Lou Monti was born in Tonapah Nevada. He has lived in Santa Fe New Mexico and San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. He currently resides in Palm Springs California . He received a B.S. degree from St. Louis University and a Masters degree in anthropology in Missiouri.

As a college professor, he lectured in primitive culture archeology and comparative religions. He now devotes his time to creating his art and travels for inspiration. He continues to study ethnology and remains interested in spiritual belief systems.

Monti is represented in numerous private and corporate collections in the United States, Europe and South America.

With his "Ancient Walls series" Monti continues his investigation of the vestiges of past civilizations and lost thought.

The directness of this imagery is sensuous and intellectual. As with all Monti's work, there is an element of mystery. Something always remains hidden beneath the surface. The mythical past eludes us but awaits discovery.

Using the ancient technique of fresco, layers of color are superimposed on wet plaster which create an atmosphere for the individual color fields. Each panel carries the weight of the vestigial architecture and its endurance through time. The eroding surface allows the past to come through often with ghostly images. Black lines create the spacial ambiguities allowing entrance into the present.