Monica Alikoviene

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. Painting gives her a reason to return to these things, spend more time with them, and notice what she might otherwise have passed by.

Using an indirect painting method, Monica builds her paintings gradually in layers, adjusting colour, light and detail as the work develops.

An active member of the Cambridge Drawing Society, Monica 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. Her work was selected for the ING Discerning Eye 2025 and the Royal Society of British Artists Annual Exhibition 2026, both held at Mall Galleries in London.

Alongside her own painting practice, Monica teaches art classes and gives painting demonstrations, and enjoys helping others develop confidence in their own drawing and painting.

To see more of Monica’s work, visit www.alikoviene.com or follow her on Instagram @monica.alikoviene.

For tutoring and workshop enquiries, please contact hello@vanillawind.com.