5. Morgan McNally Morgan McNally was born and raised in Phoenix. While she moved downtown as a fashion student in 2006, she says she dropped her sewing machine somewhere along the way, found painting, and hasn't looked back.
She's currently in pursuit of a degree in printmaking, and her work's been spotted at holgas, Space 55, Alwun House, Soul Invictus and Firehouse. You might be able to catch her at the Torch Theatre where she says she was a student/intern and is currently a family member. We've also heard she can make some pretty bomb cupcakes.
Read more about McNally and her work after the jump ...
1. List five things on your Inspiration Wall (real or imagined).
- Anything campy or kitschy - A South Pacific-esque photograph of my grandfather in Guam - The phrase "don't be afraid" (painted on my studio wall) - The smell of newsprint ink - Over-saturated musicals from the '40s and '50s.
2. What was your last big project? I'm easily excited and a little bit dramatic, so every project feels like a massive undertaking at the time. The last thing that I was wildly overexcited about was two shows that are just wrapping up at Practical Art and SuTRA Midtown. Opportunities like that sort take over my entire life, making every project feel like the biggest project in the world.
3. What's your next big project? Right now, I'm working on shows for Coe House, The Tire Pit Gallery, Space 55, The Trunk Space, and Soul Invictus, which have varying opening dates in October. Putting the finishing touches on a performance piece for Space 55's annual October show Seven Minutes in Hell, which is completely new and scary for me because I don't consider myself a performer, applying to schools, working on a new series of paintings and planning a children's book about the adventures of my chihuahua, mOrgan Grinder's Monkey, with local artists doing all of the illustrations.
I've also started work on a multimedia series based on interactions via technology and the way needs are met (or not met) when anonymity overtakes identity.
4. Why do you do what you do? Art gives me the chance to question society's view of human nature. Moreover, it gives me the opportunity to question my own views on life, love, loss, and hope. I'm the second youngest of seven children, and in such a large family, I think it's really easy to lose your sense of identity.
I spent twenty years trying to figure out who I am, and painting affords me the opportunity to keep looking. At 24, I still don't know who I am, but I've got a good idea and I plan to keep looking until I figure it out. Once I do, I'll probably become an astronaut or something. I've never been an astronaut before.
I use a lot of sewing pattern pieces in my work because I've always been really fascinated with them, and what they mean. A pattern is someone else telling you "This is the way I want you to go. This is the way to do it right." Personally, I pride myself on learning from my mistakes, so I've never really been one to follow someone else's set of rules. 5. What's something you want Phoenix to know about you? (And, if you're game, what's something you really don't want Phoenix to know about you?)
I want good things to happen to people. Really. I've learned so much about people and about myself in Phoenix, and the people that I've met and the memories we've made will stay with me for the rest of my life.
What I don't want Phoenix to know? I'm INCREDIBLY shy.
The Creatives, so far:
100. Fausto Fernandez
99. Brian Boner
98. Carol Panaro-Smith
97. Jane Reddin
96. Adam Dumper
95. Mayme Kratz
94. Daniel Tantalean
93. Yuri Artibise
92. Lisa Starry
91. Paul Hoeprich
90. Betsy Schneider
89. Mary Shindell
88: Gabriel Utasi
87: Tiffany Egbert
86. Angela Cazel Jahn
85. Dayvid LeMmon
84. Beatrice Moore
83. Michelle J. Martinez
82. Carrie Bloomston
81. Paul Porter
80. Rachel Bess
79. Karolina Sussland
78. Aaron Abbott
77. Mary Lucking
76. Erin Sotak
75. Greg Esser
74. Matthew Mosher
73. Mark Klett
72. Tony Carrillo
71. Paul Morris
70. Joe Pagac
69. Alison King
68. JJ Horner
67. Kim Porter
66. Marco Rosichelli
65. Heather Hales
64. Amy Lamp
63. Kevin Vaughan-Brubaker
62. Lindy Drew
61. Robbie Pfeffer
60. Neil Borowicz
59. Lynn Fisher
58. Tanner Woodford
57. David Tinapple
56. Casebeer
55. Tom Leveen
54. Patti Parsons
53. Tedd McDonah
52. Mike Maas
51. Chris Todd
50. Monica Aissa Martinez
49. Stefan Shepherd
48. Jenny Poon
47. Matt Moore
46. Andrea Hanley
45. Julie Hampton
44. Ted Decker
43. Saskia Jorda
42. Michael Bergfalk
41. Scott Baxter
40. Carrie Marill
39. Kobina Banning
38. Suzanne Falk
37. Jon Haddock
36. Kade Twist
35. Cindy Dach
34. John Wagner
33. Roy Wasson Valle
32. Sue Chenoweth
31. Patricia Colleen Murphy
30. David Quan
29. Lesli Yazzie
28. Nathan Feller
27. Cassandra Coblentz
26. Matt Dickson
25. Tara Logsdon
24. Gennaro Garcia
23. Tiphanie Brooke
22. Dan Semenchuk
21. James Angel
20. Tessa Windt
19. Mitch Fry
18. Miro Chun
17. Randy Slack
16. Abbey Messmer
15. Jessica Jordan
14. Brent Bond
13. Peter Shikany
12. Carolyn Lavender
11.Derek A. Welte
10. James E. Garcia9. Stephanie Carrico8. John Spiak7. Quincy Ross6. Steven Yazzie