BEIRUT ART FAIR 2017. List of Participating Galleries

The 8th edition of BEIRUT ART FAIR, set to take place from 21 to 24 September, will gather 51 galleries from 23 countries and will feature the work of 230 artists. The “Classic Section” of the fair will bring together 35 exhibitors of which 15 are first-time participants while the REVEALING section, dedicated to the discovery of young talents, will feature a group of 26 galleries, 16 of which are participating for the first time.

The three main objectives of this 2017 edition will be to foster a spirit of expansion and renewal, to promote the discovery of young talents, and to unfold new perspectives on the recent history of creation and collecting in Lebanon. The list of participating galleries reflects this commitment to both established creators and promising new talent.

The 15 first-time participants in the Classic Section will be: Alfred Basbous Foundation (Lebanon), Analix Forever (Switzerland), Aramé Art Gallery (Armenia), Artistique Gallery (Qatar), Boghossian Foundation (Belgium), ContiniArtUK (UK), D21 Art Projects (Chile), Galerie Nathalie Obadia (France, Belgium), Galerie Rochane (Lebanon), Galerie Esther Woerdehoff (France), Hafez Gallery (Saudi Arabia), Hajer Azzouz La maison de la plage (Tunisia), Kapopoulos Fine Arts (Greece), Slotine (France), and YenakArt Villa (Thailand).

The 16 first-time participants in the REVEALING Section will be: Archiraar Gallery (Belgium), Begramoff Gallery (Belgium), Galerie Christian Berst (France), Galerie Dominique Fiat (France), Galerie Esther Woerdehoff (France), Galerie Comparative – Artisyou (France), Galerie Danielle Bourdette-Gorzkowski (France), Galerie Depardieu (France), Galerie Detais (France), Hafez Gallery (Saudi Arabia), Art Sablon (Belgium / United Kingdom), L&B Contemporary Art Gallery (Spain), Polansky Gallery (Czech Republic), Riwaq Oman Gallery (Oman), Trazos Gallery (Uruguay), and Zawyeh Gallery (Palestine).

The countries represented will be: Algeria, Armenia, Bahrain, Belgium, Chile, Czech Republic, Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Switzerland, Syria, Thailand, Tunisia, UAE, UK, Uruguay, and the USA.

PARTICIPATING GALLERIES

CLASSIC SECTION

GalleryCountry

392rmeil393Lebanon

Agial Art GalleryLebanon

Aida Cherfan Fine Art GalleryLebanon

Albareh Art GalleryBahrain

Alfred Basbous Foundation*Lebanon

Analix Forever Gallery*Switzerland

Aramé Art Gallery*Armenia

Artspace HamraLebanon

Artistique Gallery*Qatar

ArtlabLebanon

Bel Air Fine Art GalleryFrance, Switzerland, Italy, Lebanon

Boghossian Foundation*Belgium

ContiniArtUK*United Kingdom

D21 Art Projects*Chile

EMMAGOSSLebanon

Espace Jacques OuaissLebanon

Galerie Fadi MogabgabLebanon

Galerie Nathalie Obadia*France, Belgium

Rochane Galerie d’Art*Lebanon

Galerie TanitLebanon

Galerie Esther Woerdehoff*France

Gallery OnePalestine

Gowen ContemporarySwitzerland

Hafez Gallery*Saudi Arabia

Hajer Azzouz La maison de la plage*Tunisia

Hamazkayin Lucy Tutunjian Art GalleryLebanon

Kapopoulos Fine Arts*Greece

Kozah Art GallerySyria

LAS Lebanese Autism SocietyLebanon

Les Ateliers sauvagesAlgeria

Mark HachemLebanon, France, USA

Slotine*France

South Border GalleryLebanon

Wadi Finan Art GalleryJordan

YenakArt Villa*Thailand

* indicates a first-time participant

REVEALING SECTION + FEATURED ARTIST

GalleryArtistNationality

392rmeil393 (Lebanon)Jacques Hagop VartabedianLebanese

Archiraar Gallery* (Belgium)Camille LeherpeurLebanese

Art Sablon* (Belgium, United Kingdom)Studio KRJSTBelgian

Artlab (Lebanon)Farshid DavoodiIranian

Artspace Hamra (Lebanon)Tom YoungBritish

Begramoff* (Belgium)Helena DarqFrench

Christian Berst Art Brut* (France)Alexandro GarcíaUruguayan

Galerie Dominique Fiat* (France)Majida KhattariMoroccan

Galerie Esther Woerdehoff* (France)Pedro SlimLebanese

Galerie Comparative – Artisyou* (France)Laura Garcia-KarrasFrench

Galerie Danielle Bourdette-Gorzkowski* (France)David DaoudLebanese

Galerie Depardieu* (France)Elli ChrysidouGreek

Galerie Detais* (France)Xavier DeshoulieresFrench

Gallery One (Palestine)Manal MahamidPalestinian

Gowen Contemporary (Switzerland)Maria GimenoSpanish

Mark Hachem (Lebanon, France, USA)Shadi AbosadaSyrian

Hafez Gallery* (Saudi Arabia)Osama EsidSyrian

L&B Contemporary Art Gallery* (Spain)Xavi MuñozSpanish

Mashrabia Gallery of Contemporary Art (Egypt)Mohamed MonaiseerEgyptian

Polansky Gallery* (Czech Republic)Lukáš KarbusCzech

Salwa Zeidan Gallery (United Arab Emirates)Kourosh SalehiIranian

Riwaq Oman Gallery* (Oman)Nadira MahmoudOmani

South Border Gallery (Lebanon)Jorge OteroCuban

Trazos Gallery* (Uruguay)Bruno SfeirUruguayan

Wadi Finan Art Gallery (Jordan)Nissa RaadJordanian

Zawyeh Gallery* (Palestine)Rana SamaraPalestinian

* indicates a first-time participant

NOTE TO EDITORS

BEIRUT ART FAIR was created in 2010 and is directed by Laure d’Hauteville, an exhibition curator and former journalist. BEIRUT ART FAIR’s Artistic Director is Pascal Odille, an expert in modern and contemporary art (member of C.N.E.S.) and Marine Bougaran is Director of the Fair’s "Projects" spaces.

Organized with the renewed support of Bankmed, the 8th edition of BEIRUT ART FAIR will take place from 21 to 24 September at the BIEL (Beirut International Exhibition and Leisure Center) in Beirut.