Sarah Mohanna Al Abdali

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.

Sarah Mohanna Al Abdali
Born1989
Jeddah
Known forGraffiti; street art
Websitesarahalabdali.com

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][4] 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.[5]

Al Abdali's work was included in "Soft Power" at Alaan Artspace in Saudi Arabia in 2012.[6] 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]

Since becoming a mother in 2020, Al Abdali's work has begun to explore motherhood as part of her "journey through life as a woman."[7]

References
  1. "Sarah Al Abdali". Edge of Arabia. Archived from the original on 14 August 2022. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  2. "Sarah Mohanna Al-Abdali". Alāan Artspace. Archived from the original on 29 October 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. Davies, Catriona; Maktabi, Rima; Abdelhaq, Aroub (23 March 2012). "How to rebel, Saudi style". CNN. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  4. Bsheer, Rosie (7 November 2013). "On Nostalgia and Material Culture in the Hijaz: An Interview with Sarah Al Abdali". Jadaliyya - جدلية. Archived from the original on 18 January 2021. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  5. Malik, Saira (1 August 2021). "A Philosophy of Reflection on Land, Architecture, & Heritage Through Art: Hejazi Artist Sarah Al Abdali". Khaleejesque. Archived from the original on 20 January 2022. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  6. Elkamel, Sara (23 October 2012). "Soft power and modern art combine for Riyadh's first ever gallery of female artists". Al Bawaba. Archived from the original on 1 June 2017. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  7. Owoh, Ugonna-Ora (18 July 2022). "Womb Power: Meet The Arab Artists Exploring Motherhood And Femininity Through Their Oeuvre". Harpers Bazaar Arabia. Archived from the original on 22 July 2022. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
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