Mona Sultan

Based in the UK, Mona Sultan (born 1979) is a Syrian-Canadian visual artist whose practice explores the tension separating the visible from the unknowable. Moving through graphic design, film and fashion, she brings a meticulous structural and conceptual sensibility to the canvas.

Using found photographs, collage and mixed media, Sultan investigates memory through the dynamics of presence and absence. Slices of paper and layers of paint disrupt the original images, creating visual glitches that challenge the traditional authority of photography.

Holding a BS in graphic design and a 2025 MA in fine art from the City & Guilds of London Art School, her practice expands through compositions that resist definitive closure. By rejecting straightforward narratives, Sultan invites continuous reinterpretation, choosing instead to inhabit the generative space of ambiguity.

In 2026, Mona Sultan presents her new series of works Hindsightings. Read the full interview to discover how she rethinks the archive, establishing herself as a compelling emerging voice in contemporary collage.