Monica Tap facts for kids

Monica Tap is a Canadian artist born in 1962. She is a talented painter and also teaches art. Monica lives in Toronto, Ontario. She is a professor at the University of Guelph. She is well-known for her unique landscape and still-life paintings. She often makes people think differently about these types of art.

About Monica Tap

Monica Tap was born in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. She loved art from a young age. She went to art school to study fine arts. She earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 1990. Later, she received her Master of Fine Arts degree in 1996. One of her teachers was a famous artist named Gerald Ferguson. Today, Monica Tap shares her knowledge. She is a professor at the University of Guelph. She teaches in the School of Fine Art and Music.

How Monica Tap Creates Art

Monica Tap often uses photos and video clips for her paintings. She takes these images and turns them into amazing art. For example, in her exhibition called Running on Empty, she used a digital camera. She recorded the view from a car window. The pictures she took were a bit blurry. This made her paintings look almost like abstract art.

An art expert named Barry Schwabsky said something interesting about her work. He noted that Monica's art helps keep painting exciting. It shows how the way we look at things can make art move and change.

Monica's artwork has been shown all over Canada. It has also been displayed in other countries. You can see her work at galleries like MKG127 in Toronto. Her art is also at the Peter Robertson Gallery in Edmonton.

Awards and Recognition

Monica Tap has received many awards for her art. These awards show how much her work is appreciated. Here are some of them:

• In 2008, she was part of "Artist in a Mountain Landscape" at the Banff Centre for the Arts.
• From 2005 to 2009, she received a special grant. It was for her research on "Translation as a Strategy of Renewal in Painting."
• In 2005, she earned the Warren Goldring Scholarship. This was for the Optic Nerve Residency in Banff.
• Also in 2005, she had a print residency at Open Studio in Toronto.
• In 2002, she was part of "New Works" at the Banff Centre for the Arts.

Where You Can Find Her Art

Monica Tap's paintings are in many important collections. These include public art galleries and private collections. Some places where her art can be found are:

• The Art Gallery of Alberta
• The Art Gallery of Guelph
• The Art Gallery of Nova Scotia
• The Tom Thomson Art Gallery
• Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (in New York City and Berlin)
• Canada House (in London, UK)
• Major banks like Bank of Montréal, TELUS, Royal Bank of Canada, and Scotiabank
• CIBC Mellon
• The University of Toronto
• The Würth Collection in Germany
• The Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art