Sarah Mohanna Al Abdali
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| Born | 1989 Jeddah |
| Known for | Graffiti; street art |
| Website | sarahalabdali |
Sarah Mohanna Al Abdali (born 1989) is a Saudi Arabian artist, who is considered one of the country's first street artists. Her work combines Saudi and Arab cultural motifs and aims to provoke debate.
Life[]
Al Abdali's family has its roots in the Hejaz region.[1] She was born in Jeddah in 1989 and studied graphic design at Dar Al-Hekma College, continuing with post-graduate studies at The Prince's School of Traditional Arts in London.[2] She began spray-painting graffiti in the historic section of Jeddah with the aim of provoking debate and one piece of graffiti commented on overdevelopment in the Muslim holy city of Mecca.[3] She is considered to be one of the first Saudi Arabian street artists.[1]
Al Abdali's art combines graphic design with elements from popular Saudi and Arab culture.[2] Whilst she came to prominence as a street artist, she is also an illustrator, painter and ceramicist.[4] Her work has been shown at the British Museum and in the exhibition "We Need to Talk" in Jeddah organized by the Edge of Arabia.[2]
References[]
- ^ a b "Sarah Al Abdali". Edge of Arabia.
- ^ a b c "Sarah Mohanna Al-Abdali". Alāan Artspace.
- ^ "How to rebel, Saudi style". CNN. March 23, 2012.
- ^ Khaleejesque. "Q&A with Emerging Creative: Sarah Al Abdali". khaleejesque.me. Retrieved 2021-12-02.
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- 1989 births
- Living people
- Saudi Arabian women artists
- Saudi Arabian contemporary artists
- Street artists
- 21st-century women artists
- People from Jeddah
- Dar Al-Hekma University alumni
- 21st-century Saudi Arabian women