Moylan has exhibited her work extensively in the United States and in Europe. After living in Rome, Italy, for 23 years, she came to New York City in the early 1990’s. Her shows have been reviewed in The New York Times, The New Yorker, Newsweek, ArtForum, Art in America and other publications. Moylan’s paintings are included in The Collezione Maramotti, the Whitney Museum of American Art and the New York Public Library Collection as well as numerous private collections.
SOLO SHOWS
2017 “New to Earth” Thompson Giroux Gallery, Chatham, NY
2017 “Deep Play” Barbara Davis Gallery, Houston, TX
2015 C.ar.D. Contemporary Art and Design, Paolo Baldacci and Daniela Volpi, curators. Palazzo Anguissola, Agazzano, Italy
2009 “Landscape with Meaning” Michael Steinberg Fine Arts, New York City
2009 “Donna Moylan” Joie Lassiter Gallery, Charlotte, NC
2005 “Donna Moylan” Michael Steinberg Gallery, New York City
2004 “Pilgrimage” Mario Diacono Gallery, Boston, MA
2003 “Paintings on a Theme” Nicole Klagsbrun Gallery, New York City
2001 “Donna Moylan, New Paintings” Nicole Klagsbrun Gallery, New York City
1999 “Donna Moylan” Nicole Klagsbrun Gallery, New York City
1999 “Donna Moylan” Esso Gallery, New York City
1997 “Donna Moylan” I Space, Chicago, IL
1997 “Donna Moylan” Mario Diacono Gallery, Boston, MA
1996 “Donna Moylan” Paolo Baldacci Arte Contemporanea, Milan, Italy
1996 “Donna Moylan” Paolo Baldacci Gallery, New York City
1995 “Donna Moylan” Linda Genereux Gallery, Toronto, ON
1994 “Donna Moylan” Postmasters Gallery, New York City
1993 “Donna Moylan” Postmasters Gallery, New York City
1991 “Paintings and Titles” Galleria Sperone, Rome, Italy
1988 “Donna Moylan” Galleria Sperone, Rome, Italy
1985 “Donna Moylan” 420 WB Arte Visive, Ravenna, Italy
1985 “Donna Moylan” Planita Gallery, Mario Diacono, Rome, Italy
GROUP SHOWS
2019 “Ho-Hum-All Ye Faithful”, BravinLee Programs, W26th St, New York City
2019 “En Masse” Thompson Giroux Gallery, Chatham, NY
2019 “Yellow” curated by Kristen Dodge, September Gallery, Hudson, NY
2019 “Parking on Pavement” curated by Jack Shainman, The School, Kinderhook, NY
2019 “Under Erasure” curated by Raphael Rubenstein and Heather Rubenstein, Pierogi Gallery, NY
2018 "En Masse", Thompson Giroux Gallery, Chatham, NY
2018 “A Time Before We Were Born” curated by Raphael Rubenstein, Sylvia Ward and Po Kim Foundation, New York City
2018 “Nature Lab” curated by Eric Wolf, ArtLab, Hillsdale, NY
2018 “Materiality” Geoffrey Young Gallery, Great Barrington, MA
2018 “Life’s Rich Pageant” Jeff Bailey Gallery, Hudson, NY
2017 “Post Election” Kristen Dodge, September Gallery, Hudson, NY
2017 "En Masse", Thompson Giroux Gallery, Chatham, NY
2016 “A Weekend in the Country” curated by Paul Laster, Magnan Metz Gallery, New York City
2016 “Chronic Blooms” Geoff Young Gallery, Great Barrington, MA
2016 "En Masse III", Thompson Giroux Gallery, Chatham, NY
2016 "Friend of a Friend", Thompson Giroux Gallery, Chatham, NY
2016 "Blue Sky", Thompson Giroux Gallery, Chatham, NY
2015 "En Masse II", Thompson Giroux Gallery, Chatham, NY
2015 “Wrap Around 7” curated by Renee Riccardo, Arena New York City
2015 “Improvised Showboat” Julie Evans Studio, Hudson, NY
2014 “Civilization” Donna Moylan and Irving Kriesberg, Thompson Giroux Gallery, Chatham, NY
2014 "En Masse", Thompson Giroux Gallery, Chatham, NY
2013 Joyce Goldstein Gallery, Chatham, NY
2012 "State of Mind", Thompson Giroux Gallery, Chatham, NY
2009 Jancar Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2007 “Horizon” curated by David Humphrey, The Elizabeth Foundation, New York City
2004 Michael Steinberg Gallery, New York City
2003 “The New Topography” Geoff Young Gallery, Great Barrington, MA
2003 “Gallery Show” Nicole Klagsbrun Gallery, New York City
2002 “Nature in Painting” Joie Lassiter Gallery, Charlotte, NC
2000 “Rapture” curated by Janet Phelps, New York City
1999 “Reconstructions: The Imprint of Nature/The Imprint of Science” curated by Sandra Kraskins, New York City
1999 “25 American Artists” Campo and Campo, Antwerp, Belgium
1997 “Ut Scientia Pictura” curated by Donna Moylan, Paolo Baldacci Gallery, New York City
1996 “Two Rooms” Paolo Baldacci Gallery, New York City
1995 “Raw” Postmasters Gallery, New York City
1995 “Group Show” Paolo Baldacci Gallery, New York City
1994 Gallery Lok, New York City, curated by Alexander Berscheid and Jade Delliinger
1993 “Elvis has left the building” Collins and Milazzo, Sandro Chia W23rd St, New York City
1993 “Concurrencies” curated by Lucio Pozzi, The Ben Shahn Gallery, William Patterson College, NJ
1993 “Five Uses of Space” Artiscope, Brussels, Belgium
1993 “Needlepoint, Macrame and Crochet” curated by Collins and Milazzo, Postmasters Gallery, New York City
1992 “Who’s Afraid of Duchamp, Minimalism and Passport Photography?” curated by Collins and Milazzo, Annina Nosei Gallery, New York City
1992 “Theoretically Yours” curated by Collins and Milazzo, Museum of the Autonomous Region of the Valle d’Aosta, Chiesa di San Lorenzo, Valle d’Aosta, Italy
1992 “Mostra di Gruppo” Galleria Sperone, Rome, Italy
1991 “New Era Space” curated by Collins and Milazzo, New York City
1990 Galleria Sperone, Rome, Italy
1989 “Oltreluce” curated by Maria Vescovo, Galleria Botella, Turin, Italy
1989 “Mostra di Gruppo” Planita Gallery, Rome, Italy 1987 Montecchio d’Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy
1987 Centro Degli Ausoni, Rome, Italy
1986 Museo di Siracusa, curated by Fulvio Abate, Siracusa, Sicily
1984 “Iconicita” Mario Diacono Gallery, Rome, Italy
1983 “L’Immagine Isterica” Mario Diacono Gallery, Rome, Italy
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Whitehot Magazine, August 2016, Painting Poetically: A Conversation with Donna Moylan by Paul Laster
Gorsky’s Granddaughter, video interview
The Boston Globe, August 2004, “Donna Moylan, one painting”
Newsweek and Newsweek MSNBC, “The Ominous Vision of Donna Moylan”
The New Yorker, July 2003, Galleries: “Donna Moylan”
The Voice, July, 2003 Voice Choices: “Donna Moylan” by Kim Levin
The New York Times, July 2003 Art in Review: “Donna Moylan, Paintings on a Theme” by Ken Johnson
Art Forum, April 2001, Reviews, New York: “Donna Moylan” by Barry Swabsky The New York Times, March 2001, Art in Review: “Donna Moylan” by Ken Johnson
The Village Voice, March 2001, Voice Picks: “Donna Moylan” by Kim Levin
Art in America, December 1999, Reviews New York: Donna Moylan
The New York Times, March 1999, Art in Review: “Donna Moylan” by Roberta Smith
Catalogue Essay, “Donna Moylan” by Mario Diacono
Tema Celeste, March 1997, “Donna Moylan” a Paolo Baldacci, Milano
Art in America, November 1996, “Donna Moylan” by Lily Wei
Art News, summer, 1994: “Donna Moylan” by Deirdre Greben Smith
The Village Voice, March 1996, Voice Picks: “Donna Moylan” by Kim Levin
Art Forum, March 1994, Reviews, New York “Donna Moylan” by Thomas McEvilley
Art News, summer 1994, “Studio”, “Donna Moylan; Time, Space, Sticks and Stones” by Christine Harris
The Village Voice, “Donna Moylan” by Kim Levin, November 1993
The New York Times, Art in Review “Donna Moylan” by Roberta Smith, March 1993
99 Magazine, “The Last Painting Holds the Gaze Longer than Any Other” by Marco Colapietro, 1993
Catalogue Essay, “Bridges, the Buddha and the Profligate” in “Who’s Afraid of Duchamp, Minimalism and Passport Photography?” by Collins and Milazzo at the Anina Nosei Gallery, New York 1992
Catalogue Essay, “La Pittura Neo-Misteriosa” by Alberto Moravia, published by Gian Enzo Sperone 1988
Art Forum, “Donna Moylan” by Ida Panicelli Catalogue Essay, “L’Ora del Mondo” (The World’s Moment) by Umberto Silva, published by Planita Editions 1985
“Teologia del Giorno”, 4 etchings, 12 poems by Mario Diacono 1984
Catalogue Essay, “L’Imagine Isterica” by Mario Diacono
SELECTED COLLECTIONS
The Whitney Museum of American Art
The Cleveland Center for the Arts
The New York Public Library Collection
The Robert Shiffler Collection, Ohio
The Gian Enzo Sperone Collection, Italy
The Achille Maramotti Collection, Reggio Emilia, Italy
The Michael Black Collection, New York and Boston
Mario Diacono Collection, Boston
Richard Milazzo and Joy Glass Collection, New York
Collection Tracy Glass-Jans and Beat Jans, Basel, Switzerland.
Collection Jodi Lachapelle-Glass and Michael Glass, Jacksonville, FL
Molly Coye, San Francisco
Freda and Nathan Neuwirth, New Jersey
Jan Eveland, France Robert and Lucy Reitzfeld, New York
A.G. Rosen Collection, New Jersey
Gonzalo Pirale, Peru
Nick Howey and Gerard Widdershoven, New York
The Health and Hospitals Corporation, New York