Monica Cook was born in Dalton, Georgia, and graduated Summa Cum Laude from the Savannah College of Art and Design in 1996. Cook now lives and works in New York, where she recently concluded a residency at the School of Visual Arts. Since 1992, she has exhibited in museums and galleries throughout the US and Canada, as well as in the Netherlands, Israel, France and Switzerland. Publications include Art in America, Le Figaro, Elle Magazine, and New American Paintings. She is currently represented by Marcia Wood Gallery in Atlanta.