Mona Saudi

Mona Saudi (1 October 1945 – 16 February 2022) was a Jordanian sculptor, publisher, and art activist.

Life and career Mona Saudi was born in Amman, Jordan. Her mother was Syrian, while her paternal family had roots in Hejaz.

Saudi attended Zain Al-Ashraf School.

In Beirut, she met influential artists, poets and intellectuals, including Adonis, Paul Guiragossian and Michel Basbous, and became part of their social circle. In Paris, she began using stone as a medium for her sculpture and had been using it ever since.

Saudi died on 16 February 2022, at the age of 76.

Work Saudi mainly sculpts in stone. She used stones from around the world to create her sculptures. Outside of her country, Saudi was one of the best known Jordanian artists. Her subject matter explored themes of growth and creation.

Select list of sculptures Mother / Earth, 1965 In Time of War: Children Testify, 1970 Growth, Jordanian jade, c. 2002 The Seed, 2007

Selected solo exhibitions Poetry and Form, Sharjah Art Museum, 2018 Poetry in Stone, UAE, 2015 Al-Balkaa Art Gallery, Fuheis, Jordan, 1992 Gallery 50 x 70, Beirut, Lebanon, 1992 Al-Salmieh Gallery, Kuwait City, Kuwait, 1985 Alia Art Gallery, Amman, Jordan, 1983 Galerie Épreuve d'Artiste, Beirut, 1982 Galerie Elissar, Beirut, 1981 Galerie Contemporain, Beirut, 1975 Gallery One, Beirut, 1973 Galerie Vercamer, Paris, 1971

Selected group exhibitions Forces of Change: Artists of the Arab World, 1994 The National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, DC, 1994 Atelier Art Public, Paris, 1993 Jordanian Contemporary Art Ontario, Canada, 1991 Arab Contemporary Art, Paris, 1987 Arab Contemporary Art, London, 1983