Monique Prieto

{{short description|American artist (born 1962)}}

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| birth_place = Inglewood, California, United States

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| nationality = Mexican-American

| spouse = Michael Webster (1993 - )

| known_for = Painting, Printmaking

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| alma_mater =UCLA (BFA, 1987)
CalArts (BFA, 1992; MFA, 1993)

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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). "[http://bombmagazine.org/article/2315/monique-prieto Artists in Conversation: Monique Prieto]". Bomb_(magazine) 72. Accessed 7 October 2014Drohojowska-Philp, Hunter (November 11, 2001). "[https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-nov-11-ca-2788-story.html She's Not Telling All]". LA Times. Accessed 7 October 2014. Prieto received her B.F.A from the University of California, Los Angeles in 1987 and California Institute of the Arts in 1992, and her M.F.A from California Institute of the Arts in 1994."[http://www.cheimread.com/artists/monique-prieto/?view=bio Artist Page: Monique Prieto - Biography]". Cheim & Read. Accessed 7 October 2014. During that summer she attended Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture. She sees Ellsworth Kelly and Andy Warhol as influences. Prieto has been exhibiting since 1987, and has had 12 solo shows in Los Angeles as of 2011,Pagel, David (October 2011). "[http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/culturemonster/2011/10/art-review-monique-prieto-time-enough-at-acme.html Art review: Monique Prieto, 'Time Enough' at ACME]". LA Times. Accessed 7 October 2014 in addition to shows in Paris, London, and New York, among others.