Dalia Baassiri was born in 1981 in Lebanon where she is based at present. In 2003, she graduated from the
Lebanese American University with a bachelor’s degree in graphic design and went on to pursue a master’s
degree in Fine art at Chelsea College of Arts in London, where she also took part in various group shows.
As a multidisciplinary artist, drawing has been her primary tool of expression, alongside painting and photography.
At Galerie Janine Rubeiz, in 2014, she participated in the exhibition “Clin d’oeil” and “Nostalgic Imagery”,
an exhibition curated by Baks/Art. In 2017, Baassiri had her first solo show “Wiped Off” at Galerie Janine
Rubeiz. Her work has also been showcased by the gallery at Beirut Art Fair and Art Abu Dhabi.
Dalia was awarded by Fabriano, Maraya Association and the Lebanese Web Design Awards. In 2015, she has
been selected for a 2 months residency program for emerging Middle-Eastern artists offered by the Kempinski
Young Artist Programme in partnership with the Siena Art Institute in Italy. The residency consisted of 3 main
stages; conceptualization in Berlin, artwork execution in Siena then back to Berlin for solo exhibition “von Beirut
nach Berlin, Dialogue of Spaces”, at the Kempinski Hotel Bristol. In 2016, ArteEast has granted Baassiri a dual
4 months residency program at Residency Unlimited in New York and Sculpture Space in Utica NY. In 2017, her
artwork has been selected as finalist for the Celeste Prize 9th Edition and was exhibited at the OXO Tower Warf
in London. In 2018, she has been awarded twice by Arte Laguna 12th Edition under Artist in Residence Category.
A two weeks serigraphy residency at Fallani Venezia in Venice, and two months residency at Espronceda
in Barcelona at the end of which she had her solo exhibition “Vesuvius”. In 2019, she took part in the Arte
Laguna Prize 13th Edition collective exhibition in Venice, where she made a sight specific sculpture
upon being announced as finalist in the Sculpture and Installation Category. Her work is permanently
exhibited at Galerie Janine Rubeiz.
