About me
Monica Cuellar is a Bristol-based fine art painter originally from Spain.
Her work explores the human conection to nature and wildlife, and how memory and emotion shape that relationship.
Through vibrant colour, rich tonal values and a myriad of details, she creates immersive paintings that invite close attention and evoke joy.
Working in oils and acrylics, and occasionally incorporating gold leaf, she builds luminous compositions that balance intensity with quiet reverence.
Monica’s work invites viewers to rediscover the wonder of first encounters with plants and animals and to sense, anew, their own connection to it.
To experience Monica’s artworks live you are kindly invited to visit:
The Wey Gallery in Godalming, Surrey UK https://theweygallery.com/artists/monicacuellar.htm
Sandra Higgins Art Gallery in Bath. UK
Room 212 Art Gallery in Bristol. UK
Contact Monica directly through this website to arrange a Studio Visit
Exhibitions, Art Fairs and Events:
2026
SUSSEX ART FAIR, Goodwood Racecourse 8th-10th May
ART SURREY, Sandown Racecourse 20th-22rd Mach
BATH ART FAIR, Bath Pavilion, 27th February-1st March
2025
ART: SURREY , Epsom Downs Racecourse 3rd-5th October
Fusion ART FAIR, Warwick, NAEC, HALL 1 Stoneleigh Park 26-28 September
SUSSEX ART FAIR, Goodwood Racecourse 9th-11th May
ART: SURREY , Sandown Racecourse 21st-23rd Mach
Bristol Gallery Weekend @North Street Gallery , 21st-23rd Mach
Bristol Gallery Weekend @room 212 Productions , 20th-23rd Mach
2024
North Bristol Arts Trail, 23-24th November
North Street Gallery. Group show, 1st November 2024-31st January 2025
Bath Society of Artist 119th Open Exhibition 13th October 2024-11th January 2025
Royal West of England Art Academy (RWA) Secret Postcard Auction. 25th October-7th November
ART: SURREY , Epsom Downs Racecourse 4th-6th October
BATH ART FAIR. Bath Pavilion, 13th-15th September
BS9 Arts Trail 2024, 8th-9th June
SUSSEX ART FAIR, 10th-12th May
FRESH:ART FAIR, Cheltenham with Greenstage Gallery, 26th-28th April
BATH ART FAIR. Bath Pavilion, 23-25th February
Solo exhibition at Horfield Medical Centre, Art for NHS workers Nov 2023-March 2024
2023
North Bristol Arts Trail, 25-26th November
Solo exhibition at Niche Framers Bristol, 9th-30th November
West Bristol Arts Trail, 14-15th October
ART: SURREY , 6th-8th October
Herefordshire Art Week with Greenstage Gallery, 2-10th October
Friends of the RWA Open Exhibition 2023. Create Center. Bristol. 13-25th May
FRESH:ART FAIR, Cheltenham with Greenstage Gallery, 28th-30th April
Bath Society of Artist 118th Open Exhibition, 2nd April-20th June
BS9 Art Trail, June
2022
North Bristol Arts Trail, 25-26th November
Arty Party, 19th October 2022. Group Exhibition on Redland Parish Church Hall, Bristol
West Bristol Arts Trail. 15-16th October 2022
West Bristol Arts Trail. 15-16th October 2022
Solo Exhibition at Horfield Health Center,Bristol. June 2022/Oct 2022
BS9 Arts Trail. Bristol. 18-19th June
Friends of the RWA Open Exhibition 2022. Create Center. Bristol. 13-25th May 2022
Westbury On Trym Primary Care Center. Bristol. Group public display from Mach2022/June 2022
Nordea Dental Clinique, Whiteladies Rd. Bristol. Solo public display from Jan 2022/May 2022
2021
North Bristol Arts Trail, 27-28th November
Studio visits:
Studio visits in Bristol, UK, are available on request as are video calls if you are interested in a particular work.
Awards:
Visual Artists Association(VAA) Art100 2025 International Open Competition. One of the 100 winners.
Friends of the Royal West Academy of Arts (RWA) Open Exhibition 2023.
My entry ‘Lemons still life in situ III’ received the “BEST IN SHOW” Award. See FRWA interview
Friends of the Royal West Academy of Arts (RWA) Open Exhibition 2022.
My entry ‘A Bristol Story…7/6/2020’ received the “PEOPLE’S CHOICE” Award.