Manal AlDowayan is a Saudi Arabian artist of many talents with a singular path. A graduate of systems analysis and design, she worked in an oil company before coming out as an artist.

Internationally acclaimed, Manal’s artistic practice - quote - navigates a territory where the personal and the political overlap. 

Manal AlDowayan's s art is socially conscious, grounded in the love of Saudi Arabian land, Arabian culture and language, and also contains a universal dimension, which is why she caught Revue {R}évolution’s eye.

In this episode, we discuss the power of invisibility, what happens when women are not pressured by male gaze, Eastern cultural diversity and genius, Manal’s creative genesis and process, fatherly love, and why it’s good to have a job to support you until you can make it as an artist.

Co-hosted by Poet Murielle Mobengo and Awarded Artist Maria Linares Freire

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