Elias Nafaa is an architect and artist initially based in Beirut. Through his multidisciplinary practice, he explores space as a stage for personal and political narratives. His work has been exhibited at MACAM, ArtLab, Galerie Tanit in Beirut, and the Arab World Institute (IMA) in Paris. In 2023, he presented his solo exhibition, "Eulogy to My Roots," at Galerie Tanit, Beirut. Elias has completed artist residencies in Arbroath, Edinburgh, and Paris, and is a 2023 fellow of the Home Workspace programme by Ashkal Alwan. His work is a permanent part of the Donation Claude et France Lemand - IMA Museum in Paris and The Ramzi and Saeda Dalloul Art Foundation (DAF) in Beirut.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
EBB & FLOW: ON POWER AND LOSS
MARCH 9th 2023 — APRIL 22nd 2023. GALERIE TANIT (BEIRUT, LEBANON)
IMPULSIONS
APRIL 14th 2022 — MAY 5th 2022. ARTLAB GALLERY (BEIRUT, LEBANON)
COLLECTIVE EXHIBITIONS
IMAGINE THAT TOMORROW
NOVEMBER 16th 2022 — NOVEMBER 20th 2022. ABROYAN FACTORY (BOURJ HAMMOUD, LEBANON)
LUMIÈRES DU LIBAN
SEPTEMBER 21th 2021 — JANUARY 2nd 2022. INSTITUT DU MONDE ARABE (PARIS, FRANCE)
TOGETHERNESS
JUNE 17th 2021 — AUGUST 7th 2021. GALERIE TANIT (BEIRUT, LEBANON)
BIENNALE OF CONTEMPORARY ART
SEPTEMBER 14th 2019 — FEBRUARY 20th 2020. MACAM (BYBLOS, LEBANON)
RESIDENCIES
ATELIER FAIRES
ANOULD, FRANCE, 2022
EDINBURGH SCULPTURE WORKSHOP
EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND, 2022
HOSPITALFIELD
ARBROATH, SCOTLAND, 2022
WORK IN PROCESS
TRIPOLI, LEBANON, 2021
PUBLICATIONS
AMBIT X DONGOLA - THE WAR ISSUE, 248
UNITED KINGDOM, 2022
BEAUX ARTS ÉDITIONS - HORS-SÉRIE
FRANCE, 2021