Moniek Schrijer was born in Wellington, Aotearoa / New Zealand. Since completing a Bachelor of Applied Arts and a Post-Graduate Diploma in Jewellery and Printmaking at Whitireia New Zealand, she has been the recipient of numerous awards and residencies. Her most notable accolades include the Herbert Hofmann Preis and the Françoise van den Bosch Foundation artist in residence. Moniek has exhibited extensively in group and solo exhibitions; her work is in the collection of Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, The Dowse Art Museum and Espace Solidor, France.