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.