Born in São Paulo, Brazil to parents of German ancestry, Mona Kuhn lives and works in Los Angeles, United States.

Her next project, released in 2010, was a return to her homeland of Brazil, with a series titled Native and an accompanying monograph of the same name published by Steidl.

[8] Kuhn's work has been described as "intimate and sensuous," "dreamlike" and "classical" in composition and her approach is unusual in that she develops close relationships with her subjects, resulting in images of remarkable intimacy.

[14] Writer Julie M. Hamilton explains "In Experimental, Kuhn employs video projections, vinyl installation, and other mixed media to build her photos into an environment in which spectators can contemplate and deconstruct notions of the self.

"[15] Kuhn explains that the immersive installation surrounds guests with sounds, images and projections that allow them to interact with her artwork, rather than simply observing it passively.

"[17] The volume includes previously unseen work and features images highlighting underlying themes from throughout Kuhn's career, namely her reflection on humanity's longing for spiritual connection and solidarity.

[17] In 2022, Kuhn debuted her series Kings Road as a multimedia and sound installation at the Art, Design & Architecture Museum at UC Santa Barbara.

[19] In 2023, Kunsthaus-Göttingen in Germany featured a large-scale exhibition curated by Gerhard Steidl, spanning three floors and comprising multimedia pieces, solarized prints, artifacts from Schindler’s archive, and Kuhn’s own publications.

[20] In 2024, Kuhn presented Between Modernism and Surrealism at Edwynn Houk Gallery in New York City, where solarized photographs from Kings Road were on view alongside artworks by Man Ray, László Moholy-Nagy, Dora Maar, Erwin Blumenfeld, and Bill Brandt.

[21] In a review of the exhibition, writer Loring Knoblauch remarks, “What’s intriguing about these pairings is that Kuhn’s use of solarization is hardly ever truly surreal or deliberately jolting; instead she uses the technique to create a kind of lyrical mystery that fits the underlying narrative of the unknown woman in Schindler’s life.

In this way, she’s redirected solarization in her own direction, infusing it with a fresh blast of energy and life.”[22] In addition to fine art photography, Kuhn has an extensive career with fashion and editorial work.

[28][29] Kuhn teaches at UCLA and ArtCenter College of Design and has been an independent scholar at the Getty Research Institute in Los Angeles since 1998.