{"id":831886,"date":"2026-05-30T07:42:20","date_gmt":"2026-05-30T07:42:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/831886\/"},"modified":"2026-05-30T07:42:20","modified_gmt":"2026-05-30T07:42:20","slug":"youngstown-artist-monika-vega-unveils-new-gallery-space-youngstown-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/831886\/","title":{"rendered":"Youngstown artist MoniKa Vega unveils new gallery space | Youngstown News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAQAAAADCAQAAAAe\/WZNAAAAEElEQVR42mM8U88ABowYDABAxQPltt5zqAAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==\" alt=\"Gallery 18 ribbon-cutting\" class=\"img-responsive lazyload full blur\" width=\"1662\" height=\"1247\" data- data-\/><\/p>\n<p>             <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/6a1a3154bb45a.image.jpg\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" loading=\"lazy\" height=\"150\" width=\"200\"\/><\/p>\n<p>An independent art gallery in Youngstown held a ribbon-cutting ceremony Friday, marking a continued commitment to showcasing the work of the gallery\u2019s operator.<\/p>\n<p>MoniKa Vega operates Gallery 18, allowing attendees to see her large-scale original pieces highlighting original work.<\/p>\n<p>The gallery was originally founded in 2017, with the ribbon-cutting ceremony taking place at its new location on Canfield Road.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn 2017, I decided to launch a brand after having a lot of experience in visual art,\u201d Vega said. \u201cI did my first art show in 2002\u2026wasn\u2019t sure I\u2019d ever be a businesswoman then but decided in 2017 that it was time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAQAAAADCAQAAAAe\/WZNAAAAEElEQVR42mM8U88ABowYDABAxQPltt5zqAAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==\" alt=\"MoniKa Vega 2.png\" class=\"img-responsive lazyload full blur\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" data- data-\/><\/p>\n<p>             <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/6a1a3173ef0ec.image.png\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" loading=\"lazy\" height=\"113\" width=\"200\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Vega says that one reason she decided to open a gallery of her own was that many art galleries across the country and in Ohio are full. Opening Gallery 18 allows Vega to deal directly with her clients.<\/p>\n<p>Outside of her art pieces, the event showcased Vega\u2019s e-book, The Artist &amp; Her Art, which offers insight into her journey to becoming an artist.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cArt captures eras, it captures history, and it also tells the timeline,\u201d Vega previously told 21 News. \u201cA lot of times, people are too busy to read books, people are too busy to sit down with a podcast, but they like to watch or look at art, and it sparks creative thought within an individual, no matter what industry you\u2019re in.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAQAAAADCAQAAAAe\/WZNAAAAEElEQVR42mM8U88ABowYDABAxQPltt5zqAAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==\" alt=\"MoniKa Vega.png\" class=\"img-responsive lazyload full blur\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" data- data-\/><\/p>\n<p>             <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/6a1a3183e67c8.image.png\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" loading=\"lazy\" height=\"113\" width=\"200\"\/><\/p>\n<p>MoniKa Vega<\/p>\n<p>According to a news release, the gallery works to highlight compelling visual narratives while supporting the regional arts community.<\/p>\n<p>Vega creates mainly with acrylic paint but also does a hybrid of contemporary and abstract art, as well as sketches and drawings.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI really like beauty, so I like to create beautiful things,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Gallery 18 is located at 3507 Canfield Rd., Suite 5, in Youngstown.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"An independent art gallery in Youngstown held a ribbon-cutting ceremony Friday, marking a continued commitment to showcasing the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":831887,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[32],"tags":[19845,648,1032,1033,171,341231,341230,67,132,68,16314,180625],"class_list":["post-831886","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-arts-and-design","tag-art-gallery","tag-arts","tag-arts-and-design","tag-design","tag-entertainment","tag-gallery-18","tag-monika-vega","tag-united-states","tag-unitedstates","tag-us","tag-visual-art","tag-youngstown"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/116662407255704205","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/831886","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=831886"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/831886\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/831887"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=831886"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=831886"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=831886"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}