Ithra Opens Exhibition Showcasing Women Artists From Across the Arab World

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Dhahran, September 19, 2025 (Saudi Arabia Breaking News) – The King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture (Ithra) inaugurated the exhibition “Horizon in Their Hands: Women Artists from the Arab World” at the Ithra Museum on Thursday, featuring works by 50 women artists from across the region. The exhibition will run until February 14, 2026.

The collection highlights pioneering contributions to the Arab modern art movement between the 1960s and 1980s, showcasing their impact on the cultural and visual landscape of the region.

Farah Abushullaih, Head of the Ithra Museum, said the exhibition reflects Ithra’s mission of preserving heritage, amplifying diverse voices, and fostering dialogue between past, present, and future. She noted that the collaboration with the Barjeel Art Foundation represents an important step in highlighting underrepresented narratives in Arab art history.

Featured works include pieces by Saudi pioneer Safeya Binzagr (1940–2024), one of the first Saudi women to hold a solo art exhibition in the Kingdom, and Saudi artist Mounirah Mosly (1954–2019), known for using materials such as copper, palm fibers, paper, and papyrus. The exhibition also displays Ezba by Egyptian artist Inji Efflatoun (1924–1989), alongside works by Moroccan artist Chaibia Talal (1929–2004), Palestinian-born Vera Tamari (b. 1945), Egyptian-German artist Susan Hefuna (b. 1962), and others.

The exhibition further includes works by early modernists such as Egyptian painter Zeinab Abd El Hamid (1919–2002) and Tunisian tapestry artist Safia Farhat (1924–2004), as well as contemporary voices including Bahraini artist Mariam Al Fakhro (b. 1952) and Kuwaiti artist Suad Al-Essa (b. 1943).