Biography

An immigrant from Saudi Arabia, Hend Al-Mansour draws inspiration from Islamic art and Arabic aesthetics. Gender discrimination and social injustice shape her themes of highlighting women's power and their equal participation in cultural production. Al-Mansour had a degree in medicine from Cairo, Egypt, a Master of Fine Arts from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design, and a Master of Art History from the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota. 

Al-Mansour's work includes screen prints with stylized figures, Arabic calligraphy, Sadu and henna designs, and shrine-like installations made of printed fabric, sculptures, and animations. Al-Mansour has received numerous awards, including the Minnesota State Art Board's Creative Support in 2022, the Artist Initiative grant in 2019, the McKnight Fellowship in 2018, the Jerome Fellowship of Printmaking in 2013/14, and the Juror's Award of the Contemporary Islamic Art exhibition in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia in 2012. Al-Mansour has exhibited worldwide, lectured on Arab art and her journey, and curated exhibitions featuring Middle Eastern artists. Al-Mansour is a member of Rosalux Gallery, the Interfaith Artists group, and The Habibties, an artists group of multiethnic American women working to promote cultural diversity in the US.