MONICA GARRETT
PRINTMAKER · SCULPTOR · ARTS PROGRAMMER · EDUCATOR
art in its rawest form
Explore the work of Monica Garrett, where nature, memory, and cultural heritage come together through printmaking and sculpture. Inspired by the landscapes, textures, and experiences that have shaped her, each piece reflects an intimate connection to the natural world and a quiet sense of place.
Monica is an artist, and interwoven as a leader and educator within the art's community. She creates a voice for other artists and places for people to learn and discover their own creative talents.
About Monica
Monica Garrett is a second-generation printmaker and artist. As an artist, Monica draws inspiration from the natural world as well as core memories of travels connected to her multi-cultural heritage. This connection, often expressed through colors and textures, straddles the line between delicate forms or organic earthy ones. Her prints and sculptures encompasses a deep appreciation of the world around in its rawest form, and is often laden with an ephemeral sense of quiet solitude.
She is on the Board of Directors for the Honolulu Printmakers and is the Assistant Manager of Studio Programs with the Honolulu Museum of Art. Monica seeks to broaden creative expression and human idea collaborations through promoting arts in the community. This is done through meaningful programming and education opportunities offered across multiple platforms and demographics. She supports artists and arts development throughout Hawai‘i.
Current & Upcoming Projects
Production Designer
In the Stillness of the Night — Puppet film by Lonely George Films
Exhibitions, Residencies & Grants
2026
Boston Printmakers — 2026 North American Print Biennial
Print and Shoot — Armory Art Center
International Plaza Exhibition — Boca Raton, Florida
2025
Artist in Residence — AGA LAB (Amsterdam Graphics Atelier), Amsterdam
97th Annual Juried Exhibition — Honolulu Printmakers & Hawai‘i Craftsmen
Florida Printmakers Biennial
2024
96th Annual Juried Exhibition — Honolulu Printmakers
Kjargaard Project — Portfolio exchange exhibition of color prints organized by Honolulu Printmakers in celebration of John Kjargaard
2023
95th Annual Juried Exhibition — Honolulu Printmakers
Award for Excellence in Monoprint in Honor of John Chin Young
2022
Artist in the Schools Grant — State Foundation on Culture and the Arts, Hawai‘i
94th Annual Juried Exhibition — Honolulu Printmakers
Emerging Artist in the Schools Grant — State Foundation on Culture and the Arts, Hawai‘i
2021
93rd Annual Juried Exhibition — Honolulu Printmakers
Award for Excellence in Memory of Dodie Warren
2020
92nd Annual Juried Exhibition — Honolulu Printmakers
Community, Jury & Interviews
2026
Juror — CVE Art Expo
2024
Moderator — International Printmakers Talk, Honolulu Museum of Art
2023
Print Experience — Community print events held during First Friday at Honolulu Printmakers, May & December
2023–2024
Contributor, Printmakers Notes — Interviews featuring local printmakers including George Woollard, Naoise Magee, Paul Galang, Tamara Moan, Jeff Stephanic, Denise Karabinus, and Kandi Everett.
Education
Master’s in Strategic Communication
Arizona State University
Bachelor of Fine Arts
University of South Florida
Continuing Education
Graduate Certificate in Digital Media — Lynn University, In Progress
Graphic Design for Business: From Print to Web — Windward Community College, Hawai‘i
History of Inca Civilization & Pre-Colombian Art — Universidad San Ignacio de Loyola, Peru
Photography — Universidad San Ignacio de Loyola, Peru
The Studio
A closer look at the process behind Monica Garrett’s work and the art of intaglio. From hand-pulled prints to sculptural forms, each piece is shaped through thoughtful experimentation with material, texture, and technique.
Inspired by nature, memory, and place, the studio is where each work develops its own distinct character and story.
