Born in 1975 in Buenos Aires, Mónica Heller is a cartoonist, painter and video artist. She has exhibited throughout Europe and South America, earning her several awards including the First Prize of the Fundación Andreani Award (2017), the Stimulus Award of the 72nd Salón Nacional de Rosario Castagnino + Macro (2017) and the Third Prize of the Fundación Fortabat Award (2021). She is a member of the experimental drawing collective “Geometría Pueblo Nuevo”, and participated in the first edition of the Artists Programme of the Universidad Torcuato Di Tella. Throughout her career she has created 2D and 3D animations, using both amateur production strategies and CGI models taken from open-source and free libraries. The self-taught nature of her approach to digital technology and the artisanal dedication she puts into each of her pieces laid the foundations for a DIY work ethic that characterizes and singles out both her varied production and the place she occupies within the Argentine art scene.