Raeda Saadeh, Palestine

Sa’adeh was born in Umm al-Fahm in 1977. She received her BFA and MFA from Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design in Jerusalem.

In 2015, Al-Monitor considered her among 50 people shaping the culture of the Middle East.

She has been awarded the bronze Chimera at ICASTICA the first International Arezzo Biennial of Art (2013); and the “Young Artist of the Year” prize by the AM Qattan Foundation, Ramallah (2000).

Her work is in the permanent collections of the Victoria and Albert Museum, London; Sharjah Art Museum,Fonds Regional d’Art Contemporain de Lorraine, Metz, France; and Magasin 3 Contemporary Art Museum,Stockholm, Sweden ;Centre National d’Art Contemporain de Grenoble, France.

Her work is mainly in photography, performance, video and installation, where Sa’adeh uses her body as the core subject of most of her work. She describes her themes as such: “In my artwork, the women I represent looks towards her future with a smile despite all struggles she may endure.”

Living in Jerusalem, Sa’adeh has extensively exhibited her work internationally, including at the European Parliament, the GEMAK Museum, The Hague, the House of World Culture, the Sydney Biennial, the Sharjah Biennial, as well as at exhibitions in Austria, France, Denmark, and others.

Raeda Saadeh. Sacrificial Lamb. Archival pigment print. 2024