Monica Rivero

Artist Biography – Mónica Rivero

My name is Mónica Rivero. I have painted all my life. Even in my darkest moments, art held
me up. I don’t paint to decorate—I paint to reveal. Each piece is born as a nearly
mediumistic act, as a channel of something greater that flows through me. Art is not a
choice: it is my spiritual breath.
My painting is symbolic, emotional and deeply intuitive. I paint what the soul remembers,
even when the mind forgets. I work with acrylics, inks, recycled materials, MDF, large-
format canvases and non-traditional supports. My technique emerges from silence and
inner listening.
For years I worked in Buenos Aires, where I directed an art gallery and created a large-scale
installation called El Espejo (The Mirror), exploring the connection between Africa and
America. At the time, I signed the work with my married name, D’Alessandro, as a symbolic
tribute. Even though I sensed the end of that relationship, I chose to honor through art what
had also shaped me. Today, I know it was a gesture I would not repeat—but it was sincere.
And sincerity endures.
My work does not seek to please. It seeks to stir. It carries memory, rupture, and
redemption. I also write visual poetry and have begun compiling texts and painti...

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