DUBAI: Breaking glass ceilings, two Arab woman artists have been shortlisted for the United Kingdom’s $50,000 Artes Mundi prize.
UK’s biennial exhibition and international contemporary art prize announced the shortlist for its 10th edition.
The list of international nominees features two Arab artists — Alia Farid from Kuwait and Mounira Al-Solh from Lebanon.
The artists’ works will be featured in the biennial exhibition taking place from October 2023 to March 2024.
The winner of the prestigious contemporary art award, which will be announced during the exhibition, will receive around $50,000.
Farid is a multidisciplinary creative. (Supplied)
Farid, who exhibited in Germany, Japan, Spain, the US, and elsewhere, is a multidisciplinary creative whose work ranges from writing and drawing, to film sculpture and installation.
Al-Solh is a visual artist who creates video installations, paintings, drawings, and embroidery, to name a few areas. Her work focuses on self-reflection, feminism, and micro-history along with social and political topics.
She has had exhibitions around the world including in the US, Germany, France, the Netherlands, Turkey, and Qatar.
Farid and Al-Solh will compete alongside Rushdi Anwar from Kurdistan, Carolina Caycedo from Colombia, Naomi Rincon Gallardo from Mexico, Taloi Havini from Papua New Guinea, and Nguyen Trinh Thi from Vietnam.
