Vanessa was born in Valparaiso, Chile to an Austrian father and a Chilean mother. When she was just a year old, they moved to Bergisch Gladbach, Germany. She was introduced to the art of collage in Middle School.
In 1986 her family moved to Quito, Ecuador where she finished her diploma at the international school of Quito. After some soul searching, Monfreda moved to Santiago, Chile to attend art school at Universidad Católica de Chile.
Since 1997 she has finally settled down Indianapolis.
She has had numerous art shows in Indy for the past twenty years.








*photo courtesy by Sakura Fuqua from Thirdspace Photography.