Lulwah Al-Homoud Explained

Lulwah Al-Homoud (born 1967) is a Saudi Arabian artist, calligrapher, and curator. She lives in the United Kingdom.[1]

She was born in Riyadh and studied sociology at King Saud University, going on to receive a MA from the Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design.[2] Al-Homoud has trained with Pakistani calligrapher Rasheed Butt. She takes inspiration from Egyptian calligrapher Ahmed Moustafa.[3]

Al-Homoud uses Arabic letters to create complex abstract patterns on paper using geometric forms and mixed media.[3] [4] She was a co-curator and also exhibited in the 2008 Edge of Arabia exhibition at the Brunei Gallery of SOAS, University of London.[2] Her work has been included in exhibitions in China, Korea, New York City, Paris, Germany, Switzerland, Saudi Arabia, Dubai, Bahrain and Beirut. In 2015, she had a solo exhibition at the Sharjah Calligraphy Museum.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Written Images: Contemporary Calligraphy from the Middle East . ArtAsiaPacific.
  2. Web site: Lulwah Al-Homoud . Art Space Dubai.
  3. Web site: Lulwah Al Hamoud . Barjeel Art Foundation.
  4. Web site: Gabriela von Habsburg & Lulwah Al Homoud . Islamic Arts . September 17, 2014.
  5. Web site: Lulwah Al Homoud . Saudi Design Week . 2016-05-31 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160701095057/http://www.saudidesignweek.com/lulwah-al-homoud/ . 2016-07-01 . dead .