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Biography of Monika Dery
 Monika was born in Germany and
came to Canada as a young child where she grew up in Prince Rupert, BC and Hinton, Alberta. Her art techniques
evolve every year with encaustic and abstract being the lastest manifestations. Batik on rice paper continues to
be a constant passion.
Monika has been painting full-time for 8 years but attended university and college art classes years before. She
currently teaches Batik on Paper as well as occasional children's classes.
Dery has been involved with fine arts as the immediate past President of the Alberta Community Art Clubs Association,
current Communications board member of the Alberta Society of Artists, Hinton Art Club Co-Chair/Secretary, past
Secretary of the area Arts Council and co-ordinator of a loca gallery. Years of writing a column on Arts and Culture
and hosting a weekly arts program on ShawTV have kept her arts focused. She was chosen Arts and Culture Volunteer
of the Year for the Town of Hinton.
 Monika's
work can be found in various galleries in Alberta: Hinton, Jasper, Edmonton, Red Deer, Calgary, Drumheller and
Banff. Her work has been featured in a variety of galleries and public venues across Canada including Arta Gallery
last December in Toronto. Her paintings can be found in private and corporate collections in various parts of the
world including USA, Japan, Europe and New Zealand. She displays extensively in businesses and galleries in the
tourist area in and around Jasper National Park where she now makes her home.
Monika has recently completed shows in Hinton, Calgary and Edmonton and at ArtExpo New York in March 2008. Her
many group and solo shows across Alberta have been well received. Recent solo exhibitions took place at the Jasper
Museum, the Spruce Grove Art Gallery, The Fringe Gallery and the TransAlta Arts Barns in Edmonton, Alberta and
the Hinton Public Library. Upcoming in September is an art exposition in Las Vegas.
For websites featuring Dery's artwork see www.art-exchange.com,
www.saatchi-gallery.co.uk and www.artists-society.ca.
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