Monika Sanft is a Vancouver-based artist whose work moves from realism to abstraction and back. She loves the play of these various techniques that express a wide range of moods and feelings. While it is in her nature to be detail-oriented, she also enjoys painting more freely. When not painting, she is an avid photographer who enjoys capturing urban and natural landscapes that nurture and feed the soul. Since 2000, Monika has taken coursework at Malaspina and Duranleau Printmaking Studios, Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design, and The Vancouver Academy of Art where she pursued her interest in both classical drawing, painting, and mixed media. In 2021 she obtained Active Status with the Federation of Canadian Artists.