Julie Bou Farah

Julie Bou Farah

Born in Dahr El Sawan in 1965, Julie Bou Farah graduated from the Académie Libanaise des Beaux Arts. In 1991, she taught at her Alma Mater and at Notre Dame University. In 2007, she became a Lecturer at the Lebanese University, and participated in numerous exhibits in Lebanon and abroad.
Throughout her career as an artist, she remained in touch with her inner child, as it is evident in her sense of playfulness, immediacy and spontaneity. Julie's imaginative style focuses on daily life in its simplest and most charming form. The source of her inspiration derives from the enchanting world around her. She paints interiors, furniture, flowers, trees, and figures.
Children and animals are often depicted in her works, as seen in Circle of Life, 1992. Thanks to this joyful painting, Bou Farah became Sociétaire at the Salon d'Automne, Grand Palais, Paris, France. Furthermore, in 1999, her esteemed painting Le Manège (Fun Fair) was awarded first prize at the Henri Matisse 16th UMAM Biennale in Nice, France.
Her later work focuses on space, form, and design. She uses exquisite, harmonious, and lively colours. Moreover, through her energetic paint brush, she shapes strikingly vivid images, and creates a magical and ...

Education
• 1991 Bachelors of fine arts, ALBA, Lebanon
• 2012 Masters of Fine Arts, The Lebanese University, Deir El Qamar, Lebanon

Collective Exhibitions
• 2014 Online Portfolio, Saatchi & Saatchi, London, U.K.
• 2012 Works on Paper, Galerie Janine RUBEIZ, Beirut, Lebanon
• 2012 Unesco, Beirut, Lebanon
• 2012 75th Year Anniversary, Salle Polyvalente, ALBA.
• 2009 Diaspora, Le Dome, NDU, Beirut, Lebanon
• 2008 Journée des Artistes Estivales, Deir El Qamar, Lebanon
• 2007 Lebanese Artitsts, Algeria
• 2005 Journée des Artistes Estivales, Deir El Qamar, Lebanon
• 2004 Lebanon the Artist ‘s view2, cork street Galleries(Mayfair), London
• 2004 Journée des Artistes Estivales, Deir el Qamar, Lebanon
• 2004 Ehden Symposium, Ehden, Lebanon
• 2004 Grafiti Gallery, Chtoura, Lebanon
• 2003 Journee des Artistes Estivales, Deir El Qamar, Lebanon
• 2002 Journée des Artistes Estivales, Deir El Qamar, Lebanon
• 2001 NDU Symposium, Deir El Qamar, Lebanon
• 2001 Journée des Artistes Estivales, Deir El Qamar, Lebanon
• 1999 UMAM Biennale, Galerie La Marine, Nice, France
• 1999 UMAM Biennale, Galerie des Ponchettes, Nice, France
• 1999 Salle Polyvalente, ALBA, Beirut, Lebanon
• 1997 Janine Rubeiz Gallery, Beirut, Lebanon
• 1996 German Cultural Centre, Kaslik, Lebanon
• 1996 Janine Rubeiz Gallery, Permanent Exhibition, Beirut, Lebanon
• 1995 Salon d’Aut...