Noura Safar Lemnaru – Biography
Noura Safar Lemnaru was born and raised in a creative environment in Saudi Arabia. Initially influenced by her father and his successful writing career, Noura began by expressing herself with words. She wrote poems, essays, and short stories and had her writing published. That gave her the confidence and encouraged her at that early stage to continue writing and develop her skills. She participated in several poetry and writing meetings, lectures and poetry reading nights, and won a provincial youth prize when she was 19 years old. At the same time, she dabbled in various aspects and all kind of arts and was steeped in the work of local artists like Abdulrahman Alsoliman, Maisoon Saker, and Mohamed Bushara. As a child, she had the opportunity to participate in youth galleries set up by children’s magazines, e.g. “Al-Jeel Al-Jadeed/ The New Generation” based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
As all artists know, there comes a time when the decision between following your art dream and having a “normal and stable” career must be made. For Noura, the choice was made for her in the form of becoming a doctor. Enrolling in medical school brought its own set of challenges, eventually halting her writing and visual arts journey. However, while it looked like the art door would forever close, it unexpectedly opened again while chasing medical degrees and furthering her education in Canada.