Monica Acosta, she/her/they/them
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Monica is a visual artist in residence at Rush University Children’s Hospital. She graduated from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago with degrees in Interior Architecture and Fine Arts. In addition to being a teaching artist at Snow City Arts, Monica is also an art curator for American Indian veterans exhibits at The Trickster Gallery in Schaumburg. Their interest is in color science and theory. They are an active artist in the Chicagoland area, working with water-soluble mediums. They have worked with the Field Museum, Trickster Gallery, and The Filipino Historical Society, collaborating on an exhibit about cross-generational identities titled “We Are Family.” Her work, “Unveiled Through The Arts,” exhibited at the Trickster Gallery and was chosen to exhibit with the Illinois Secretary of State during Asian-American Heritage Month. As an art instructor, Monica teaches workshops in mindful creativity, and believes that art has the capacity to empower one to find their own authenticity.