MONICA  ELENA
 
ART RESUME
 
 
Education
Instituto Superior de Profesorado, Escuela Provincial de Bellas Artes  Dr. Jose Figueroa Alcorta, Cordoba, Argentina
Estudio de Arte Rosa Rodriguez, Cordoba, Argentina
Newark School of Fine and Industrial Art, Newark, NJ

Private Teachers
Elvio Sentieri, Cordoba, Argentina
Hugo X. Bastidas, Newark, NJ
James Kearns, Sommerville, NJ
Lee Hughes, Sommerville, NJ 
Valery Larko, Union, NJ 
Frank Gubermat, Union, NJ 

Private Studio
Acuarela Estudio de Arte, Cordoba Argentina.

Monica Elena’s Art Studio, NJ, USA. 

Acclaims 
“There are moments in art that remain non-verbal. Times when energy and power
wreak havoc over the consciousness of the viewer like the rush of a stiff spring wind.
Such moments occupy the space around the sublime work of Monica Elena. Blessed
with a hand that combines the solidity of form with the energy of her brushwork.
Monica transforms the canvas surface into a maelstrom of emotion and sensuality.”
Giacomo De Stefano, Director of Paterson Museum, Paterson, NJ

Some of the Selected Collectors
“Paterson Museum” Paterson, NJ
“Museo de Bellas Artes Dr. Genaro Perez” Cordoba, Argentina
“Museo Municipal L. Enea Spilimbergo” Unquillo, Cordoba, Argentina
“The Newark Municipal Court”, Newark, NJ
YMCA, Westfield, NJ
And private collectors of USA, Argentina, Uruguay and Japan.

Represented throughout the years by
  The Frame Station Gallery, Berwin, PA
  Swain Galleries, Plainfield, NJ
  Juxtapose Gallery, Westfield, NJ
  Marino Gallery, Millburn, NJ
  Vox Gallery, Summit, NJ
  Galeria Artecasa, Cordoba, Argentina
  Galeria Daniel Marsham, Cordoba, Argentina
  Galeria Margot Arias, Cordoba, Argentina
 
Solo Exhibitions
1999 “Human Elements” 
Middlesex County College, NJ     
1998 “Adagio” The Paterson Museum, Paterson, NJ   
1998 “Adagio”  County College of Morris, Office Campus Life,  Randolph, NJ     
1998 “Voyages/Viajes” 
Swain Galleries, Plainfield, NJ  
1998 “Portraiture”  Children Specialized Hospital, Mountainside, NJ 
1997 “New Works” Vox Gallery, Summit, NJ   
1997 “The Poetry of Every Day”  Office of Secretary of State, Trenton, NJ   
1997 “Rhythm and Light” 
Les Malamut Gallery, Union, NJ   
1996 “Evocations of the Spirit” 
Westfield Art Gallery, Westfield, NJ  
1996 “American Landscape” 
Vox Gallery, Summit, NJ    

Art Demo
-Elementary School Stony Brook, North Plainfield, NJ, USA

-Fundacion Despegar, Cordoba, Argentina 

Public Works

Interactive Mural "La Vida es Bella" Cordoba, Argentina 2016

Mural “Let It Be A Dance” First Night Newark ’98, Newark, NJ 

Mural “The Dance Of Life” First Night Westfield ’99, Westfield, NJ

Monica Elena, full time artist, author of three inspirational books, and yoga/meditation practitioner. She lives in NJ, USA. 

Create and Inspire 

- “Painting is to me a total experience. When I paint I feel at one with this Universe. I experience a true sense of being alive.

My only objective is to enjoy the process of my own expression; I become a little kid if you will.  While I am painting there is only my surroundings and I in a soft dance of color, movement and breathing. At that moment I am free of all academic ties.

The subject of my art comes from my deep feelings toward mother earth, nature, color, harmony and peace. I love what I do, and I hope that my art will have a wonderful effect on others, inspiring them to recognize and express the beauty they possess within".

~Monica Elena
 

- "La pintura es para mí una experiencia total. Cuando pinto me siento uno con el Universo. Experimento un verdadero sentido de estar vivo.

Mi único objetivo es disfrutar del proceso de mi propia expresión; Me convierto en una niña pequeña si se quiere. Mientras estoy pintando existe solamente mi entorno y yo en una danza suave de color, movimiento y la respiración. En ese momento yo soy libre de todas las ataduras académicas.

El tema de mi arte viene de mis profundos sentimientos hacia la madre tierra, naturaleza, color, armonía y paz. Me encanta lo que hago, y espero que mi arte tendrá un efecto maravilloso en otros, inspirándoles a reconocer y expresar la belleza que poseen dentro ".

~Monica Elena

  

"Sueño con un mundo donde reine la paz. Sueño con un mundo donde todos disfrutemos de bienestar y regocijo, donde todos seamos concientes de que podemos desear y obtener lo que queremos y a la vez contribuir al mundo." ~Monica Elena