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It's Nice That · Thu, 22 Oct 2026 13:00:00 GMT

Mona Chalabi on making sense of the unmeasurable

Multi award-winning illustrator Mona Chalabi offers invaluable lessons from her unique career path, from the UN to her acclaimed data visualizations. She candidly discusses the challenge of translating complex, unmeasurable truths into compelling visual narratives, a universal hurdle for artists. Her new Penguin book, *Ten Lives*, beautifully exemplifies this, blending memoir, reportage, and data to redefine conversations around class. For emerging women artists, Chalabi’s journey highlights the impact of interdisciplinary thinking, authentic storytelling, and how visually articulating societal complexities can lead to powerful, published success. Her work proves art can uniquely illuminate the unquantifiable. — Source: It's Nice That

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