Mounira Al Solh Read Bio Collapse
Mounira Al Solh (b. 1978, Lebanon, lives and works between Beirut and Amsterdam) is a visual artist whose practice spans video and installation, painting and drawing, text and publishing, embroidery, and performance. Irony and self-reflectivity are central strategies for her work, which explores feminist issues, tracks patterns of micro-history, and bears witness to the impact of conflict and displacement. Her work has been shown at Museumsquartier Osnabrück, Germany (2022); Mori Art Museum, Tokyo (2020); Jameel Arts Centre, Dubai (2018); and The Art Institute Chicago (2018); Sharjah Biennial (2023); Busan Biennale (2022); Palais De Tokyo, Paris (2020); Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven (2020); Documenta 14, Kassel and Athens (2017); Venice Biennale (2015); and 11th International Istanbul Biennial (2009), among others. She is the recipient of the ABN AMRO Art Award (2023), the Uriôt Prize from the Rijksakademie, Amsterdam (2007), and the Videobrasil jury prize for her video Rawane’s Song (2007).