Biography:
Monica Martinez is an artist, educator and entrepreneur whose creative work explores ideas about food production and economics. In 2011 she launched Don Bugito, the first startup food business in the country with a full menu based on edible insects, and placing her at the forefront of the sustainable foods movement. Monica is a native of Mexico City, receiving her MFA in sculpture from the Rhode Island School of Design 2009. Monica’s artworks have been exhibited internationally and she is a fellow of the MacDowell Colony as well as Sculpture Space in New York. Her work and ideas has been featured on Nova, PBS, The Wall Street Journal, New York Times, PRI’s The World, and validated by the United Nations FAO report on Food Security. Monica resides in San Francisco, California.
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http://monicamartinez.com
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