Monica Beaton

Having been raised on the shores of Lake Erie in the Niagara Region, I was ecstatic to find my "forever" home in Nova Scotia after I honeymooned here in 2004. We both just immediately felt at home and never looked back. 

Art, creativity, and nature have been my main motivators in life since my early childhood days. I was always drawing, dancing or playing music. I trained for 9 years in classical ballet, tap and jazz. Piano was my first instrument and evolved over time to include guitar, mandolin, bass and vocals.  You may see me on a Valley stage with the all-female electric rock band Hysterix. 

I believe that the creative process is crucial to well-being and one of the reasons I joined 7 Arts is because it is one of our missions to make this process accessible to as many people as possible! 

Never one to ignore any medium, you can find my artwork in acrylics, watercolor, pencil, glass and more in the 7 Arts Gallery. I am so thankful to Amber Juby for founding the Nova Seven Arts Council. It has been healing for me to reconnect with other artists and to be inspired by their creative expressions as well