Lulwah Al Homoud

Lulwah Al Homoud is an award-winning Saudi artist and curator whose work bridges heritage and innovation, exploring spirituality, script, and abstraction. Her art is held in major collections worldwide, including the British Museum, LACMA, Jeju Museum, and Islamic Arts Museum in Malaysia. She has exhibited internationally and featured in top auctions such as Sotheby’s and Christie’s.

The first Saudi to earn an MA from Central Saint Martins, London, Al Homoud has curated landmark exhibitions including Master Strokes (October Gallery, 2003), Nabatt: A Sense of Being (Shanghai & Beirut, 2010), and Contrasts in Harmony (Misk Art Week, 2019). She co-curated the Saudi exhibition at UNESCO Headquarters, Paris, and has collaborated with institutions like the British Museum, ArtCurial, AlUla, and Saudi cultural commissions. Recipient of the Rawabi Prize (London, 2020) and the Saudi National Award for Visual Arts (2021), she is the founder of LAH Art Foundation and ISDAR, supporting Saudi artists and cultural exchange. She serves on the Board of Trustees of the Saudi Art and Design Society and as Deputy at the National Committee for Cultural Activities.

Through her practice, Al Homoud continues to champion art as a universal language that connects cultures and elevates the human spirit.

EDUCATION

1999-2000, MA Communication Design (Subject, Islamic Art), Central St Martins College of Art and Design, University of the Arts, London, UK

1994-1997, BA (Honours) (Cum Laude) Visual Communication Design (Graphic Design), American College, London, UK

1987, BA Sociology, King Saud University, Riyadh, KSA

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2023, Crossroad to Dimensionality, AlRiwaq Art Space, Bahrain

2022, The Language of Existence, Galerie Mond, Berlin, Germany, curated by Karin Adrian Von Roques, Art historian specialised in Middle Eastern Art

2020, Space Within Light, Dar Al Funoo, Kuwait
2018, Being and Existence, London Design Biennale, Somerset House, London, UK
2018, Beyond The Grid, Tabari Artspace, Dubai, UAE
2016, The Dot, Sharjah Art Museum, Calligraphy Biennial, Sharjah, UAE
2016, Sublime, a collection of 8 years, Naila Art Gallery, Riyadh, KSA
2015, Islamic Art Festival, Sharjah Art Museum, UAE
2015, Perpetual Codes, a collection of 7 years, Sharjah Calligraphy Museum, UAE
2014, 9x9, Exploring Art and Science, Tabari Artspace, Dubai, UAE
2013, Ontology, An expression of Geometry, Mathematics and Existence, Al Riwaq Art Space, Bahrain

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2026, Same Air, Tabari Artspace, Dubai, UAE
2025, Fragments of Folklore, MIR’A Art x THAA x TRIYAD, JAX District, Riyadh, KSA
2025, Riyadh Artweek, Tabari Artspace, Riyadh, KSA
2025, Saba Najd, Hafez Gallery, JAX District, Riyadh, KSA
2024, Art Must Be Artificial: Perspectives of AI in the Visual Arts, Diriyah Art Futures, Riyadh, KSA
2024, Pulse of Sound, Atrum Art Gallery, Riyadh, KSA
2021, Reflections: Contemporary Art of the Middle East and North Africa, The British Museum, London, UK
2021, Noor Riyadh, Riyadh, KSA
2020, Imprint, MASAHA (MISK), Riyadh, KSA
2019, Mnwr, Hafez Gallery, Kuwait City, Kuwait
2019, AI & Intercultural Art, King Fahad Cultural Center, Riyadh, KSA
2019, AI & Intercultural Art, State Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg, Russia
2019, Art Dubai, Dubai, UAE
2018, Al Burdah Festival, Abu Dhabi, UAE
2018, Misk Culture Expo, Paris, France
2018, Sharjah Calligraphy Biennial, Sharjah, UAE
2017, Wave Walk: Outdoor group sculptures (La Mer project), New York, US
2016, Islamic Art Now 2: Contemporary Art of the Middle East, LACMA (Los Angeles County Museum of Art), Los Angeles, US
2016, Perspective; Uncovered, Artcurial, Paris, France
2016, Perspective; Uncovered, Majestic Hotel, Cannes, France
2015, 3rd Doha Symposium for GCC Artists, Katara Cultural Village, Doha, Qatar
2015, There Are Many Walls But Not Enough Bridges (Iranian and Arab Art Show), Kunst(Zeug)Haus Museum, Rapperswil, Switzerland
2015, Trinity (Kelly Athanasiadou, Apostolis Zolotakis, Lulwah Al Homoud), WTC Art Gallery, Rotterdam, Netherlands
2015, The Dubai International Arabic Calligraphy Exhibition, Dubai, UAE
2014, Collaborative exhibition (Gabriela von Habsburg & Lulwah Al Homoud), Lucerne, Switzerland
2012, Written Images: Contemporary Calligraphy from the Middle East, Sundaram Tagore Gallery, Hong Kong
2011, Written Images: Contemporary Calligraphy from the Middle East, Sundaram Tagore Gallery, New York, US
2011, Arab & Iranian Art, Sotheby’s auction exhibition, London, UK
2011, Nabatt: A Sense of Being, MENASART Fair, Beirut, Lebanon
2011, Discipline of the Soul, Fiumano Fine Art Gallery, London, UK
2011, The Art of Writing – Bilder werden geschrieben, Kurhaus Kolonnaden Art Forum, Wiesbaden, Germany
2010, Nabatt: A Sense of Being, Duolun Museum, Shanghai, China
2010, La Première Grande Exposition d’Art Contemporain Saoudien à Paris, Musée du Montparnasse, Paris, France
2010, Hurouf: The Art of the Word, Sotheby’s auction exhibition, Doha, Qatar
2009, SU:MBISORI, Jeju Museum of Art, Jeju, South Korea
2009, Art Dubai, Dubai, UAE
2009, Christie’s auction exhibition, Dubai, UAE
2009, Balla Drama, Paradise Row Gallery, London, UK
2009, Bonhams auction exhibition, Dubai, UAE
2008, Edge of Arabia, Brunei Gallery, SOAS, London, UK
2008, 2011, 2015, Nominee, Jameel Prize, Victoria and Albert Museum, London, UK
2000, Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design, London, UK

COLLECTIONS
Abdullah AlSalem AlSabah Center, Kuwait
Barjeel Art Foundation, UAE
Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur

King Abdulaziz Center, Aramco, Al Khobar
LACMA (Los Angeles County Museum), US

Five Continents Museum (Museum Fünf Kontinente), Munich, Germany

Greenbox Museum, Amsterdam
Jameel ALJ Company, KSA

Jeju Museum of Art, South Korea

Ministry of Culture, Qatar

The Written Art Foundation, Germany

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

2021, Language as Form, Form as Language, on Lulwah Al Homoud, published by Rizzoli New York
2018, Beyond the Grid, a publication on the artist, Kutub Publishing, London, UK

2019, Geometry and Art in the Modern Middle East, Skira Publishing, Italy

2014, Contemporary Kingdom: The Saudi Art Scene

2014, Tariqah, Barjeel Art Foundation

2014, Saudi Artists: A Book on Creativity from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Aramco

2011, The Art of Writing, The Written Art Foundation, Germany

SELECTED PRESS

2025, Uncovering hidden meanings with Saudi artist Lulwah Al Homoud, Arab News

2025, Art Week Riyadh 2025: 5 Highlights From Its First-Ever Edition, Architectural Digest

2025, Fragments of Folklore in Saudi Arabia, Arts & Collections

2022, Lulwah Al-Homoud Elevates Saudi Arabian History and Culture, Wilson Center

2021, Award-Winning Saudi Artist Lulwah Al Homoud Shares Why Art is a Mechanism for Change, Vogue

2018, A Look At The Meditative Works Of Saudi Artist Lulwah Al Homoud, Harper's Bazaar