Reem bint Mohammed Al Saud explained

Birth Place:Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Father:Mohammed bin Faisal Al Saud
Occupation:Collector, photographer, gallery owner
House:Al Saud

Reem bint Mohammed Al Saud (Arabic: ريم بنت محمد آل سعود), also known as Reem Al Faisal, is a Saudi Arabian photographer and gallery owner, who lives in Jeddah and Paris.

Biography

Reem is the daughter of Mohammed bin Faisal and granddaughter of King Faisal of Saudi Arabia.[1] She studied Arabic literature at King Abdulaziz University in Jeddah before leaving the school to attend Spéos in Paris to pursue photography.[2]

She authored Diwan Al Noor: A Photographic Journey through Light, Water, and People and The Hajj. Her primary medium is black and white photography, although work she unveiled in 2016 incorporated the use of colour and graphic design.[3] She has exhibited in Bahrain, China, Dubai, Egypt, France, Germany, Korea, the Netherlands, Palestine, Singapore, Spain, and the United States.[4]

The Empty Quarter, a photography gallery run by her in Dubai, opened in 2008 and was the first of its kind in the region. A sister gallery, located in Jeddah, opened in 2015.[5] [6]

In 2016 she bought the house of Chris Hardwick in Los Angeles.[1] Her former US property was an apartment at Sierra Towers building in West Hollywood which she owned between 2008 and 2013.[1]

In 2017 Reem Al Faisal was awarded Officier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, French order, due to her contributions to arts.[7]

Exhibitions

Notes and References

  1. News: Chris Hardwick sold his house to Princess Reem Al Faisal. 9 August 2020. Dirt. 12 October 2016.
  2. Web site: FotoFest 2014 Reem Al Faisal. 13 March 2016. 24 March 2014.
  3. News: Siraj Wahab. Art Is Not a Luxury, Says Princess Reem. 13 March 2016. Arab News. 3 April 2006.
  4. Web site: Reem Al Faisal. 13 March 2016. 6 March 2016. Women's Islamic Initiative in Spirituality and Equality (WISE). https://web.archive.org/web/20160306111703/http://www.wisemuslimwomen.org/muslimwomen/bio/reem_al_faisal/. dead.
  5. News: Jumana Al Tamimi. Saudi princess Reem Al Faisal makes photography her career. 13 March 2016. Gulf News. 1 April 2013.
  6. News: Joobin Bekhrad. Shiny Happy People. Reorient. 13 March 2016. 1 March 2016. 10 January 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210110033400/http://www.reorientmag.com/2016/03/reem-al-faisal/. dead.
  7. News: Through the lens of Reem Mohammed Al Faisal. 9 August 2020. Al Bilad. 12 March 2016.