Artist-in-Residence, Artist Interview, Exhibiting Artist, SOUP Grantee
Karina Monroy is a California born Chicana, mixed media artist and art therapist based in Charlottesville, Virginia. She holds a B.A. in Art and Anthropology from the University of California, Santa Cruz and an MA in Art Therapy from The George Washington University. As an artist and art therapist, Karina is process-driven – embodying art-making as ritual, and ritual as art-making. Her work explores, challenges and embraces themes of healing, femininity and matrilineal legacies within Chicanx culture. Through needlework, painting, sculpture and drawing, Karina creates delicate images and objects as sacred restorative offerings for herself and her feminine ancestors.
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Karina won the November 2021 Charlottesville SOUP grant to create Niña de Tierra, a new body of work and community workshop focused on inner child healing through art for Latina women and women of color.
From January 9-February 18, New City Arts presents “Sueños Florecientes/Flowering Dreams: Portals to Self”. an exhibition of new work by Karina A. Monroy.
Join us for a preview of artwork featured in our upcoming art auction in partnership with The Haven.
From February 1-22, 2019, New City Arts presents Brotando, an exhibition of paintings, embroideries and sculptures inspired by the stories of Latina women by Karina A. Monroy. Karina is the Fall 2018 New City Arts Artist-in-Residence.
You're invited to join us on February 12 and make Welcome Gallery your office for the day.
Join us extended gallery hours on First Friday, 2/6 and see Sueños Florecientes/Flowering Dreams: Portals to Self, an exhibition of new work by Karina A.. Monroy.
You're invited to join us on January 21 and make Welcome Gallery your office for the day.
Join January/February exhibiting artist Karina A. Monroy for a Mending and Transforming Sewing Circle.
Join us for the opening of Sueños Florecientes/Flowering Dreams: Portals to Self, an exhibition of new work by Karina A.. Monroy.
Join us for the 12th annual New City Arts & The Haven Art Auction. This year's event will feature 40+ wonderful artists. All proceeds will benefit Housing2Home, a collaborative program between New City Arts and The Haven.
Join us on Wednesday, September 28 at Welcome Gallery (114 3rd St. NE) from 5:00-7:30PM for a preview of artwork featured in our upcoming art auction in partnership with The Haven.
The 15th edition of Charlottesville SOUP will be held on Monday, November 15 starting at 7:30PM. In light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, we’re taking SOUP to Zoom.
The 7x7x7 Series asks 7 questions to 7 Charlottesville artists and is published once a week for 7 weeks. This interview features Karina A. Monroy.
Join January/February exhibiting artist Karina A. Monroy for a Mending and Transforming Sewing Circle.