Mona Beaumont was born January 1, 1927, in Paris, France. Her birthday has also been documented as 1 January 1932. She attended
University of California, Berkeley where she received both Bachelor's and Master's degrees and continued her master's studies at Fogg Art Museum and
Harvard University (M.A. degree). Additionally, she studied under modern artist
Hans Hofmann at the Hans Hofmann Studio in New York City. She received multiple awards including the Grey Foundation Purchase Award (1963), a prize at the Jack London Square Art Festival (1965), San Francisco Arts Festival Purchase Award and One–Person Exhibition Award (1966, 1975), and the Ackerman Award from
San Francisco Women Artists Annual (1968).
Death and legacy She died on 29 August 2007 in San Diego, California. and the
San Francisco Arts Commission. the Bulart Foundation in San Francisco; Grey Foundation in Washington, D.C.; Hoover Foundation in Palo Alto, California; and the Oakland Art Museum of California. Some of Beaumont's work was sold on online auction websites after her death. == Exhibitions ==