WatercolorMona Kadah
“I love to express the beauty of landscapes in the various cities I have lived in and long to live in. It is like a memoir, a love note, and a prayer through art.”
Mona Kadah is a California-based watercolor artist with roots in traditional Damascene painting. She holds a degree in Business and a graduate degree in International Business with a focus on Marketing, as well as a certificate in interpreting.
Mona is a member of several art associations, such as Loma Linda Art Association, Redlands Art Association and Coachella Valley Watercolor Society. She has studied under Karin Harris and Holly Warner. Her work has earned numerous awards, including First Place at the 2025 Yucaipa Valley Art Association Spring & Art Festival, First Place at the Coachella Valley Watercolor Society (2021), and the Demonstrator’s Choice Award (2024). She was also juried into the 108th National Orange Show Art exhibit.
Inspired-by California’s landscapes and her cultural roots, Mona creates both vivid landscapes and abstract pieces centered on identity, beauty and memory. She has also been involved in community cultural work through the Dabkeh dance group Zaytouna in San Diego. Currently, she is developing new collections featuring abstract Arabic words and floral paintings from her garden, and architectural sites.
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