Lina Karam

Lina Karam

paris, Ile de France, France

About Lina Karam

I am born in Beyrouth,Lebanon, the 10 th of july 1958,my father was an architect and i lived in a family sensitive to art and creation. In1976,i mooved to Paris,France because of the civil war . Of course my parents stayed there in the war,as they built an architecture agency in Beyrouth; then my father died...I was seventeen. I am an artist,i paint and design since a long time . I studied at les ateliers Guillaume Met de Penninghen et Jacques Dandon,as a graphic artist,and i was graduate in 1980. I studied also at the Beaux Arts school in Paris.,anatomy of the body. In 1982 ,i met a lot of interresting people in Paris, very famous artists,designers,critics... 80's were very exciting!it was years of more prosperity and freedom , in all the ways !!it was also very lively and full of beautiful events. I realy loved the life style,i was attracted by art exhibitions paintings and photography,fashion shows,nightlife...and everything the fantastic city could offer... I started to do some fashion illustration in magazines,and to paint with oil on canvasses" people and parties"!! I was surounded by artists ,some remain very good friends until today!! It was also a time in art where the european" transavangarde "and the"figuration libre"were trendy. I was drawing by free hand all sort of things...and find a lot of fans and costumers too... I started to be successfull and well known in the 90's. I became a french citizen in 2000...and since1976, still live and work in Paris,France.

Education:

I studied graphic art at ESAG school /les ateliers Guillaume Met de Penninghen et Jacques Dandon .

Events:

1997 I win a competition of design and art at Yves St Laurent studio in Paris,France.
1999 Following ,i colaborate with Gucci studio by Tom Ford in London,England.
2002 The image of DVFstudio was inspired by my artwork , Diane Von Furstenberg in NY,USA.
2016 "Artist of the year" by Deborahgroup makeup Milano, Italy.
photos:Raphael Kriegel
Pascal Therme

Exhibitions:

1980 group show at the Georges Pompidou Center in Paris,France, with ESAG art school.
1982 salon d'automne in Paris,France.
1983 salon de la jeune peinture in Paris,France.
1984 show group la mode en
peinture,espace Marithé et François Girbaud in Paris,France.
1986 exhibition at Jean Pierre Lavignes Gallery in Paris,France/
preface by Jean Luc Chalumeau.
1987 group show at Leanardo Arte Gallery in Rome,Italy.
1994 Première Vision show exhibition in Paris,France.
1999 exhibition at" Les Bains p
Douches"in Paris,France.
2007 group show,"Art projects" Aides at Yvon Lambert Gallery in Paris,France.
2009 group show,"Art projects" Aides at Yvon Lambert Gallery in Paris,France.
2009 Solo exhibition at Deborah group in Milan,Italy.
2010 Solo exhibition at Jean Paul Knott Gallery in Brussels,Belguim.
2013 group show Art en Capital ,Grand Palais in Paris ,France.
2014 artwork "shells and pink heart"featured on the Art Screen at Saatchi Gallery,London,England.
2015 artwork"ondulations mythologiques"featured on the Art Screen at Saatchi Gallery,London,England.
2015 August group show ,my small
paintings in Palazzo Ca Zanardi during the Biennale of contemporary art, in
Venice,Italy.
2016 Solo Live painting performance ,Parcours culturel du 3e arrdt,circuit nomade du Marais in Paris France.
2016 September,group show ,Salon des artistes du 3e,Mairie du 3e,Paris,France.
2016 Artwork" Music instruments arabesques and ashes "featured on the Saatchi gallery screen,London,UK.
2016 September,group show,"Art projects" Aides donation,by Yvon Lambert Bookshop,Paris,France.
2017 Selfie to self expressions,Saatchi Gallery London UK.Selfportraits 80's .Installation the sea,group show.
2018 September,group show "Art projects"Aides donation,by Yvon Lambert Bookshop,Paris,France.
2018 October,solo show and installation"Patchwork lumière",galerie Joseph /NUIT BLANCHE project curated by ministry of culture/Paris France.


shortly soon:
Venise Biennale Collateral events
group show Palazzo Bembo,Palazzo Mora
special project