“...Monica's artwork is a perfect marriage of Classical and Folk art. She’s kind of a Klimt gone awry with some sort of Primeval undercurrent. Each piece holds the viewer to a strong central focal point that connects and merges with its surroundings: patternwork, shadow and light, layered imagery... they hold the subject more strongly than iron prison bars. Like a subtle fight to the death, nearly all of her work is peacefully struggling to break out of its confines...” - Art Grind/'01