Abigail (Abby) Monarrez is an emerging artist who enjoys getting her hands and painting clothes dirty. She is known for wearing many hats as a designer, muralist, scenic painter, mask maker, actor, and puppeteer. Select credits include Designer for TDAmplify (Arts Commons), Mask Maker for Esperanza (Festival of Animated Objects), Mask Maker and Performer for Danza de los Viejitos (Alchemy Festival, Ignite Festival), Actor, Co-creator and Co-designer for Magnetic Bodies (Downstage), Mask Maker and Performer for “The Bugs” and “Magpie and Squirrel” (Festival of Animated Objects, r u home yet? Collective).

Abby is enrolled at the University of Calgary as a Drama Major with a Visual Studies (Art) Minor and is Co-President of the Drama Undergraduate Society. They are on an endless quest to create works that combine their love of visual art, performance, and community to move people and bring them together. This award will help her finish her degree and continue creating art. Follow her on Instagram @abigail.monarrez or their collective @ruhomeyetcollective to hear more about upcoming projects!