Monica Gewurz

Biography

Monica Gewurz lives and works in Vancouver, BC. Born in Peru in 1957, Monica immigrated to Canada in 1976, where she obtained both a Bachelor of Science and Master in Landscape Architecture with a focus on environmental design and land reclamation. She earned her Fine Art Certificate and an Advanced Painting Certificate from Emily Carr University of Art and Design. Monica has travelled extensively, studying different art forms throughout the world.

She is drawn to the extraordinary in the ordinary, capturing the feeling and emotion on canvas, reflected in her luminous layers and enticing textures. Eliminating recognizable details in her work, Monica explores the texture of metal patinas, the patterns of light as it reflects across the water and the radiance of both calm and stormy skies. Ethereal and luminous landscapes evoke both the visceral and tactile senses, while expansive skies elicit a sense of mood and ever-present calm, leaving space for herself and the viewer to wonder, imagine and dream.

Monica's distinctive style of textural painting, in which she applies thick layers of acrylic paint and medium with palette knives, results in a 3-D effect, suggesting organic energy, flow and movement. At the same t...

Born in Peru in 1957, Monica immigrated to Canada in 1976, where she obtained a Bachelor of Science and a Master's in Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning. She also has a Fine Art and an Advanced Painting Certificate from Emily Carr University of Art and Design.

EXHIBITIONS
2022
-Harmony Festival group show, West Vancouver.
-Diving In: The Art of Cleaning Lakes and Oceans. One of 11 artists tasked to transform trash recovered from local waters into art to be showcased at 7 venues throughout 2022.
-Federation of Canadian Artists "Scenes of Western Canada" juried show, Vancouver, BC
-Federation of Canadian Artists "Abstract" juried show, Vancouver, BC
-Art Vancouver: International art show, Vancouver, BC
-Green Art, juried group show, Langley Centennial Museum, BC
-“Turning the Canvas” international documentary by Daniel Conrad featuring 20 of my mixed media paintings and interviews with scientists, activists and other artists. To be featured in public television such as CBC and PBS at the end of 2022.

2021
-Federation of Canadian Artists "Artist of the Year Award" juried show, Vancouver, BC
-West Vancouver Art Council “Bellow the Surface”, juried show, Vancouver, BC
-Federation of Canadian Artists “Artist of the Year Award”, juried show, Vancouver, BC
-Federation of Canadian Artists "Artist’s Choice" juried show, Vancouver, BC
-Federation of Canadian Artists "Abstract" juried show, Vancouver, BC
-West Vancouver Art Council “Spectrum” juried show, Vancouver, BC
-Artwrk, solo virtual juried ...