Mona Costa-Mauri

Mona Costa-Mauri produces hand-made, unique portraiture commissions, small and large-scale, for people around the world.

I began drawing at a very young age. I have a lifelong passion for creating wonderfully unique pieces and I take a lot of pride in each piece. I found my love for collage in art school and the Xerox machine. I draw on my exposure to and experience within the art world to create original and bespoke artworks for clients around the world, with a portfolio spanning over 35 years.
The surface of each portrait holds much visual information, investigating the details of a subject’s personality, beyond just a typical rendering or illustration.

For me, this explorative process encompasses themes such as the relationship between artist and subject, how the viewer becomes involved in looking at a picture, and the over-arching range of emotions within the field of portraiture.

Many of her clients comment on how uplifting it feels to commission a portrait that is so personal to them (and often includes emotions that feel difficult to entrust to another) and express how it has felt being see a work unfold. As well as being a unique gift, my pieces capture scenes, moments, and experiences in a unique way, lasting a lifetim...

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Moore College of Art, ”Tension, Alumnae Exhibition,” Philadelphia 2008 Moore College of Art, “Footsteps,” Alumnae Exhibition,” Philadelphia 2009
Moore College of Art “Lids for Kids,” Philadelphia 2009
A.I.R. Gallery, “Wish You Were Here, Postcard Exhibit,” NYC 2009-2013
I Stock Photo, “Battle Royale,” Internet Competition 2008-2009
Art House, “Sketch Book Project,” Brooklyn, NY 2009
Fineart America 2009
Saatchi Online 2010
MOCA Virtual Museum 2011
Collage Artists Collage Artists & Related Sites Jonathan Talbot Editor 2012

Art House, “Self Portrait,” Brooklyn, NY 2010
SoftCanvas .com, “The Open Show,” Internet 2010 Saatchi Online, “Saatchi Gallery,”
Internet 2010-2011
The Global Women Project, Jenifer White Kuri Santa Monica, CA 2010
Moore College of Art, “Tete a Tete,” Alumnae Exhibition,” Philadelphia 2011
Moore College of Art, “Materiality,” Annual Alumnae Exhibition, Philadelphia 2012
SoftCanvas .com, “The Open Show,” Internet 2010 Saatchi Online, “Saatchi Gallery,”
Internet 2013-2014
AIR Gallery Post Card Show Brooklyn, NY 2015-2017