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Biography |
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1931 |
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Born in Beirut, Lebanon |
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1964 |
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Executed a sculpture portrait of her father and also began the first prototypes of her embroidered and hand-painted gowns. |
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1964 - 1968 |
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Studied art at the American University of Beirut |
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1970 |
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Moved from Beirut to Paris, France |
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1981 - 1982 |
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Lived and worked in New York |
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1982 |
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Returned to Paris, where she began work with Rumanian sculptor George Apostu on a series of stone, wood and terra cotta sculptures. |
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Began painting at the age of 16 under the private tutelage of Fernando Manetti, an Italian artist then residing in Lebanon. |
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Moved from Paris to Venice, California, where she presently lives and works. |
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Exhibitions |
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2009 |
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Up coming solo show at LA contemporary, Los Angeles |
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2009 |
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Peter Findlay Gallery, New York in May (solo) |
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2009 |
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Up coming show from the 2nd to the 22nd of March, Kuwait |
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2009 |
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Up coming show at art Dubai from the 17th to the 21st of March |
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2009 |
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Up coming collective show at LA contemporary, Los Angeles |
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2007 |
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Sotheby’s London Auction. |
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2007 |
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Christie’s Dubai Auction. |
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2006 |
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Christie’s Dubai Auction. |
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2006 |
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Show May at Janine Rubeiz Gallery, Beirut. (solo) |
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2006 |
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Show April at Samy kinge Gallery, Paris. (solo) |
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2005 |
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Show at Michael’s restaurant Gallery, Santa Monica, California. (solo) |
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2005 |
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the inauguration of the National Public Library, Beirut, Lebanon |
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2004 |
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Gallery st. Germain, Beverly Hills, California |
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2004 |
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Pacific Design Center, “Free Style”, Los Angeles |
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2003 |
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“Introspective”, Janine Rubeiz Gallery, Beirut. (solo) |
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2001 |
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“Silent letters”, Sami Kinge Gallery, Paris. (solo) |
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2001 |
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Galerie Janine Rubeiz, “Salon International d’art Contemporain-Artuel”, Beirut |
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2001 |
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Galerie Janine Rubeiz, “St’Art 2001”, Fire D’Art Contemporain de Strasbourg, Beirut |
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2000 |
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“L’argent”, Janine Rubeiz Gallery, Beirut. (solo) |
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1999 |
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“Silent Letters and touchables”, Off Main Gallery, Bergamot Station, Santa Monica (solo). |
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1999 |
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Galerie Janine Rubeiz, “ Europ’Art”, Foire Internationale d’Art |
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1999 |
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Janine Rubeiz Gallery “Europ’Art” Foire Internationale d’Art, Geneve |
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1998 |
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“The Scapes & Escapes”, Elena Zass Gallery, Laguna Beach. (solo) |
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1997 |
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“Faces and Places II”, Janine Rubeiz Gallery, Beirut. (solo) |
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1997 |
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“Europ’Art 97”, Geneve (solo) |
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1997 |
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“Faces and Places I”, Janine Rubeiz Gallery, Beirut. (solo) |
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1997 |
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Galerie Janine Rubeiz, “ Special Janvier”, Beirut |
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1997 |
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Janine Rubeiz Gallery “Europ’Art” Foire internationale d’art, Geneve |
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1996 |
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Skirball Cultural Center, Artist’s Invitational “Blessings and Beginings”, Los Angeles |
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1996 |
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UCLA Art Rental and sales Gallery of the Armand Hammer Museum of Art and Cultural center, “ The Female Perspetive”, Los Angeles |
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1995 |
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Artopia Art Gallery, “Art Preview”, Los Angeles |
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1993 |
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National Museum of Women In Arts, “ Forces Of Changes, Artists of the Arab World”, Washington D.C. |
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1992 |
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Gallery 5, Santa Monica (solo) |
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1992 |
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Toepel Gallery, Kirkland, Washington (solo) |
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1992 |
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Bella Interiors Gallery, Santa Monica (solo) |
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1986 |
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“Rajz/Drawing ‘86” Pesci Galeria, Pesc, Hungary (solo) |
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1986 |
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Organized rmanent Delegation of the Arab States to UNESCO, “ The Arab World Today”, Rennes, France |
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1986 |
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“Le Portrait A Roulettes” (with George Apostu) , Sales, France |
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1986 |
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Permanent Delegation of the Arab States to UNESCO, Inaugural Exhibit, “ Espace Cultural”, Paris |
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1984 |
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XXIII Premi International of Dibuix Joan Miro, Joan Miro |
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