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Self-taught artist MonieLove has called the Pacific Northwest home all her life, being born in Portland and now a Seattle, Washington resident. She began sketching portraits at ten years old. Since then, she has transitioned to painting individualized expression portraits using various techniques that saturate the canvas with both color and vivid texture. As a gay, black woman, MonieLove has experienced how society can negatively impact the mind and spirit. She has found an outlet for healing herself through her art that highlights her love and gratitude for the diversity of the black community.