Monika Plioplyte: Opening of the Knot
Opening Reception Saturday, November 6, 2021, 6 - 9pm
Exhibition dates: November 6 - December 4, 2021
Trawling for Requirements, 2020, blind embossed fishing net on Rives BFK paper, charcoal, India ink and silkscreen. 90 x 188”.
Monika Plioplyte is a multi-disciplinary artist merging printmaking, sculpture, performance, and photography. Born in Lithuania, Plioplyte grew up in Boston, MA. She holds a BFA in Printmaking from Massachusetts College of Art and Design (‘12) and an MFA in Print Media from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (‘19). She is a recipient of a number of awards and fellowships including the Genevieve McMillan-Reba Stewart Travel Award for printmakers, Blanche E. Colman Award, Professional Development Track Grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency, John W. Kurtich Foundation Travel Grant, The Center Program at Hyde Park Art Center, and Studios at MASS MoCa Residency. Plioplyte currently lives and works in Chicago, IL.