ADDRESS 

Sabtieh, Fardous street,Al-amany bldg, 2nd floor, Mten, Lebanon
  Tél. (res.) : 01 680 760
       (cel.) : 70  947 133

Email  g.gazal@yahoo.com

Site web  ghassanghazal.com 



DATE OF BIRTH        Nov. 7th 1961

LANGUAGES             French, English, Arabic

NATIONALITY          Canadian and Lebanese

 

EDUCATION
1994-1997 M.A. Fine Arts
University of Quebec at Montreal

1989-1993 B.A. Fine Arts
University of Quebec at Montreal
                                                  

TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Summer2006-present      Part time teacher at Lebanese American University (LAU), Faculty of Architecture & Fine Arts

Summer 2008-present     Part time teacher at Lebanese International University (LIU), Art & Design department  

PUBLICATION
Ghazal, G.: Prefabricated object and painting-sculpture: The manipulation of the object and its relation with the frame and space, Thesis, Quebec University in Montreal, 1997 (research director: Jean-Pierre Gilbert, PhD)

 
INDIVIDUAL EXHIBITS

Feb. 2013                      (In) Tolerance, Festival Al Bustan, Beit Meri, Lebanon

Sept. 2012                     (In) Tolerance, Galerie Janine Rubeiz, Beirut, Lebanon

Oct. 2011                       Corp-V(alise), Performance, Gallery Janine Rubeiz, Beirut

May 2010                      Chapters, Raja’ Nehme’ Sertin art gallery, Mixed media, Mten, Lebanon

Oct. 2009                       Eau de vie, Performance, Beirut, Lebanon

July 2008                       Feetbook, Performance and Installation, Gallery Janini Rbeiz, Beirut, Lebanon

Oct-Nov. 2007             Kaométrie, CCF (Centre culturel de la France),
Beirut, Lebanon, Painting & Installation 2006-07

June 1997                      UQAM , Montreal, Installation

April-May 1994             Saint-Lambert Cultural Society Center Gallery
Painting and installation

Oct. 1993                      Saint-Léonard’ Port-Maurice Gallery
Painting and installation

Jan.-Feb. 1992 Le drame dans dedans, Maison de la culture de 
Côte-des-Neiges, Montreal, Mixed media 

Aug. 1989                     Mont-Royal Courts, painting, Montreal

 

COLLECTIVE EXHIBITS

Nov. 2013                      Abu Dhabi Art Fair, Beirut, Lebanon
Sept. 2013                     MENASAR, Beirut art fair, Lebanon
May 2012                      Lebanese American University (LAU), Beirut
July 2011                       MENASAR, Beirut exhibition centre, Beirut
June 2011                      Rebirth, Beirut exhibition centre, Beirut
Oct. 2010                       Ayyam Gallery, Dubai, Auction
March, 2010                   Lebanese Diaspora, Beirut, Downtown
Jan. 2010                       Ayyam Gallery, Auction
Feb. 2009                      XXIXe Salon d’automne, The Museum of Nicolas Ibrahim Sursock
Jan. 2009                       Lebanese Artist Association, painting       
Sept. 2008                     Hommage à Gibran, Musée de Gibran, Bchareh, peinture
Aug. 2008                      FeetBook, Gallery Rbeiz, , Painting & installation
March 2008                   Let the earth breath, Haigazian University, installation & paintings
March 2008                   XXVIIIe Salon d’automne, The Museum of Nicolas Ibrahim Sursock
Oct.-Nov. 2006 Nafas, Gallery Espace SD, intallation                                

Mars 2006 Esthétique de la disparition, Dépôt DareDare, vidéo, Mtl
Dec. 2005                      Les trios Mask-Terre, Dépôt DareDare, sculpture
Nov. 2002                     Le Sacre et le profane, Gallery Verticale, Installation, Montreal
Mars 2002 Arts N.D.G. Mixed Media ’02
Aug. 2000                      Museum of Modern Art of Cartagena, Installations
Jan. 1996 Gallery of the Quebec University in Montreal, Installation
Oct.-Nov. 1995 La Biennale Découverte, National Museum of Quebec
Sept 1995 University of Quebec at Montreal, Center (UQAM)
Feb.-March 1995 Graff Gallery, Montreal, Installation
Nov. 1994 Gallery l’Oreille recousue. Installation
Sept. 1994 Le Centre de diffusion de l’UQAM, Installation
Nov.- Dec. 1993 L’Authentique présent III, Gallery Caméléart, installation
Feb.-march 1993 L’Authentique présent II, Gallery du centre de la Société culturelle de Saint- Lambert, installation
April-mai 1992 UQAM, Montreal, Mixed media, Montreal
March 1992 Le Conseil des Arts de la Faculté de droit de
l’Université de Montréal. Mixed painting

 
PRESS RELEASE

 Al Nahar, 12 sept. 2012
Daily Star, 8-9 sept. 2012
L’Orient le jour, 10 sept. 2012
L’orient le jour, 1oct. 2011
Al-Mustaqbal, June 2010
Al-Liwaa, June 2010
Al-Binaa, 22-oct.2009
L’orient le Jour, 5 april 2008
Al anwar, 2 nov. 2007
Al Nahar, 7 nov. 2007
Magazine Noun, Kaométrie, nov. 2007
Daily Star, 21 nov. 2007
L’orient le Jour, ‘Kaométrie, 9 nov. 2007
L’hebdo Magazine, ‘Kaométrie’, 9 nov. 2007
La Revue du Liban, ‘Kamétrie’, 10 nov. 2007
El Universal,  ¨Arte Immigrado¨, Aug. 2000
Jornal St-Lambert, ‘Signes et non-sens’,13 april, 94
Journal Al-Hayat, ‘Au pied de la lettre’, 1993
Progrès St-Léonard, Au pied de la lettre, Oct. 1993
Mon Quartier, Cité jardins/St-Léonards, Gallery of St-Lambert,
Progrès St-Léonard ‘Au pied de la lettre’, May. 1993
Al Miraat, 8 oct. 92


CATALOGUES AND AUCTIONS

The young collectors auction, Art from the Middle East, Ayyam Gallery 2013
The Samawi collection, Photography and New Media, Volume II
The Dubai sale, Art from the Middle East, Ayyam Gallery 2011
The Beirut Sale, Art From the Middle East, July 1, 2010
The young collectors auction, Art from the Middle East, Ayyam Gallery 2010
The First Beirut Sale Press Release, Art from the Middle East, Jan. 28,  2010
XXIX Salon D’automne, Nicolas Sursock Museum, Feb. 2009
Let the earth breath, Hagaizian University Art Center, Matossian Gallery, April 08
XXVIII Salon D’automne, Nicolas Sursock Museum, April 2008
Le sacré et le profane, Lassitude, Vertu ou la fin des temps, Dec. 2002,
  Commissaire Renée Chevalier, Visual art contest of   Quebec, Edition 1995
L’authentique présent II, Gallery St-Lambert, Feb.-March 93


T.V. APPEARANCES ÉMISSIONS

FUTUR, Oct. 2011
MTV, June 2010
FUTUR, jan. 2010
OTV, Oct. 2009
NEW TV, émission Natalo, Nov. 2008
TELE- LIBAN, April 2008
FUTUR, April 2008
FUTUR, Nov. 2007

AWARD
May 1992 Winning of  « Atelier In Situ » Contest March-Sept. ’93, Organized by the Association for the Development of Visual Arts in Montreal (ADAVM)

SCHOLARSHIP AND SUBVENTIONS
Jan. 1995 University of Quebec at Montreal, Scholarship Program PAFARC

July 2000 Quebec Arts and Letters Cabinet’ Scholarship Program for    Professional Artists–Department of International Commerce and   External Affairs Ministry                                                 

July 2000 Subvention for the exhibit « La migration de la culture ” in Colombia (Cartagena and Bogota)

 




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