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Monika Piper Johnson
his past year during the COVID-19 pandemic nothing has remain unchanged. Demographics have shifted, and everyone, everywhere, including the residents and business owners in our local communities, have been impacted by the shifting regulations, guidelines and precautions taken to slow the spread of COVID-19. Monika Piper Johnson, local artist, of both paint and hair, is no different. Monika who has been an Incline resident since 1995, is a perfect example of both the creativity and resiliency demanded of local business owners during this challenging time. Piper J. Studio is the paint and art gallery Monika owns in town. The studio is located at 230 Village Blvd., Suite #3, and for the past few years it has been both an art gallery as well as her styling studio for her hair clients. Prior to the beginning of COVID, Monika already had an interesting story combining her love of various art forms and expressing them both on canvas through oil painting and on people’s heads through
By Meghan Ochs
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