Abdulnassar Gharem

Abdulnassar Gharem was born in 1973 in the Saudi Aarabian City of Khamis Mushait, where he continues to live and work today. In 1992, Gharem graduated from the King Abdulaziz Academy before attending the Leader Institute in Riyadh.


In 2003, he studied at the influential Al-Meftaha Arts Village in Abha and in 2004, Gharem and the Al-Meftaha artists staged a group exhibition, Shattah, which challenged existing modes of art practice in Saudi Arabia. Since then, Gharem has exhibited in Europe, the Gulf, and the USA, including at Martin Gropius-Bau and at the Venice, Sharjah, and Berlin Biennales.


Gharem made history when his installation Message/Messenger sold for a world record price at auction in Dubai, establishing Gharem as the highest selling living Gulf artist. Gharem donated the proceeds of the sale to Edge of Arabie to foster art education in his native country.