Mona Taha was born to an Egyptian father and a Rwandese mother and is a self-taught artist and mother. She primarily works with charcoal on paper. Her drawings are figurative and oftentimes self-portraits depicting herself in intimate, yet mundane poses. The figures depicted in her work seem oscillate between movement and stillness. As drawing is a therapeutic process for Mona, she is drawn to themes that revolve around her personal introspection as a woman, as a Muslim woman, wife, mother, and daughter. Themes around gender, femininity, self-discovery, and self-awareness come to the fore. Mona’s quest for self-discovery and self-empowerment is a rebellion and a call to action for those who are restless, looking for defiance and resilience.