Monica Curiel (b. 1993, Dallas, Texas)
Curiel is a sculptor and designer whose work spans contemporary art and collectible design through wall reliefs, furniture, lighting, and objects.Grounded in material exploration, Curiel develops original work that reveals the beauty, cultural significance, and design potential of familiar materials through sculpture and design.
Raised in Dallas by Mexican parents from Jalisco, she was introduced to plaster, spackling paste, and construction materials while working alongside her father on construction sites. Those early experiences continue to inform her relationship to materials and shape a practice rooted in observation, research, experimentation, design, and making.
Curiel holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Kansas (2021). Her work is held in the Denver Art Museum's Architecture and Design collection. She has been recognized by Dwell 24 (2024) and Sight Unseen's American Design Hot List (2023), and has exhibited internationally at Art Week Mexico (2026) and Milan Design Week (2022).
Photographed by Paul Miller