Marwan Chamaa

Marwan Chamaa (born in Beirut, Lebanon, 1964) is a Lebanese painter. He studied Art at the American University of Beirut, Beirut University College, and at the Corcoran School of Art. His art is Middle Eastern Neo Pop-Art.

Work

From 1985 Marwan Chamaa has been painting using various forms, mediums, and techniques. In mid 2013, he had a solo show entitled "La Dolce Vita" at the Galerie Tanit, (Beirut, Lebanon). It was dubbed as "Middle Eastern neo-pop art" by many critics. http://www.galerietanit.com/. The exhibition comprised 12 paintings that flow from one canvas to the next to form a 21.60 meter (70 feet and 87 inches) mural. The collection is an illustrated narrative.

At the end of 2013 he showed “Caramels, superheroes, fried eggs et chocolats”, a series comprising two (191 x 405 cm) triptych paintings and one (240 x 185 cm) diptych painting. This exhibition was shown at Bel-Air Fine Art Gallery in Geneva and Gstaad, Switzerland http://www.belairfineart.com/

He continues to show his work at Bel-Air Fine Art Gallery in Geneva, Switzerland and St. Tropez, France.

Selected exhibitions

  • L'Association Libano-Allemande pour la Promotion de la Culture, Beirut, Lebanon, January 1991
  • Le Thé Art Café, Beirut, Lebanon, May 1991
  • Galerie Tanit, Beirut, Lebanon, May 2013
  • Beirut Art Fair, Beirut, Lebanon, September 2013
  • Bel-Air Fine Art Gallery, Geneva, Switzerland December 2013
  • Bel-Air Fine Art Gallery Gstaad, Switzerland, December 2013
  • Bel-Air Fine Art Gallery, St. Tropez, France, April 2014
  • Galerie Des Lices, St. Tropez, France, May 2014
  • Beirut Art Fair, Beirut, Lebanon, September 2014

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