Artist Bio

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Monika grew-up in Delhi into a family engaged in the clothing trade across the Indian subcontinent. This early exposure to materials, pattern, and color shaped her creative sensibility and later evolved into a visual art practice grounded in abstraction, geometry, and contemplative inquiry.
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She has practiced spirituality with the Brahma Kumaris since 2001, beginning at a young age. From 2016 onward, she began translating her lived meditation experiences into visual form through oil on canvas and digital media. Her work explores the journey of focus within the human mind, unfolding across different meditative stages and emotional states. Through bold strokes, layered surfaces, and intricate color compositions, she expresses an evolving aesthetic that brings together inner stillness and free-spirited abstraction. Her style continues to mature through ongoing reflection and refinement.
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Monika’s work has been exhibited in solo and group exhibitions across London, New York City, the Adirondacks, and Florida, reflecting a practice that moves fluidly between urban and contemplative environments. Through her art, she invites viewers into a journey of inner transformation, self-discovery, and authentic artistic expression, offering a healing and transformative experience she calls The Eternal Expression.
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Her recent body of work, Rosary of Victory, explores the spiritual perspective of gaining victory over the self and has received growing recognition. In 2025, the series was selected by Harvard University for the Spirituality and the Arts Conference and by LABRC for the Sacred Arts Conference at Oxford University, reflecting its resonance within contemporary dialogues at the intersection of spirituality and art. The series is developed across multiple media, including oil on canvas and digital art. The artworks are rendered in abstract geometric form using acrylics, with select works incorporating Swarovski crystals to symbolize purity and inner clarity.
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Earlier in her career, Monika trained in Fashion Design in Delhi and worked with major fashion houses in India and the UK. She later founded the artistic scarf brand Monaara, where she gained hands-on experience translating original artworks into digitally printed textiles and production-ready formats. This work involved close collaboration with printers, fabricators, and vendors to ensure fidelity of color, scale, and detail across materials.
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Monika is currently a resident artist at Peace Village Learning and Retreat Center in New York State. As a spiritual facilitator with Brahma Kumaris, she supports individuals in envisioning and manifesting their future transformed selves through spiritual tools. At Peace Village, she leads contemplative art workshops and retreats, guiding artists in integrating spirituality into their creative expression.