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About

Muna Malik is a multidisciplinary artist based in Los Angeles, CA born in Sanaa, Yemen. Her work explores history, gender, popular culture, social justice, politics, and identity, employing diverse mediums and forms, from painting and sculpture to large-scale, socially engaged public art, and film.

Her work has been featured in institutions and publications such as The New York Times, LA Times, Vogue, Parrish Art Museum, Annenberg Center for Photography, ICP, and the MOCA Geffen. She has been a billboard artist in the “For Freedoms 50 State Initiative” and “2020 Awakening.” Additionally, her work has been featured in Artforum and iD Magazine. She recently unveiled a new large-scale interactive sculpture in Battery Park City, NYC, which has found its way to the Parrish Art Museum in Watermill, NY.

Selected Works

This image depicts an artwork by Muna Malik titled "Before Reset." This artwork was created in 2025 and measures 80" x 69" [HxW] (203.2 x 175.26 cm). Its medium is Oil on canvas.
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“Before Reset,” 2025
This image depicts an artwork by Muna Malik titled "The Great White South." This artwork was created in 2025 and measures 31" x 22" [HxW] (78.74 x 55.88 cm). Its medium is Oil on canvas mounted on board.
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“The Great White South,” 2025
This image depicts an artwork by Muna Malik titled "Fracture." This artwork was created in 2025 and measures 50" x 37" [HxW] (127 x 93.98 cm). Its medium is Oil on canvas.
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“Fracture,” 2025
This image depicts an artwork by Muna Malik titled "Mapping Flow." This artwork was created in 2023 and measures 67" x 65" [HxW] (170.18 x 165.1 cm). Its medium is Oil, charcoal, oil pastel, soft pastel.
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“Mapping Flow,” 2023
This image depicts an artwork by Muna Malik titled "Minefield." This artwork was created in 2021 and measures 57" x 100" [HxW] (144.78 x 254 cm). Its medium is Acrylic oil pastel charcoal and chalk on canvas.
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“Minefield,” 2021
This image depicts an artwork by Muna Malik titled "Dark Times." This artwork was created in 2022 and measures 53 ¹⁄₂" x 100 ¹⁄₈" [HxW] (135.89 x 254.31 cm). Its medium is Acrylic, pastel, charcoal on canvas.
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“Dark Times,” 2022

Exhibitions

2022
MFA, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA

Select Exhibitions

2025
"Contours of Memory," Vielmetter Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
2024
"Signal Fires," Tanya Bonakdar Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
"Saturn Gives Structure to the Dream," SuperPosition Gallery, 52 Walker, New York, NY
2023
"Between The Seams," PM/AM Gallery, London, UK
2022
"Skin + Masks: Decolonizing Art Beyond the Politics of Visbility," Kavi Gupta, Chicago, IL
"Another Justice: US is Them," Parrish Museum, Watermill, NY
2021
"House of Crowns," Superposition Gallery x Phillips, New York, NY
"Blue/s," El Segundo Art Museum, Los Angeles, CA
"Masterpieces II," Band of Vices, Los Angeles, CA
2020
"River to River," Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, New York, NY
"For Freedoms: Blessing of the Boats," MoCA Geffen, Los Angeles, CA
2019
"Photoville LA," Anneberg Space For Photography, Los Angeles, CA
"Remnants of Things Left Behind," Band of Vices, Los Angeles, CA
"Beacon," Torrance Art Museum, Torance, CA
"Are You Really Here," Women in Windows, Los Angeles, CA
"For Freedoms," International Center of Photography, New York, NY
"For Freedoms: Exodus 22:21," University of North Carolina, Charlotte, NC
2016
"Blessing of the Boats," Northern Spark Arts Festival, MN
"Behind Both Fences," Artworks, Chicago, IL
"Behind Both Fences," Humphrey School of Public Affaris, MN
2015
"Finding Mecca in Minnesota," Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Minneapolis, MN

Bibliography

2022
Artsy Editiorial. "The Best Booths at New York Art Week 2022," Artsy, May 6
Artnet Gallery Network. "Spotlight: This New York Exhibition Explores The Multi-Faceted Appeal of ‘African Abstraction," Artnet, April 8 (Link)
"St. Olaf to host ‘The Kids are Alright’ artist series," St. Olaf College News, March 1
Ologundudu, Folasade. "10 Emerging Black Artists Show That Blackness Is Not a Monolith," Artsy, February 10 (Link)
2021
Malik, Muna. "What is the appropriate way to recycle a failing democracy?," The LA Times, December 1 (Link)
Madrigal, Irene. "Three Unique Art Installations Open At The Arts Center At Governors Island," Untapped New York, June 21 (Link)

Public Collections

Flaten Art Museum, Northfield, MN

Awards, Residencies, and Grants

2025
Longmeadow Artist residency, Berkshire, MS
2024
Visual Arts Fellow for the Athens Residency, ArcAthens, Athens, GA
2023
MacComber Grant, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
2022
Vibrant Cities Art Grant, Los Angeles, CA
2021
Artist residency, FountainHead, Miami, FL
2020
Artist residency, Soomal House of Art, Minneapolis, MN
Artist residency, Hank Willis Thomas Studio, New York, NY
We Women Photo Grant
Vibrant Cities Art Grant, Los Angeles, CA
LMCC Art Fellow, New York, NY
2018-2020
Quiet Art Grant