Nabil Gharsallah

As an artist I represent the planet. In my work I portray nature’s growth as well as the habitats of its residents. In presenting a tropical subject, I intend to give the viewer a perspective from not
only a different climate zone but also other human beings as individuals.

I am Nabil Gharsallah, born in Cologne-Frechen/Germany in 1995 to a German mother and a Tunisian father.

Regardless of the difficult living conditions of people, sometimes among environmental disasters, my paintings are full of the joie de vivre and promise a sunny future.
The paining technique I use is one of the oldest methods to paint - Gouache on Canvas and Paper.

“For me, painting is a medium to express my message of freedom and tolerance. With powerful and contrasting colors and shapes, I create a diary with feelings, wishes and dreams.”

My pictures shine from the inside out, and I capture people and moods in bold colors. There is magic in every picture which I use as my own individual signature, regardless of what people want
to see. It symbolizes the beauty of emotions, freedom and love!
The intense, radiant blue also has a personal meaning for me. In one sense, the blue points to my origins–the Mediterranean sea. The colors of this region and its li...

2012 Graduation Ernst-Simons-Realschule, Cologne
09.2012 – 05.2013 International Year in the International Language School “Education First” in Los Angeles / USA

06.2013 – 07.2016 Internship at the artist Studio Romain Burgy
08.2014 – 07.2016 Film Acting School in Cologne/ Graduation July 2016

-Solo Exhibition-
04. May 2014 until 04. Juli 2014 Theater im Walzwerk in Pulheim-Germany

24. March 2016 until 08. April 2016 Weil der Stadt / Wendelinskapelle-Germany

30. May 2017 until 17. Juni 2017 Galerie Marianne, Argelès-sur-Mer, South-France

07. October 2017 until 30. Oktober 2017 Galerie Kunstraub99, Köln-Germany

5. November 2017 until 19. November 2017 at Bürgersaal, Hürth-Germany

09. June 2018 bis 24. until 2018 Galerie Haagmann, Wuppertal-Germany

04. May 2019 until 05. Mai 2019 Artproject Blue, Köln-Widdersdorf-Germany

-Collaborations-
2023 Collab with Fashion Designer Rama Dauhan - Fashion Nation Jakarta-Indonesia

-Group Exhibition-
2014 Galerie Kunstraub99, Köln-Germany
2015 Galerie Alpha 7, Weisweil-Germany

01. November 2015 bis 25 Februar 2016 Galerie Messmer / Messmer Foundation, Riegel am Kaiserstuhl-Germany / Togehter with Romain Burgy

2017 Tokyo/Japan with the Galerie Beauté du Matin Calme Paris
2017 Seoul/Korea with the Galerie Beauté du Matin Calme Paris
2018 Tokyo/Japan with the Galerie Beauté du Matin Calme Paris
2018 Seoul/Korea with the Galerie Beauté du Matin Calme Paris
2018 Peking/China with the Galerie Beauté du Matin Calme Paris
2018 Vendôme, France
2018 Galerie Kunstraub 99/Köln with the ...