Montoya works with photography to investigate cultural phenomena, critically interrogating assumptions commonly held within society. Her works have been shown in the exhibitions “Only Skin Deep: Changing Visions of the American Self” and “Arte Latino: Treasures from the Smithsonian American Art Museum,” as well as included in collections such as the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Smithsonian Institute, the Museum of Fine Arts in Santa Fe and the Houston Museum of Fine Arts.