Muhannad Shono

Muhannad Shono

Muhannad Shono’s artwork deals with the singular, the minute and the individual unit of thought and how it then coagulates into systems of belief, tribalistic action and the formation of human factions.

Muhannad Shono’s artwork deals with the singular, the minute and the individual unit of thought and how it then coagulates into systems of belief, tribalistic action and the formation of human factions. He produces his work in a range of media from ink on paper to large-scale experiential and technological installations. Shono graduated with a degree in Architecture at the College of Environmental Design in Al Khobar and began working in a small independent publishing house where he published one of Saudi Arabia’s earliest graphic novels. In 2004 he also worked in advertising as an Art Director in Dubai then Sydney, all while continuing to write, illustrate and self-publish comic books. In 2015, Shono moved back to Riyadh, where his studio is now based.