Biography

Razan AlSarraf (b.1996) is a visual artist, curator and educator based between Kuwait and Los Angeles. Through painting, drawing, video and sound, she reflects on the interactions of people with land and landscape.

AlSarraf received an MFA in Art from the California Institute of the Arts and a BFA in Fine Arts with honors from the School of Visual Arts in New York. She is the recipient of the SVA Alumni Society Scholarship & Award and Ministry of Higher Education of Kuwait Merit Bachelors and Masters Scholarships. She has exhibited internationally, participating within shows in New York, Los Angeles, Singapore, France, the UAE, Qatar and Kuwait. She has given multiple lectures and talks at institutions such as Harvard University, CalArts, SVA New York, Asia Society New York, CAP Kuwait and Kuwait University, and has curated exhibitions at CalArts, SVA, ArtX New York, GOES TO OCEAN in LA, and the Contemporary Art Platform in Kuwait. 

 
Works
  • Razan Al Sarraf, On the Road I, 2025
    On the Road I, 2025
  • Razan Al Sarraf, On the Road II, 2025
    On the Road II, 2025
  • Razan Al Sarraf, On the Road III, 2025
    On the Road III, 2025
  • Razan Al Sarraf, Sheikh XV, 2019
    Sheikh XV, 2019
  • Razan Al Sarraf, Sheikh VIII, 2019
    Sheikh VIII, 2019
  • Razan Al Sarraf, Salt of the Earth ft. geologic ghosts (Shuwaikh I), 2025
    Salt of the Earth ft. geologic ghosts (Shuwaikh I), 2025
  • Razan Al Sarraf, Salt of the Earth ft. geologic ghosts (Shuwaikh II), 2025
    Salt of the Earth ft. geologic ghosts (Shuwaikh II), 2025
  • Razan Al Sarraf, Mishwar, 2025
    Mishwar, 2025
  • Razan Al Sarraf, Untitled I, 2020
    Untitled I, 2020
  • Razan Al Sarraf, Sheikh XX, 2019
    Sheikh XX, 2019
  • Razan Al Sarraf, Alienated dust, 2022
    Alienated dust, 2022
  • Razan Al Sarraf, Mushta'ela (On Fire), 2025
    Mushta'ela (On Fire), 2025
  • Razan Al Sarraf, Darb (A Long Path), 2025
    Darb (A Long Path), 2025
  • Razan Al Sarraf, Sheikh XI, 2019
    Sheikh XI, 2019
  • Razan Al Sarraf, Sheikh VII, 2019
    Sheikh VII, 2019
  • Razan Al Sarraf, On the Road IV, 2025
    On the Road IV, 2025
  • Razan Al Sarraf, Granular Meditations - Bayan Kuwait (I,II,III,IV), 2025
    Granular Meditations - Bayan Kuwait (I,II,III,IV), 2025
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