Maha Mustafa expresses a deep perception within her work that investigates the embodied experience which man has to his surroundings and environment. She re-constructs the landscape in several layers of meaning, addressing oil power, geopolitical instability, environmental concerns, memory, and war. Maha’s work expands beyond sculptures and installations to include large-scale public works that transform urban spaces. She opened her studio during the Iraq-Iran war and later moved to Sweden, broadening her exploration of public urban art. Educated at the Academy of Fine Arts of Baghdad and in Sweden,
Her art has been exhibited and integrated into public spaces across Europe, North America, and Asia. Notable exhibitions include the Mori Art Museum in Tokyo, Japan; Sharjah Biennale of the UAE; Malmö Art Museum in Sweden; and the MAI Gallery in Montreal, Canada, and Darat Al Funun in Amman, Jordan. Her contributions have earned recognition and support through multiple grants, including those from the Ontario Arts Council Canada and the Swedish Arts Grants Committee. Public projects, including Passage and Field in Sweden, exemplify her ambition to “construct depth” within the urban landscape. These works stimulate imagination, weave together past and present, and investigate our embodied experiences within our environments.