Born on March 1st, 1960 in Manizales, Colombia, Monica Naugle is an artist working in sculptural metal weaving, living in Plant City, Florida.
Monica studied interior design at the Universidad De Bellas Artes in Bogota, Colombia, then moved to Prague, Czechoslovakia, then to Florida in 1978.
Monica always exhibited great interest in the fiber arts, particularly the artesanal Colombian weavings.
In the late 80's she began using a 60 inch countermarch loom to weave her pieces. Using this method, her works became virtual textiles, albeit abstract and of high relief.

More recently, her work utilizes the loom to weave a metal grid, which is manipulated into a three dimensional armature or "skeleton". Metal cables, found metal objects and wires are tied on to create sculptures of often familiar form, but of unaccustomed texture and medium. Site specificity is of great importance, as these three dimensional works can be incorporated into walls, used as partitions, or even free hanging, with the supporting cables, pulleys and brackets becoming elements of the overall work.

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