Biography

Monica graduated in 1986 after studying Fine Art Painting. She followed this with a diploma in Art & Design Teaching from Limerick College of Art & Design. The next 10 years were spent in full time teaching, while also painting her own work and doing commission work.

On 1998 Monica decided to work full time at her painting, and since has had many one-woman shows, exhibited in Art Ireland in Dublin in 2005, and the Cork Art fair in 2006.

Monica is represented in corporate & private collections.

MEMBERSHIP OF ORGANISATIONS
Visual Artists Ireland.
IVARO.
Lavitt Gallery.
Art Source Network, Courtyard Gallery, Midleton.

Commissions

COMMISSIONS (Private)
Rathbarry/Castlefreke : For most of 2003 Monica was commissioned to work on a series of black and white paintings in the media of graphite and ink. This work was commissioned to mark the completion of Rathbarry Castle and the commencement of Castlefreke Castle, in Rathbarry Co. Cork. A total of 14 major pieces were completed as part of this commission.
In addition I have undertaken numerous once off private commissions ranging from landscapes, seascapes and listed homes.

The animated image on the right shows one of the images of Rathbarry which Monica sketched.

COMMISSIONS (Corporate)
Four large pieces commissioned by Golden Vale PLC (now the Kerry Group PLC)
Large piece commissioned by Schering Plough (Brinny) Co., Innishannon, Co. Cork.

The Painting of the School of Music was commissioned for Geoffrey Spratt by the members of the Fleischmann Choir.

Monica was honoured to be the Cork Artist chosen to work on this piece.

As a result, Monica has been invited to Exhibit in the Concourse of the School of Music .

This Solo Exhibition will take place in January 2012.

Painting being presented to Geoffrey Spratt (Director of CIT Cork School of Music)