Zena Dabbous

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BIOGRAPHY
Zena Dabbous is a Lebanese-Canadian visual artist who has polarized styles in her paintings, drawings, and mural work---from conceptual abstract figures in acrylics and mixed media, to abstract realism portraits in oil paint. Her multi-cultural and eclectic upbringing brings a novel and conceptual perspective to her artwork and the representation of women is very important to her creations.
Zena has exhibited, sold work, and has the Artist Recognition icon on SaatchiArt online. She has done mural artwork in well-known establishments in Kuwait like Bloomingdales’ Middle East and Crystal Towers.
She has also collaborated in an important mural collaboration project for the US Embassy that is indefinitely exhibited at Kuwait's Museum of Modern Art. Additionally, she featured in local newspapers and had a featured Interview published at 123ART Magazine-online art magazine based in New York.
Through a short time of a couple of years, Zena went from a self-taught artist to a professional. As an emerging artist, she is looking forward to more work, exhibitions, and projects in the future. She currently lives in Kuwait and works at an Art Studio/Gallery, as well as offe...

High-school Diploma: American School of Kuwait
University degree: Specialization B.A Psychology Concordia University, Montreal-Quebec

2023
June: Exhibiting at ABOLISH 153 Boushihri Gallery
2022
June: Exhibiting at Miuzium NFT Gallery Dubai

April: Live Interview with KTV2

March: Exhibiting (Indefinitely) a SOLD Mural at the Museum of Modern Art-Kuwait

January: Exhibiting at Artsper Virtual Gallery: Paris, France.

​2021
December: Exhibiting at Singular Art Virtual Gallery: Paris, France.

September: Exhibiting at NNF Agency Online Virtual Exhibition

August: Exhibiting select artworks at TRICERA Online International Art Gallery bases in Japan

January: Featured at Kuwait Times

January: Featured at Arab Times

2020
-November: Featured Interview published at 123ART Magazine-online art magazine based in New York

-September-December: Curator at pop-up CAN Creative Art Nest virtual online gallery

August-September: Exhibited+ SOLD Playful at the Virtual Art Exhibition Rise-up Beirut LOYAC/LAPA Fundraising Charity event for Beirut, Lebanon

Dec-June: Exhibited 3 paintings at Caffeine Cafe Kuwait

​2019
Exhibiting at Caffeine Cafe Kuwait

Exhibiting works at Artspace Studio/Gallery

October: Artist Recognition at Saatchi online gallery: Featured in a Collection

September Exhibited+ SOLD "Figures" Artspaceq8 Studio/Gallery

August SOLD "Fragments of t...