Monika Guerra is a Mexican-American contemporary artist born in Southern California and raised in Southern New Mexico. Guerra's studio practice explores and creates different planes of existence through painting and photography, where she constantly questions and searches for the unknown of our universe. She received her BFA in Studio Arts from the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe, NM. ​ Her most recent achievements have included being a 2021 SITE Scholar, the Namingha Institute Master Class residency, and creating a community mural for the city of Santa Fe.