Reem bint Mohammed Al Saud

Reem bint Mohammed Al Saud, also known as Reem Al Faisal, is a Saudi Arabian photographer and gallery owner, who lives in Jeddah and Paris.

Reem bint Mohammed Al Saud
Born
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
EducationKing Abdulaziz University
Known forCollector
Parent
RelativesKing Faisal of Saudi Arabia (grandfather)

Biography

Reem is the daughter of Mohammed bin Faisal and granddaughter of King Faisal of Saudi Arabia.[1] She studied Arabic literature at King Abdulaziz University in Jeddah before leaving the school to attend Spéos in Paris to pursue photography.[2]

She authored Diwan Al Noor: A Photographic Journey through Light, Water, and People and The Hajj. Her primary medium is black and white photography, although work she unveiled in 2016 incorporated the use of colour and graphic design.[3][4] She has exhibited in Bahrain, China, Dubai, Egypt, France, Germany, Korea, the Netherlands, Palestine, Singapore, Spain, and the United States.[5]

The Empty Quarter, a photography gallery run by her in Dubai, opened in 2008 and was the first of its kind in the region. A sister gallery, located in Jeddah, opened in 2015.[6][4]

In 2016 she bought the house of Chris Hardwick in Los Angeles.[1] Her former US property was an apartment at Sierra Towers building in West Hollywood which she owned between 2008 and 2013.[1]

In 2017 Reem Al Faisal was awarded Officier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, French order, due to her contributions to arts.[7]

Exhibitions
  • Al Hajj (2006)[3]
  • Images from the Arab World (2007)
  • Edge of Arabia London (2008)
  • Domination, Hegemony, and the Panopticon (2012)
  • Reem Al Faisal Photography (2012)
  • 25 Years of Arab Creativity (2013)
  • St. Road (2013)[2]
  • Royal Bridges: Convergence (2016)

References
  1. "Chris Hardwick sold his house to Princess Reem Al Faisal". Dirt. 12 October 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  2. "FotoFest 2014 Reem Al Faisal". 24 March 2014. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
  3. Siraj Wahab (3 April 2006). "Art Is Not a Luxury, Says Princess Reem". Arab News. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
  4. Joobin Bekhrad (1 March 2016). "Shiny Happy People". Reorient. Archived from the original on 10 January 2021. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
  5. "Reem Al Faisal". Women's Islamic Initiative in Spirituality and Equality (WISE). Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
  6. Jumana Al Tamimi (1 April 2013). "Saudi princess Reem Al Faisal makes photography her career". Gulf News. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
  7. "Through the lens of Reem Mohammed Al Faisal". Al Bilad. 12 March 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
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