Lulwah Al-Homoud

Lulwah Al-Homoud (born 1967) is a Saudi Arabian artist who lives and works 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]

References
  1. "Written Images: Contemporary Calligraphy from the Middle East". ArtAsiaPacific.
  2. "Lulwah Al-Homoud". Art Space Dubai.
  3. "Lulwah Al Hamoud". Barjeel Art Foundation.
  4. "Gabriela von Habsburg & Lulwah Al Homoud". Islamic Arts. September 17, 2014.
  5. "Lulwah Al Homoud". Saudi Design Week. Archived from the original on 2016-07-01. Retrieved 2016-05-31.


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