Lina Lazaar


Lina Lazaar is a Tunisian art critic and curator.

Early life and education

Although she is Tunisian, Lazaar was born in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and grew up in Geneva, Switzerland.
She attended the London School of Economics.

Career

Lazaar is an art critic, art curator, and Sotheby's international contemporary art specialist.
An activist promoter of Middle Eastern art, she founded Jeddah Art Week and co-founded Ibraaz.

Personal life

Lazaar was married to Saudi Arabian businessman Hassan Jameel in 2012 and divorced in 2017.