Dr. Soha AlZaid

Dr Soha AlZaid is a Saudi artist, academic, and curator specializing in visual arts. Her practice brings together academic research and contemporary artistic practice to explore culture, identity, and visual history in Saudi Arabia.

She currently serves as Chair of the Board of the Saudi Scientific Society for Arts and Design and previously served as Editor-in-Chief of the Saudi Journal of Arts and Design. Her professional engagements include collaborations with Sotheby’s and Christie’s, where she contributes critical texts on artworks within the field of visual arts.

Her recent engagements include moderating and facilitating panel discussions and public conversations exploring contemporary art and culture, including her participation in the 2026 Tuwaiq Sculpture Symposium. Through a career that brings together academic and artistic practice, curatorial and exhibition work, and editorial practice, she contributes to the evolving discourse on Saudi art, visual culture, identity, and the Kingdom’s dynamic cultural landscape.