Artist Statement:

When color became my friend, it was a very fortunate event.

I used to feel happy while painting, feeling even happier by gazing at my work later on.
I realized that colors coming from within, when communicating with others came back to converse with me.

It is a blissful feeling when colors reach peoples’ hearts because they become brighter by the mere fact that they are seen by others.

Biography:

Date of birth: 16/11/1950
Marital status: Married - 3 children

Academic status
Elementary & Secondary School:
Marist school Jounieh 1958-1965

High School
Champville College 1966-1969

University
- 1974 Bachelor degree in Philosophy - LU
- 1977 Bachelor degree in Psychology - LU
- 1977 Bachelor degree in Sociology - LU
- 1978 Diploma in Drawing & Painting - LU
- 1978 Bachelor degree in Law - LU
- 1985 Master degree in Philosophy - LU

Senior Projects
1978 Diploma project in Drawing & Painting subject "Omar Onsi".
1985 Master project in Philosophy "Foreign exchange in the economic philosophy".

Art exhibitions
- 1974 - 2015, Participant in different group exhibitions in Lebanon.
- 1986 - 2002, Participant at "Autumn exhibition" at Sursock Museum, Beirut, associate since 1995.
- 1988, Single exhibition at Rumors gallery -Kaslik.
- 2006, Single exhibition at gallery "Surface Libre" - Jal el Dib - "Dialogues".
- 2008, Single exhibition at gallery "Surface Libre" - Jal el Dib - "Echos du Regard".
- 2010, Single exhibition at gallery "Surface Libre" - Jal el Dib - "Interference".
- 2013, Solo exhibition at gallery "Surface Libre" Jal-el-Dib - "Pulsations".
- 2015, Solo exhibition at Exode Gallery "Point de vue"
- 2016, Solo exhibition at Exode Gallery "Taqasim"
- 2018. Solo exhibition at Exode Gallery "Qassa'ed"
- 2019, Solo exhibition at Exode Gallery "Reflets et Fenêtre"

Associations
- Member of Lebanese Art Association - Member of the Board 2018
- Member of Cultural Committee of Grand Bikfaya

Prizes
- 1970, Poetry prize from "Dar el Fan Wal Adab"
- 1980, Drawing prize for the "5 Lebanese Pounds" from "Banque du Liban"
- 2013, 1st place Lombard Award, 22nd Annual Open Members Show, Dayton Visual Arts Center (DIVAC), Exhibition Theme: Water Water Everywhere"
- 2016, Prize of the painting section of LAPS

Professional status
1994 - 2014 - Executive Director of the Financial Markets Department at "Banque du Liban" - Beirut

Syndicate experience
1993-1997 Secretary of Central Bank's employee's syndicate
2005-2009 President of Central Bank's employee's syndicate

Member of the board of Bikfaya and Mhaydseh Municipality

Languages
Arabic - French - English

Hobbies
Chess and general sports

Contact: [email protected]
Physical address:
Zalka - Relax building Tel: 01-887162
Bikfaya - El Delb Tel: 04-986616