Monique Prieto (born 1962) is an American artist who lives and works in Los Angeles, California. Her work consists primarily of abstract paintings which use shape and color symbolically to represent complex ideas and narratives, though she has also worked at printmaking as well as computer-assisted painting.Pagel, David (Summer 2000).
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in 1992, and her M.F.A from California Institute of the Arts in 1994.Artist Page: Monique Prieto - Biography
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as influences. Prieto has been exhibiting since 1987, and has had 12 solo shows in Los Angeles as of 2011,Pagel, David (October 2011).
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Personal life

Prieto has been married to composer Michael Webster since 1993 and they have three children. They reside in the Echo Park neighborhood of Los Angeles.

References

External links

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Examples of Prieto's work
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