Nautical Wheeler

“The design and architecture of the sails, along with their tactility, transparent areas, elaborate gold, and graphite colored fibers allows a dimensional space to unfold whether I am painting on their surface, printing with them or making a collage.”

Born and raised in Middlebury, VT, Monica Church has lived in New York’s Hudson Valley for over three decades. She is an abstract artist working in painting, collage and printmaking. Church studied printmaking at Rhode Island School of Design, and has a B.A. in Visual Arts from Bennington College and an M.F.A. in Painting from The University of Kentucky. Her artwork is included in both private and institutional collections including Binney and Smith, Easton PA; Manugistics Ltd, Rockville, MD; Community Bank, Lexington, KY; Copper Canyon Press, Port Townsend, WA; The University of Kentucky Art Museum, Lexington, KY; Vassar College Libraries Archives and Special Collections, Poughkeepsie, NY; Southern Vermont Art Center,…