Monica Rickert-Bolter

Potawatomi/Black/German

Monica Rickert-Bolter is a Chicago-based visual artist and journalist. Passionate about storytelling through art, she advocates for cultural representation in any project she undertakes. Monica pays homage to her Whitepigeon family name as a journalist and writes to amplify Natives in the arts. Monica is also a co-founder of the newly established arts nonprofit, Center for Native Futures. There, she will use her decade's worth of nonprofit experience to create a more inclusive and equitable arts community throughout the city.