Monika Morgenstern, a contemporary visual artist born in Germany and currently residing on Ngarrindjeri Country in Strathalbyn, South Australia, is recognised for her in-depth exploration of colour and her unconventional approach to various materials and media.

Morgenstern’s formal education took place at the Adelaide Central School of Art, where she gained a Bachelor of Visual Art with Honours in 2014. In 2021 she received an independent makers Arts SA grant, where she acquired expertise in using glass as a medium, and the Guildhouse Catapult mentorship, where she collaborated with Sasha Grbich, an artist, writer, and lecturer known for her responsive work with places and communities. In 2022 she received an Arts South Australia fellowship in which she explored colour as a mystical material, pushing the boundaries of her work.

Morgenstern's solo exhibitions have been acknowledged for their evocative power and in 2023 she received the Eran Svigos award for the exhibition titled "I Dwell in Possibility." Additionally, she earned the Fringe Best Visual Art & Design weekly award for the same exhibition. In 2023 she exhibited “Wordless Silence" at the Barossa Regional Gallery and created an immersive and contemplative visual experience over two rooms.

Monika Morgenstern has been consistently shortlisted, including the Gallery M Contemporary Art Prize in 2022 and 2023, the Heysen Prize for Landscape in 2018, 2019, and 2020, and the Tatiara Contemporary Art Prize in 2021 and 2023. Earlier in her career, her work was shortlisted for the 2018 SALA Latent Photography Prize. In 2018 her video work "Visitors of the Night" was featured at the Adelaide Festival Centre, and "I am the Wind," was shown at Murray Bridge Regional Gallery and Praxis Artspace in 2022. More recently, in 2023/24, her work featured at Lake Macquarie's Museum of Art and Culture "Shifter" exhibition.