Celeste Mountjoy

Celeste Mountjoy aka "Filthyratbag"[1] is a contemporary Australian artist and illustrator whose art incorporates themes of feminism, mental health, and the realities of womanhood.[2]

Mountjoy has been creating art since she was a toddler. Her earliest art journal dates from when she was four years old.[2] Since moving out of home at the age of 17, her art has been her full-time job.[3] By age 19 she had acquired a following online, and she has exhibited her works in galleries around Australia.[2]

Her art is a combination of both illustrations and stories.[3] It often takes a satirical approach, commenting on the behaviour of modern society.[4]

Exhibitions

  • I've been to paradise but I've never been to me.[5][6]
  • 10 Reasons Why Aurora Campbell & Celeste Mountjoy Are Pathetic.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Celeste Mountjoy, aka Filthyratbag". In The Studio. BBC World Service. 1 April 2020. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Meet Filthyratbag: The young Melburnian whose anxious comics have won her a legion of fans". ABC News (Australia). 15 August 2020. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  3. ^ a b Escandon, Rosa. "19-Year-Old Celeste Mountjoy Makes Art That Will Make You Laugh And Think". Forbes. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  4. ^ "The illustrator calling us out on our shitty behaviour". Dazed. 22 January 2016. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  5. ^ "I've been to paradise but I've never been to me by Filthyratbag". Backwoods Gallery. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  6. ^ "Welcome to filthyratbag's paradise". Acclaim Magazine. 30 August 2018. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  7. ^ "10 Reasons Why Aurora Campbell & Celeste Mountjoy are Pathetic – Q Bank Gallery". Retrieved 6 March 2021.


Stub icon

This article about an artist from Australia is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.