Monica Stroik

Monica Stroik was born in Philadelphia, PA and grew up in Reston, VA. In 2013, she earned her MFA from the Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) in the interdisciplinary program, Mount Royal School of Art. Stroik was a resident studio artist for six years at the Arlington Arts Center in Virginia as well as has held summer painting residencies at The Torpedo Factory in Alexandria, VA and School of Visual Arts (SVA) in New York.
Stroik works through the process of series, creating bodies of work that are ignited by ideas. Her paintings often reference the natural organic environment in relationship to a man-made structured environment.

MFA, Mount Royal School of Art, Maryland Institute College of Art, 2013

2020 Not so Concrete, CAH Gallery, Washington, DC. Elizabeth Ashe and Mary Pat Norton, Curators.

2019 From Within, Workhouse Arts Center, Gallery 5, Lorton, VA. Solo exhibiton.
IRL, Signature, GRACE, Reston, VA. Solo exhibition painting and video. Erica Harrison, Curator.
Collectors’ Night, Washington Project for the Arts, Washington, DC. Selection committee: Michelle Grabner, Rosaro Güiraldes, Schwanda Rountree, Amy Sadao, Shinique Smith.
Chromatic, The Cultural Arts Center at Glen Allen, Glen Allen, VA.
Art Night, Hickock Cole Architects, Washington, DC.

2018 Auction Gala, Washington Project for the Arts, Uline Arena, Washington, DC. Edgar Arceneaux Mark Beasley, Jocelyn Miller, Frederick P. Ognibene, Jessica Stafford Davis, Renée Stout, selection committee.

2017 Ulterior Perspective, Barry Gallery, Marymount University, Arlington, VA. Sarah Hardesty, Curator.
Strictly Painting 11, McLean Project for the Arts, McLean, VA. Anne Reeve, Juror.

2016 Subtle Structure, Stone Tower Gallery, Glen Echo, MD. Solo exhibition.

2015 Infinitesimal, Mezz Gallery, Artisphere, Arlington, VA. Solo exhibition.
Imaginative Architecture, The Gray Gallery, Winchester, VA. J. Amicucci and ...