Biography

Monica Rooney is a fine art photographer specializing in children’s portraiture. She lives and works in Toronto, Ontario. Her work focuses mainly on artistic portraits of her four children. While her work is primarily digital, she also makes unique prints - cyanotypes, alcohol transfers, and emulsion lifts - on watercolour paper, glass, and a mix of the two.

Monica’s work was part of the Just Portraits exhibit at Gallery 1313 in August 2024. She has also shown her photography at the Pingyao International Photography Festival in Pingyao, China in 2023 and 2024. Her next exhibition is “We Remain: Portraits of Transgender Children” as part of the Contact Photography Festival in Toronto, Ontario in May 2025.

Monica attended both Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU) and George Brown College for photography. She is also a member of The Photography Workshop, run by Rob Davidson, where she explores different techniques and genres.