Bio

Events & Campus Relations Coordinator 

Monika Guerra (she/they) is a Mexican-American contemporary artist born in Southern California and raised in Southern New Mexico. Guerra’s studio practice explores and creates different planes of existence through painting, photography and print - where she constantly questions her position in this reality and her state of the human experience. She received her Bachelor of Fine Arts and Certificate in Business & Entrepreneurship from the Institute of American Indian Arts in 2022.

As the Events and Campus Relations Coordinator, Monika focuses on building and maintaining relationships with local individuals and organizations that interact with the Academy through its Santa Fe campus, including those that rent space on campus for private events and those that support the operation of the Academy’s building and grounds. As an artist, Monika’s keen attention to detail takes lead in providing logistical support and coordination for events, programs and rentals, aiming to build lifelong connections and assurance for the Academy.

Her most recent achievements include completing a public mural in collaboration with ZeroProof and the local neighborhood, as well as exhibiting at the Harwood Art Center in Albuquerque, NM.