Safeya Binzagr

Safeya Binzagr (; , 1940 – 12 September 2024) was a Saudi Arabian artist, active in the art scene of Jeddah. She opened a museum and gallery, the Darat Safeya Binzagr, in 2000. She was the only artist in her country to have their own museum.

Early life and education Binzagr was born in 1940 to a "well-known merchant family" in Jeddah. She was privately taught art in Egypt and went on to earn a degree from St Martin's School of Art in 1965. In 1970, she was the first woman to hold a solo exhibition of her work in Saudi Arabia. Despite her art being presented, Binzagr was not allowed to attend the openings of her own exhibitions until Aramco held a private exhibition of her work in 1976. She was instead represented by male members of her family. In 1973, she chose to stop selling her art. In 1979, Binzagr published a book about Saudi Arabian art called Saudi Arabia, An Artist's View of the Past.

Her work uses various mediums, ranging from oil paint, watercolor, pastel, drawing and etchings, Binzagr paints cultural themes in order to preserve the cultural traditions of her country. The museum took about nine years of planning and construction and was opened in 2000. Binzagr hosted public events at her museum to promote art in Saudi Arabia.

Legacy and art market At Sotheby's Origins II sale in Diriyah on 31 January 2026, Binzagr's 1968 painting Coffee Shop in Madina Road sold for US$2.063 million. The Art Newspaper described the result as an auction record for Binzagr.