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Monica Ila is a multidisciplinary artist, cartographer and prairie mermaid from Calgary, Alberta.

Her work includes sculpture, murals, painting, and puppetry. Playfulness is at the heart of everything she makes. Monica is pursuing a BFA in Sculpture at the Alberta University of the Arts. She has had the privilege of exhibiting her artwork in galleries and public institutions across Canada.

Monica believes that art is instrumental in bringing communities closer together and rediscovering the whimsy within our daily lives.