Background
Muñoz was born Marie Mounier in Van Nuys, California and then moved with her family to the Netherlands as a child.
Muñoz was born Marie Mounier in Van Nuys, California and then moved with her family to the Netherlands as a child.
In the United States, Muñoz studied art at Washington and Lee University.
The parents intended to follow, but were unable to leave for seven years following the German invasion of the Netherlands. She visited Juneau, Alaska in 1951 as a visitor, but became enamored of Southeast Alaska and decided to stay. Muñoz" work featured watercolors, and she created prints of Alaska life.
Muñoz taught school in rural Alaska, and worked as a writer and cartoonist for the Juneau Empire.
She worked as a museum curator, in addition to her work as a full-time artist. Her art has been featured in museums outside of Alaska, including the Frye Art Museum in Seattle.
Muñoz"s work is featured on Alaska"s Heirloom Birth Certificate.