Monica Alikoviene, Contemporary Artist.

Monica Alikoviene is a Cambridge-based artist working mainly in oils. Her paintings often begin with something that has stayed in her mind: a particular gesture, the way light falls across a room, an arrangement of familiar objects, or a moment between people. She returns to these observations through painting, looking more closely at them.

Monica builds her paintings gradually using an indirect painting method. She works in layers, adjusting the colour, light and details as the painting develops.

She is an active member of the Cambridge Drawing Society and regularly takes part in its twice-yearly exhibitions. In 2024, her work won the Public Favourite Vote at the Society’s Spring Exhibition. That same year, she was a finalist in the Art Unlimited International Competition and exhibited at The Malthouse Gallery. In 2025, her work was selected for the ING Discerning Eye exhibition at Mall Galleries in London. In 2026, one of her paintings was selected for the Royal Society of British Artists Annual Exhibition, also at Mall Galleries.

Alongside exhibiting, Monica gives painting demonstrations and enjoys talking with visitors and collectors about how her paintings begin and develop. She enjoys hearing what other people notice in her paintings, including things she may not have considered herself.