://wncmagazine.com/feature/cut_above_1 |website=wncmagazine.com |publisher=Gulfstream Communications |accessdate=15 November 2019}}

Monahan has served as a president of the Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles.{{Cite web|title=Who we Are - Presidents|url=https://www.si-la.org/who-we-are|access-date=2021-12-13|website=si-la.org}}