Mona Saudi
Artist
Biography
Mona Saudi (1945–2022) was a Jordanian sculptor, born in Amman, who studied at the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris and later lived in Beirut. Working mainly in stone, she created organic, abstract forms inspired by growth, the earth and poetry, and is regarded as one of the leading modern sculptors of the Arab world; her work is held by institutions including the Museum of Modern Art and the Centre Pompidou.