Born in Lima, Peru, Monica Gewurz emigrated to Canada in 1976 where she obtained her Bachelor of Science and Masters in Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning. She also holds both a Fine Arts and Advance Painting Certificate from Emily Carr University of Art and Designs. She lives in Vancouver, British Columbia and has travelled extensively throughout the world studying different art forms. Gewurz' energy and passion are expressed in her unique mixed-media paintings. Her semi-abstract, highly textured, luminous mixed-media paintings draw primarily upon the natural environment and symbolism from ancient civilizations. Gewurz is a participating Eco-Artist on The Visionary Project International Directory, and her paintings are exhibited internationally. Her work is found in corporate and private collections throughout Canada, the US, Europe, Mexico, Peru, Australia, New Zealand, Rusia, England, Israel, China and Japan. Gewurz' art is also held in prestigious public institutions such as the Lions Gate and Vancouver General Hospitals and the Union Gospel in Vancouver. A philanthropist and activist, Gewurz regularly donates her work to charities supporting dogs and horses in need, the visual arts, cancer research, and environmental conservation and protection.