BIOGRAPHY
I earned my Master’s Degree in Fine Arts from the Lebanese University in 2020, but my journey in the arts began earlier, with a focus on Fashion Design at Elie Saab Fashion Modeling Agency in 2017. My first showcase was back in 2005 at a UNESCO art exhibition in Lebanon, and since then, I’ve participated in “Art Paris” in Dubai in 2009 and various Arab events in Kuwait, Egypt, and beyond. In 2018, I had the honor of representing Lebanon at the “Fine Arts Festival” in Montenegro and the “Mahres International Plastic Arts Festival” in Tunisia, where my work “Peace and Security earned the first prize from the United Nations Organization.
My career took another leap in 2020 when my sculptural piece was selected out of over 8,000 entries at the “ICCR Global Art Competition” in India. That same year, I also took part in the prestigious “Art Laguna” competition in Venice, Italy, and the “Luxembourg Art Prize” in Belgium. In 2022, I received the BANGIYA KALA UPAASNAA AWARD (General) at the Bangiya Art Gallery competition in India and won the ‘Public Choice Awards’ at the Diversia June 2022 exhibition.
Most recently, I participated in the ARAB ART FAIR in Lebanon in 2022 and was selected by Qatar to represent Lebanon in plastic arts during the World Cup in Qatar. My works are featured on global platforms like ArtNet, Artsy, and House 2six. Through my artistic and sculptural themes, I focus on women, childhood, and human struggles, blending impressionism, abstraction, expressionism, and realism to explore global conflicts in a profound way.
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FATEN NABIL KHALIL
Beirut, Lebanon | fatenkhalil222@gmail.com
+961 70 885 188
EDUCATION
2020
*Lebanese University – Masters in Arts
2019
*ZAT-Photography
2017
*Elie Saab Agency – Studied fashion design
2006
*Lebanese University – Diploma of Art (Drawing, sculpture, Vitrail, Restoration.
2005
*Abed Mahfouz Agency – Studied fashion designer
2002
*Official Lebanese Certificate in Life Sciences
-AREA OF EXPERTISE
Linework.
Brush and Pencil Techniques.
Textile Design.
Color Theory.
3D Modeling.
Proportions and Anatomy.
Texture Application.
Carving and Molding.
Photography.
Sewing and Garment Construction.
Fashion Styling.
Concept Development.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
-Freelance Artist. 2007-present
*Creating my own collections and showcasing my artwork all across the world
-Elie Saab Agency. 2017
*Illustrator
-Fashion Shop at Alay . 2010
*Opened my own seasonal Fashion shop at Alay where all the products were of my own design .
-Ezzedine Furniture. 2009-2010
*Worked as a interior designer.
-Home Design Furniture. 2008-2009
*Worked as a interior designer.
-ID Design furniture (ABU-DHABI).2008
*Worked as a interior designer
-AWARDS AND ART SHOWCASE:
2023-My Artwork was awarded in the first Sfumato competition
2023-Won the BANGIYA KALA UPASANA award
2022 Won the public choice award in The Diversia-UN calendar
2020-Won international prize from the ICCR competition for the theme of Corona situation for the government of India.
STATEMENT
My work can be described as a creative legacy of the Modern Expressionist school, in which I conceal through the characters I draw stories about the painful, mysterious and tense environment in which I live. Every element in the painting is a story that l just want people to delve into and explore. It is Inspired by the situation in which I live in a homeland without identity, where I dream of inner and outer peace and aspire to live in our Arab society in peace, tranquility, stability and prosperity. It has a spiritual significance and the sacrifices it made have clear repercussions on human society in order to express the sanctity of the subject, identity and citizenship. Animals and birds have allegorical historical meanings, which gives the artwork an ambiguous and intriguing feature of commentary.
