Dalia Baassiri
Dalia Baassiri, Washed Away (from the series Sink-Ronized) 2022, 70 x 100 cm, graphite on paper, courtesy Adrien Thibault.
Dalia Baassiri (b. 1981) is a Lebanese visual artist, born in Sidon, Lebanon. She holds a BS in Graphic Design from the Lebanese American University in Beirut and a a MA in Fine Art from Chelsea College of Arts in London. In her interdisciplinary work ranging from drawing, painting to sculpture, she finds refuge and answers within the parameters of her own home. The world of the domestic, from dust to walls and everything in between, has become the most familiar fertile ground for artistic discourse.
Biography
Exhibitions
Her work has been presented in various national and international platforms including Janine Rubeiz Gallery (Beirut), Beirut Art Fair, Art Dubai, Abu Dhabi Art Fair, Ayyam Young Collectors' Auction (Dubai), Galerie Odile Ouizeman (Paris), Stand4 Gallery and Community Art Center (Brooklyn NY), Sculpture Space (Utica NY), Arsenale Nord (Venice), OXO Tower Wharf (London), Kempinski (Berlin) and many more. Her first solo exhibition in Lebanon "Wiped off" took place in 2017 at Janine Rubeiz Gallery. She has been awarded by Fabriano, Maraya, and Lebanese Web Design.
Awards
2019 Finalist, Scultpure & Installation Category, Arte Laguna Prize, 13th ed., Mogliano Veneto, Italy
2017 Finalist, Sculpture Category, Celeste Prize, 9th ed., Celeste Network, Poggibonsi SI, Italy
2011 The Bench Artist Award by Maraya Organization, Beirut, Lebanon
2005 2 Golden & One silver Award by the Lebanese Web Design Awards, Beirut, Lebanon
1997 Best Female Interpretation, Acting Award, French Cultural Center, Beirut, Lebanon
1992 Fabriano Drawing Prize, Sidon, Lebanon
1993 Fabriano Drawing Prize, Sidon, Lebanon
1994 Fabriano Drawing Prize, Sidon, Lebanon
Residencies
2018 Art Residency at Fallani Venezia, Artist in Residence Category, by Arte Laguna Prize,12th ed., Venice, Italy
Art Residency at Espronceda Center of Art and Culture, Artist in Residence Category, by Arte Laguna Prize 12th ed., Barcelona, Spain
2016 Art Residency sponsored by ArteEast at Residency Unlimited, Brooklyn NY, USA
Art Residency sponsored by ArteEast at Sculpture Space, Utica NY, USA
2015 Fellowship at Kempinski, by Kempinski Young Artist Program, Berlin, Germany
Fellowship at Siena Art Institute sponsored by Kempinski Young Artist Program, Siena, Italy
Related Artworks
Born in 1981, Dalia Baassiri lives and works in Lebanon. Graduating in 2003 from the Lebanese American University with a BS in Graphic Design, she pursued her MFA in 2012 at Chelsea College of Arts in London.
Dalia Baassiri 'Washed Away', 2022, From 'Sink-Ronized' series, Graphite on paper, framed, 100 x 70 cm, Unique
Dalia Baassiri 'Coin Clutch', 2022 From 'Sink-Ronized' series, Graphite on paper, framed, 50 x 35 cm, Unique
Dalia Baassiri 'Mini Frame', 2022, From 'Sink-Ronized' series, Graphite on paper, framed, 20 x 30 cm, Unique
Dalia Baassiri 'My Glasses', 2022, From 'Sink-Ronized' series, Graphite on paper, framed, 50 x 35 cm, Unique
Dalia Baassiri 'Fork', 2022 From 'Sink-Ronized' series, Graphite on paper, framed, 35 x 50 cm, Unique
Dalia Baassiri 'Refoarm', 2022, From 'Sink-Ronized' series, Graphite on paper, framed, 35 x 50 cm, Unique
Dalia Baassiri 'Mini Frame', 2022, From 'Sink-Ronized' series, Graphite on paper, framed, 20 x 20 cm, Unique
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