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Mónica Arreola (b. 1976) is based in Tijuana, Baja California Norte, Mexico. She has a degree in architecture, a Master’s degree in modern and contemporary art, a course in curatorship, and is currently a member of the National System of Art Creators (FONCA). Her work has been exhibited in Mexico, the United States, and Spain.

In 2022 Arreola participated in the Whitney Biennial, Quiet as It's Kept and was selected for PHotoESPAÑA Discoveries. She has received many accolades and grants including first place in the “VI Biennial of Photography of the State of Baja California” (2008) and the “IX Biennial of Photography of the State of Baja California” (2014); “Program for the Promotion of Cultural Projects and Co-Investments”, FONCA, in the category: Visual Arts (2017); the “Stimulus to Creation and Artistic Development in Baja California” (PECDA), category: Dissemination of Cultural Heritage in the Visual Arts discipline (2015); second place of the "IV International Biennial of Banners" (2006); first place in the contest "Spectacular of the Mexico Border Bridge" for INSITE (2002). She is currently the co-director of the independent space 206 arte contemporáneo in Tijuana, Mexico.