Mona Khazindar
Mona Khazindar(born 1959)[1]is a Saudi-American art historian and curator. She was the Director General of theInstitut du Monde Arabefrom 2011 to 2014.[2]
Early life and education
[edit]Khazindar was born in the United States.[3]Her father, Abed Khazindar, was an author studying in the country at the time, and her mother, Shams al-Husseini Khazindar, was a journalist.[3][4]
Khazindar studied comparative literature at theAmerican University of Paris,and modern history atSorbonne University.[3]
Career
[edit]Khazindar began working at theInstitut du Monde Arabein 1986 as the head of the Department of Contemporary Art and Photography,[4]and as an overseer of the institute's permanent art collection.[3]
In 2011, Khazindar was made Director General of the Institut du Monde Arabe, making her the first women and first Saudi to hold the position.[3]That same year, she co-curated the Saudi pavilion at the54th Venice Bienniale,the first time Saudi Arabia had such a pavilion.[3]In 2012, the French Minister of Culture appointed Khazindar to theMuseum of European and Mediterranean Civilisationsas a permanent member.[2]
Khazindar has also been involved with Saudi organizations; from 2014 to 2015, she was a cultural advisor to theSaudi Ministry of Tourism,[4]and in 2018 she was appointed to the Saudi Cultural Authority by royal decree.[2][4][5]She is also a member of the advisory board of the King Abdulaziz Center of World Culture, and theSaudi Shoura Council.[4]As part of her role with the King Adulaziz Center, Khazindar has toured in the United States to discuss the history of Saudi Arabia through art.[6]
Khazindar has founded Al Mansouria Foundation for Culture and Creativity, which promotes Arab contemporary art.[5]
Khazindar has published two books:View from the Inside: Contemporary Arab Photography, Video and Mixed Media Art(2014), andVisions from Abroad: Historical and Contemporary Representations of Saudi Arabia(2019).[3][4]She has also edited books on Saudi and Arab artists, such as Abdulrahman Alsoliman andAdam Henein.[7]
Awards
[edit]Personal life
[edit]Khazindar is fluent in Arabic, French, and English.[3]As of 2017, she was living inRiyadh.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ab"Mona Khazindar honored".Arab News.2012-02-08.Retrieved2023-09-10.
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- ^abcdefghi"Mona Khazindar: The First Female (and First Saudi) Director of the Arab World Institute in Paris".About Her.2018-10-27.Retrieved2023-09-10.
- ^abcdefAldaej, Nourah (March 8, 2023)."The Culture Diplomat: Mona Khazindar On Her Book Visions from Abroad And Her Contributions To Arab Art And Culture".Harper's Bazaar Arabia.RetrievedSeptember 9,2023.
- ^ab"Three Saudi women appointed in newly formed General Authority for Culture".Al Arabiya English.2018-04-06.Retrieved2023-09-10.
- ^abAnania, Billy."Saudi scholar traces visual history of her homeland".Asbury Park Press.Retrieved2023-09-10.
- ^Gronlund, Melissa (2021-06-24)."Misk launches The Art Library to support art scholarship: 'The idea is to give opportunities'".The National.Retrieved2023-09-10.
- 1959 births
- Living people
- 21st-century American non-fiction writers
- 21st-century American women writers
- 21st-century Saudi Arabian women writers
- 21st-century Saudi Arabian writers
- American art curators
- American art historians
- American University of Paris alumni
- American women non-fiction writers
- Saudi Arabian curators
- Saudi Arabian historians
- Saudi Arabian non-fiction writers
- Saudi Arabian women curators
- Saudi Arabian women historians
- Sorbonne University
- Women art historians
- Women non-fiction writers