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Albarakati, M. (2026, October 13). A pioneering Jeddah schoolhouse show reaches Frieze Masters in London 58 years later. Semafor. https://www.semafor.com/article/10/13/2026/a-pioneering-jeddah-schoolhouse-show-reaches-frieze-masters-in-london-58-years-later
Albarakati, Manal. “A pioneering Jeddah schoolhouse show reaches Frieze Masters in London 58 years later.” Semafor, 13 Oct. 2026, https://www.semafor.com/article/10/13/2026/a-pioneering-jeddah-schoolhouse-show-reaches-frieze-masters-in-london-58-years-later.
Albarakati, Manal. “A pioneering Jeddah schoolhouse show reaches Frieze Masters in London 58 years later.” Semafor, October 13, 2026. https://www.semafor.com/article/10/13/2026/a-pioneering-jeddah-schoolhouse-show-reaches-frieze-masters-in-london-58-years-later.
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In 1968, two female artists exhibited their paintings at Dar Al-Tarbia Al-Hadetha school in Jeddah, marking one of the earliest exhibitions by women in Saudi Arabia. One of these artists, Mounirah Mosly, who passed away in 2019, spent her career contributing to Aramco publications and organizing children’s art competitions while creating collages incorporating materials like dyes, snakeskin, and rope that reflected themes of war and Palestine.
Nearly six decades later, in 2026, Mosly's work is featured at the prestigious Frieze Masters fair in London, alongside that of another Saudi modernist artist, Abdulrahman Alsulaiman. The Athr Gallery from Jeddah is making its debut at Frieze with these artists, placing Mosly’s pieces in the fair’s Feminist Legacies section, recognizing her contributions to art history.
