Monica Correia received her “Cum Laude” Bachelor of Architecture degree from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and her MFA degree in 3D Design from the University of Iowa.

She had exhibitions at several art and design venues including “London Design Fair”, “100% Design: Emerging Brands” and “DesignJunction”, all in London, UK; “EDIT DesignJunction”, in Milan, Italy; “International Contemporary Furniture Fair” (ICFF) in New York City; and “BIO.23: Biennial of Design Show” in Ljubljana, Slovenia. Her pieces have also been displayed at “Salão Design Casa Brasil”, “Abiplast Design Award” and “Liceu de Design Award” in Brazil; “The Skin of Corian®”, in Milan, Italy; at the Krasl Art Center ArtLab Saint Joseph, MI; Chico Art Center, CA and the Moss-Thorns Gallery of Art, KS, among others.

Her work as Associate Professor and head of the 3D Design program at the University of Iowa School of Art, Art History, and Design has been awarded the prestigious “ICFF Editor’s Award for Best School” in New York City in 2015. Furthermore, she received with her students the distinguished “SOFA CONNECT” award for best design environment in Chicago in 2014, 2015 and 2019.

Before moving to the U.S., she taught at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro School of Architecture and designed interiors for stores and shopping malls in Brazil and Portugal.

Publications

• Exhibition - 100% Design / Emerging Brands - 3D Designer. Event held at Olympia London Exhibition Centre in London, United Kingdom
• Exhibition - DesignJunction - 3D Designer. Event held at The College (formerly Central Saint Martins) in London, United Kingdom. Further details can be found at https://www.thedesignjunction.co.uk/en/home.html
• Exhibition - ICFF, International Contemporary Furniture Fair - 3D Designer. Event held at Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York, New York. Further details can be found at https://icff.com/