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Lina Lazaar (born 1983) is a Tunisian art critic and curator. [1] [2] Early life and education. Although she is Tunisian, Lazaar was born in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and grew up in Geneva, Switzerland. [3] She attended the London School of Economics. [3] Career.
Jun 24, 2019 · The news sent the internet into overdrive and with fans Googling Hassan Jameel left, right and centre, they were quick to find out about his five-year marraige with Lina Lazaar. Here’s everything we know about the Tunisian artist and the Saudi businessman…
Jul 2, 2018 · Lina Lazaar has championed art from the Arab World to a global audience for over a decade, exploring notions of cultural activism, patronage and artistic confidence. It’s been seven years since the Arab Spring. A historical turning point for the Arab World and one whose effects we are still experiencing.
Not even 30, Sotheby’s art specialist Lina Lazaar Jameel has already made a name for herself by pushing contemporary Arab art to the fore of the global art scene.
Jun 26, 2021 · Lina Lazaar, founder of Jaou Tunis, has initiated a number of quietly, but genuinely subversive projects. In 2012, when married to her first husband, Hassan Jameel of the billionaire Saudi family, she instituted the first Jeddah Art Week – which, called Art JAW, is a progenitor for Art Jaou.
Specialised in contemporary art, Lina Lazaar holds an MA in Art History from Sotheby’s Institute of Art. Throughout her career at Sotheby’s she supported the emergence of contemporary Arab art on the international scene after which she worked as a curator and joined KLF as its President.
Lina Lazaar was born in Saudi Arabia and brought up in Geneva, where her father, Kamel Lazaar was the founder of Swicorp, one of the first investment banks in the MENA region. She studied at the London School of Economics and, remaining in London, worked as a specialist for Sotheby’s.
