Ora Schneider Regional Residency Grant

Written By Monica d. Church

In September 2023, I was a recipient of an Ora Schneider Regional Residency Grant at Women’s Studio Workshop in Rosendale, New York. Using my 2021-22 Field Notes Sketch Book, and the various types of sail material (Kevlar, graphite, polyester laminate, carbon) I created a series of silkscreens. The imagery developed progressively as I experimented with transitioning to the print medium from collage and painting. I would like to thank the staff, interns & administration of WSW for their support. In addition, my deepest gratitude to Gail Schneider Matlin, and her mother, Ora Schneider.


 


Monica d. Church

Monica d. Church (b. 1964, Middlebury, VT USA) is an abstract artist who paints on repurposed sails. She lives and works in New York’s Hudson Valley where she sails on the Hudson River in a 1966 Ensign. She also works in printmaking, photography and collage.

Monica has a BA in visual arts from Bennington College and an MFA in painting from The University of Kentucky. Her works are in numerous collections including Manugistics, Rockville, MD; Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY; and Women’s Studio Workshop, Rosendale, NY.

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