Jeddah
Saudi Arabia
Since childhood, art has been her lens—her way of seeing, expressing, and making sense of the world. As a Saudi Muslim woman, Raghad creates visual narratives that honor, complicate, and reimagine the intricate stories embedded in her heritage. She draws from photographs, domestic architecture, street scenes, and archival imagery—not as direct templates, but as portals to reinterpret, abstract, and re-layer with personal and cultural insight.
Her work often features symbolic imagery and character-driven scenes that transform everyday objects and moments. The visual elements are more than aesthetic choices; they serve as tools of cultural mapping and emotional archiving.
Raghad’s practice is rooted in lived experience but aims for collective resonance. She explores the tension between memory and transformation, reclaiming overlooked narratives and quiet social details to inspire dialogue, preserve cultural memory, and provide younger generations with a visual language that reflects their identities with nuance, depth, and pride.
Her work has been exhibited in All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace at La MaMa Galleria in New York, and she was recently selected to exhibit in YSA 25 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, where her non-linear video installation investigates identity through architectural transitions and social space.
Now based in Jeddah, Raghad continues to create visual archives that bridge generations and offer a layered, emotionally resonant expression of Saudi culture—personal yet shared, reflective yet quietly radical.