Monique van Nieuwland has been a weaver for the past 30 years, and a professional textile artist since 1988. She learned loom weaving in the Netherlands and worked on a commission to produce lengths of fabrics for curtains and table cloths. After migrating to Australia she started her tertiary textiles studies at the Australian National University School of Art in 1983.

In 1987 Van Nieuwland initiated a Canberra based textiles art and support group “XTEX” which was active and exhibited for 10 years. In the 1980s and 90s her practice also included community art. This involved working with individuals and groups in the Canberra community creating art work for public display, in her case mostly within health facilities.

Monique has executed several art commissions for the Braeside and Nepean Hospitals in Sydney, as well as interior decorative commissions for Malacky Pty Ltd in Sydney and CUBIT Interior Design in Canberra. Her work has been collected by the Arrarat Gallery, VIC, Montague Collection, Fort Washington and the Ergas Collection, Canberra.

Monique completed a Masters of Philosophy study at the Australian National University School of Art in 2004. In her own practice she exhibits her work regularly, and has made numerous presentations at seminars and conferences. Currently she is the Technical Officer in the Textiles Workshop at the Australian National University School of Art and teaches evening weave classes.