AHAAD ALAMOUDI
Ahaad Alamoudi, A clean you can feel, mixed media with video and audio, 14cm x 11cm x 9cm, 2022, Ed. of 10
BIOGRAPHY
Ahaad Alamoudi is a multidisciplinary artist whose works involves ethnographic studies that trace the intersection between past and contemporary history of Saudi Arabia. Constantly moving between both Saudi Arabia and England. Ahaad is interested in how communities measure and promote heritage through archiving and how different historical narratives weave throughout families and communities.
Ahaad pursued her studies in KSA receiving a Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design at the Dar Al-Hekma University in 2014, and a MFA in Print from the Royal College of Art. She is currently back in Saudi Arabia lecturing at Dar Al Hekma University. Using the Internet as a way to explore the conflicting representations of Arabs today, Ahaad’s work is shown in both the Middle East and the west. Ahaad applies her multidisciplinary approach to her practice, whether performance, video or sculpture.
Ahaad Alamoudi
Born 1991
Lives and works in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Education
Phd Candidate, Royal College of Art, 2021-23
Masters in Print, Royal College of Art, 2017
Bachelor of Arts in Visual Communication, Dar Al-Hekma University, 2014
Exhibitions
Pygostyle, The Residence Gallery, London, 2022
Bienal Sur, JAX district Riyadh - CCK, Buenos Aires - Al-Kuzam Palace, Jeddah, 2021
Garden of E-Arthly Delights, Sumac Space, 2021
Sinbad: A Dream Like State of Mind, Studio, Jeddah 2021
Spacetoons, Athr Gallery, 2021
Roundabout, Athr Gallery, 2021
"Suadi Old Man Calling The Camels In The Desert and they run to him like baby run to his
mother, then they start Kissing and huging him", Bawa Gallery, 2021
Each Vertebra is an Extinct Sun, Galerie Imane, 2021
Pending, San Mei Gallery, London 2020
Imprint. Misk Art Institute, Riyadh, 2020
Les Metamorphoses, Videodrome, Paris 2020
DIG, San Mie Gallery, London 2020
Heat Burns: Ahaad Alamoudi Solo, Athr Gallery, Jeddah 2020
Durational Portrait, Athr Gallery, Jeddah 2020
Color Bar, Maraya Art Centre, Sharjah 2019
Habibi Collective, Catford Mews , London 2019
New Museum, Screens Series: Ahaad Alamoudi, New York 2019
Public/Private, Saudi Arts Council Albalad, Jeddah 2019
45th Bahrain Annual Fine Art Exhibition, The Arena, Bahrain, 2019
Out of place, Athr, Jeddah 2019
Al Obour, 21,39 6th Edition, Saudi Arts Council, Jeddah 2019
Dubai Design Week, Eastern province of KSA Pavilion, Dubai 2019
Young Arab Exhibition, ArtX, New York, 2018
30DAYFREETRIAL, SET, 2018
MANWAR, Makan Hafez Gallery, Jeddah, 2018
Refusing to be still, Saudi Art Council, Jeddah, 2018
Event Night, The mosaic rooms, London, 2017
C*nt, KK Outlet, London 2017
Letters, Athr Gallery, Jeddah 2017
RCA Degree Show, Royal College of Art, London 2017
Tadafuq, Beydoun Exhibition Space, Jeddah 2017
EDIT+CONTROL, Hockney Gallery, London 2016
Phantom Punch, Bates Museum of Art, Lewiston Maine 2016
GENERA#ION, Minnesota Street Project, San Francisco 2016
Parallel Kingdom, Station Museum of Contemporary Art, Houston 2016
Notes.app, Dyson Gallery, London 2016
Break/Link, CGP London, London 2016
Mabout Almater, Alhangar, Jeddah 2016
Work in Progress Show, Royal College of Art, London 2016
Bsm Allah, Alhangar, Jeddah 2015
Rhizome, 55th Venice Biennale, Venice 2013
Identity, Dar Al-Hekma University, Jeddah 2013
We Need to Talk, Edge of Arabia. Jeddah 2012
Rock Paper Scissors, Dar Al-Hekma University, Jeddah 2012
Young Saudi Artist, Athr gallery, Jeddah 2012
Saudiyat Exhibition, Jeddah 2012
Lamman, Dar Al-Hekma University, Jeddah 2011
Shubak Festival, City Hall Exhibition, England/London 2011
Most competitive youth, Crossway Foundation, England/London 2011
Dar Al-Hekma foundation year final Exhibition, Jeddah 2011
Jeddah Prep Annual Exhibition, Jeddah 2010
Art Fairs
Art Basel OVR: Portals - 2021
Dubai Design Week - 2019
Art Dubia - 2018 / 2021
Abu Dhabi Art Fair - 2018
Young International Art Fair #11 Paris – 2017
Residencies
Residency Unlimited, New York City, 2019
Up and coming, Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts, 2019
Middle East Now Residency, Florence 2018
21,39 Refusing to be still, Germany, 2018
Crossway Foundation Texas, 2017
Crossway Foundation London, 2010
Talks
Misk Art institute, Spacetoons: Artist Talk, Riyadh 2021
Gulf Arts and Culture Symposium, Washington DC, 2018
Art Dubai, In discussion with Ahaad Alamoudi, Matteo lon, Pierre Depaz, Marisa Maria Katz:
Contemporary art and VR, 2018
Abu Dhabi Art, (Mis)interpretation: Critical thinking in Arab contemporary art practice, 2018
Primer 8, Transformation and possibilities - Speculative futures, Berkley 2018
Talk, Ahaad's Presentation at Mnassa headquarters, Jeddah 2017
Talk, In Conversation: Abdulnasser Gharem, Ahaad Alamoudi and Shaweesh with Sarah Thornton, San Francisco 2016
Experience
Lecturer, Dar Al Hekma University, Jeddah 2018-19
The Saudi Art Council (21,39), Print workshop, Jeddah 2015
Dar Al Hekma University, Central Academic Advising Officer, Jeddah 2014-2014
3 Points, Internship program, Jeddah 2013
Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Booklet Design, Jeddah 2013
Hekayat 10, “Buddies” advisor, Jeddah 2013
Naqsh Art Studio, Educational program, kids workshop. Instructor, Jeddah 2013
Edge of Arabia (We Need to Talk), Lino Printing Workshop, Jeddah 2012
Ibdaa - Technical Drawing and Expressive Art Workshop, Jeddah 2010-2011
Publications
GQ Magazine, Voices of the Kingdom, 2021
Elle Magazine, Let it Shine, 2021
The National, A New Wave of NFT Art is Taking Over the Kingdom, 2021
Khaleejesque, Ahaad Alamoudi Arresting in her vibrancy, 2018
Canvas Magazine, The Kingdom Stirs, 2018
Arab News, Ancient and modern attitudes collide in the work of Saudi artist Ahaad Alamoudi, 2018
The Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington, Ahaad Al-amoudi: Imagining Saudi Past and Future through Art, 2018
Arab News, ‘Punching holes in the darkness’ : Leading Middle East female artists light up London, 201
Vogue Arabia, Ahlam Alshamsi Gets Blown Out of Proportion, 2017
Bazaar, Saudi Art Heads West, 2016
RCA, Print Student Ahaad Alamoudi Visits Southwest USA with Crossway Foundation, 2016
Elpaso Times, International students explore borders, identity, 2016 - SF Weekly,
The Surrealism of Saudi Arabian Contemporary Art, 2016
East Bay Express, Contemporary Saudi Arabian Art, in Context, 2016
Art Radar, A feminine look at Saudi Arabia’s “GENERA#ION” at Minnesota Street Project, San
Francisco, 2016
The Creators Project, 12 Saudi Arabian Artists Explore the Kingdom’s Future, 2016
Saudi Gazette, Saudi artists present an intellectual artistic paradigm in the United States, 2016
OF NOTE, the burqa issue, 2015
Urban Times, From Jeddah to England and back again, 2014
Robertk, Review of the Venice biennale, 2013
Athr Gallery, Young Saudi Youth-Booklet, 2012
Edge of Arabia, We Need to talk-Booklet, 2012
Flaneur, Young voices in Saudi Art, 2012
Saudi Gazette, Edge of Arabia, 2010
Design magazine, Crossway Foundation, 2010
Hullabaloo: Young Writers Poetry 2005