Fatima El Hajj, born in Lebanon in 1953, graduated from the Lebanese University’s Fine Arts Institution, then completed a second degree at the Leningrad Fine Arts Academy, and finally finished her schooling with a degree from the Ecole Nationale Superieure des Arts Decoratifs in Paris. She then taught at the Beirut Fine Arts institute from 1985 (the year she was awarded the Picasso Prize in Madrid) until 2017. Since 1986, she has shown regular exhibitions in Lebanon, Spain, and France, as well as in other Arab countries where she is often recognized, such as Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Syria, Morocco, and Qatar. Her work is present in the IMA’s permanent collections, among others.
Her works have been exhibited in major international art fairs, including Art Dubai, Abu Dhabi Art Fair, Contemporary Istanbul, Moderne Art Fair Paris, and Art Miami.
