Born in 1980, in Wilmington Delaware, Monique Rollins received a Bachelors of Fine Arts Degree from Syracuse University in New York in 2002. In 2006, Monique earned a Master of Fine Arts degree in Painting, a Master of Science in Theory, Criticism and History of Art degree, specializing in Venetian Renaissance, and a Museum Studies Certification from Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, NY.
Rollins lives and paints between New York City and Florence, Italy. Monique's paintings have been exhibited Internationally for over a decade. Currently an exhibition of her most recent collage paintings, Eastern Poesia, is on view at the Zhu Naizheng Research Center for Art in Beijing, China. Rollins has had solo exhibitions at the Delaware Contemporary Museum in Wilmington, Delaware, the Shevchenko National Museum in Kiev, Ukraine, Andre Zarre Gallery in New York City, the Beijing American Center in Beijing, China, Metroquadro Gallery in Torino, Italy, Art Miami Context 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014 and 2013 editions, the American Embassy in Rome’s Tri Mission Art Gallery, a solo exhibition at Art Central Hong Kong, Denise Bibro Gallery in New York City, to name only a few. Her work can be viewed in the County Offices of the City of Wilmington, and many public sites through out the city of Wilmington, Delaware her home town. Her paintings are also on display in the Official Residence of the Ambassador to the European Union in Kingston, Jamaica as well as in the in many prominent private collections in North America, Asia, Europe and the Caribbean.
Monique's portfolio consists of oil paintings, acrylic paintings, charcoal drawings and paper collage paintings on canvas incorporating a number of mediums including pencil, acrylic, watercolor, and pen and ink. Each piece is a deeply felt visual document of her journeys and experiences.
