"Once Upon a Time," Portuguese painter Ana Monteiro’s first solo exhibition in the US, invites you to explore the complexity of memory through a world where past and present, joy and melancholy, are beautifully and intricately interwoven. Her imaginative self-portraits are rooted in symbolism, magical realism, and evocative storytelling, creating a bridge to our collective past through references to art history, literature, allegory and myth. Her dedication to self-portraiture stands as a declaration of identity and remembrance - expressions of self that challenge the fleeting nature of existence and anchor moments of her life, as much as our own, reflecting both the intimacy and universality of the human experience.
