Abdulelah Al-Sabhan – Known as “Sabhan” or “The Seventh”
A Saudi graffiti artist born in Riyadh. His journey began in 2005 on the streets of the capital, where the wall transformed from a passive surface to a voice, and the spray can from a wild tool into a conscious expression.
Sabhan started as an independent artist marking his presence in public spaces, challenging visual silence. Today, he stands as one of the longest-active and most influential graffiti artists in Riyadh.
Over the years, his style evolved from spontaneous tags to a structured visual language rooted in identity and culture.
Artistic Style
Sabhan’s work revolves around the Arabic letter, which he draws in a complex yet always readable form — a balance between abstraction and clarity.
While his early works focused on English lettering, he gradually shifted entirely toward Arabic, driven by a desire to reflect his identity, heritage, and Najdi roots.
His work fuses Najdi cultural elements, Islamic art motifs, geometric structures, and touches of abstract and caricatured styles.
For him, the Arabic letter is not just readable — it is visual, alive, and full of movement and energy.
Contact:
Abduldes@Gmail.com
CV
Selected Murals & Public Art:
2025: Spoken Walls (Judran Nateqa), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
2025: ROSHN waterfront, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
2024: Fairmont, Ramlah, Riyadh Saudi Arabia
2024: Meeting of styles, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
2024: Hawi Mural, Riadh, Saudi Arabia
2023: Laysen valley (Saudi National Day), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
2022: EUNIC - She who moves, Riyadh Saudi Arabia
2021: Riyadh Season
2019: Diriyah Season
2019: Riyadh Airports, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
2019: Mobily, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
2019: Mobily, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
2019: Mobily, Dammam, Saudi Arabia
2019: Catch 22 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
2018: Emirate of Eastern province - Art is Eastern (Alfan Sharqi) in Khobar, Saudi Arabia
2016: Red Bull’s Malja, Bahrain
Workshops & Speaks
2024: Hawi (graffiti online course on Hawi’s platform)
2023: Rash street art festival (Graffiti workshop for beginners), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
2022: Shift 22 Street Art festival (Speaks on graffiti development &culture in Saudi Arabia), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Exhibition:
2019: UAE notional day Exhibition at UAE embassy, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
2019: MSK ART (Group exhibition), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
2015: National museum of Indonesia (Stickers designers show), Jakarta, Indonesia