Born in Switzerland, Monika Steiner received her BFA degree from Sonoma State University. She has had several solo shows since, exhibited in Museums in Europe and the US.

ARTIST STATEMENT

The ambiguity of form and the symbolic use of lines are my way of expressing the concept of impermanence and the interconnectedness of all things. Color is the energy that animates the space in my paintings. The surfacing and dissolving of shapes in my work are a metaphor for the cycle of appearances arising from, then, returning to a state of pure potential.

My creative process consists of adding and eliminating; by the gradual building up of layers of color and texture I create depth and translucency.