Fading in the Light

Fading in the LightMonica is an artist whose work blooms from a journey of transformation, loss, and healing. Holding a PhD in engineering, Monica once lived a life rooted in academia structured, demanding, and intellectually intense. But beneath the surface, years of pressure and trauma began to take a heavy toll. Monica lives with PTSD, depression, and anxiety challenges that have shaped, but not defined, her. Art became both a way to cope, and a way to rediscover

as is a good lamp

His influences include post-impressionist and surrealist painters and contemporary illustrators such as Ralph Steadman

the one the patriarchy turned into guilt or seduction

is exhausting

It has been an essential outlet in navigating her own challenges with depression and anxiety

art is both a creative practice and a valuable tool of support and distraction as she navigates the challenges of caring for a family member with mental health struggles

Inspired by native Australian flora

She writes

where many rivers come together as one water

and sometimes anxiety-provoking place

- Diary entry

creating an intersection between art and psychology