Alaa Tarabzouni

Alaa Tarabzouni is a curator and artist with 10+ years of experience in arts and culture. Former Director of ATHR Gallery and Senior Advisor at Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Culture (since 2018), she now curates independently. Her architecture background shapes her focus on context, blending art, space, and viewer experience. She co-founded Very Public (2018), an artist-run space in Riyadh. Academic credentials include architecture degrees from Newcastle University (UK), Pratt Institute (NY), and a Master’s in Arts & Cultural Enterprise from Central Saint Martins (London). She also taught architecture at AlFaisal University, Riyadh.