Monique Sarfity

Monique Sarfity is a visual artist whose work explores urban environments through painting, collage, and mosaic. Born and raised in New Jersey, she committed to a life in the arts at an early age and has spent more than two decades engaged in artistic training, teaching, and travel.

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In 2009, Sarfity was awarded the Geraldine R. Dodge Artist Fellowship, which enabled her to study ancient and contemporary mosaic techniques in Ravenna, Italy—widely regarded as the birthplace of mosaic art. This experience marked a pivotal shift in her practice and led to an ongoing exploration of mosaic as both fine art and functional installation. In 2023, she received an Individual Artist Fellowship from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, supporting continued research and experimentation within the medium.

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Her mosaic work has been exhibited in galleries and exhibitions across the United States. Sarfity holds advanced degrees in both Fine Arts and Art Education and has taught art in the New Jersey public school system for over twenty years, balancing her roles as artist and educator while continuing to expand the boundaries of contemporary mosaic practice.