Mona Rith was born in Graz, Austria. After living in Berlin and London and working as graphic designer and later many years in the costume departments for national and international film projects, she decided to change path and focus on her ongoing interest in human beings and the need to express herself through material.
After moving to Vienna, she graduated from the University of Applied Arts with a Bachelor of Arts in 2020 and a Master‘s degree in 2021. During her studies, she discovered the potential of experimental weaving and began to explore the processes of weaving to expand them for herself. As she grew in her artistic expression, she became motivated in asking questions through the process of weaving and stepped away from the function of textiles. She creates sculptural woven objects with the focus on textures, storytelling and the dialogue between technique, material and herself.
Today she is a textile artist with a focus on textile material and teaches art and craft to adults at a higher education school in Vienna, Austria, where she also currently lives.

. 2025
Zwischen:Räume, Group Exhibition, Austria

. 2024
Eigene Sicht der Dinge, Group Exhibition, Art Salon at Schönbrunn Palace, Austria
Threads of Tomorrow, Group Exhibition, Museu Têxtil, USA

. 2023
Supersachen, Vienna Design Week, Group Exhibition, Austria
Artist-in-Residence, Studio Aphorisma, Italy
Zwischen:Räume, Group Exhibition, Austria

. 2022
Member ETN European Textile Network

. 2021
Junge Kunst in alten Räumen, Group Exhibition, Austria
Honoree of the Advancement Award of Styria, Austria
Master's degree, University of Applied Arts, Austria

. 2020
'Melt' selected for Talking Textiles, New York Textile Month, USA
Bachelor degree, University of Applied Arts, Austria