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Etab Hreib

Painter

Origin | Syria
Currently located | United States
Languages | Arabic, English
Key themes | Memory, children's rights, cityscapes, social justice 

BIOGRAPHY

Born in Der-Ez-Zor, Syria, Etab Hreib is a critically-acclaimed Syrian watercolorist, mixed media, collage, drawing, and calligraphy artist. She began her training at the University of Damascus Graphic Arts Department. Since 1986, Hreib has exhibited her work across the Middle East, North America, and Europe. She has filled galleries with her colorful, expressive works through more than 40 solo and group exhibitions, and has participated in over nine biennial symposiums in seven different countries. 

Since 1998, Hreib has taught art at a range of fine arts institutions including the Damascus Teachers Training Institute, Faculty of Education and Faculty of Fine Arts in Damascus, American School in Damascus, Davidson College in North Carolina, United States, and the Department of Architecture at the Private University Kalamon, Syria. Her work has been commissioned by organizations such as The Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands, among others. In addition to watercolor, mixed media, drawing, and calligraphy, Hreib is also versed in ceramics, and set and costume design for theater, film, and television.

Hreib is a long-time proponent of children's and women's rights, having conducting numerous workshops and training sessions on drawing and painting for this demographic, including at the first Forum on Women and Education in cooperation with the Syrian Commission for Family Affairs. She often focuses on children with special needs, including the visually-impaired and those with chronic diseases. 

She was the recipient of the Al-Mahros Golden Award in Tunisia, a Golden Award from the Chinese Ministry of Culture, and an award from the Ministry of Culture in Algeria. Hreib holds a post-graduate degree in education from the University of Damascus.

SELECT WORKS

RECOGNITIONS

• Best Arabic Artist, Ministry of Culture in Algeria, 2009
• Al Mahros Golden Award, Tunisia, 1993
• Golden Award from the Ministry of Culture in China, 1993
• Jury for Graduation Projects in the Institute of Fashion Design Elsmod
• ​Jury for the Adonia Prize for TV Series

PAST EXHIBITIONS

Solo Exhibitions

• 1986 Arab Cultural Center, Damascus, Syria
• ​1992 Higher Institute of Music in Damascus, Syria
• 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998 Ishtar Gallery in Damascus, Syria
• 1993 Exhibitions Hall at the Ministry of Culture in Beijing, China
• 1994 Al-Aein Gallery in Amman, Jordan
• 1995 Syrian Chamber of Commerce in Washington DC, and at the New York Gallery in New York, USA
• 1996 Cairo Atelier in Cairo, Egypt
• 1996 Women’s Museum in Bonn, Germany
• 1997 Al-Bustan Gallery in Hamamat, Tunisia.
• 1997 Syrian Cultural Center in Paris, France
• 1999 - 2001 Mediterranean and Latin American Studies Center in Madrid, Spain
• 2000, 2002 Al-Sayed Gallery in Damascus, Syria
• 2004 Al Shora Gallery in Damascus
• 2009 Exhibition at the Opera House in Damascus
• 2009  Exhibition in Khenchela, Algeria
• 2010  Exhibition in Berlin, Germany.
• 2012 Exhibition at the John Foster Gallery in Lake Norman, North Carolina, USA​
• 2018 Live painting at The Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands retreat house, Rancho Mirage, California, USA
  

​Group Exhibitions

• 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001 Women’s Art Festival in Aleppo, Syria
• 2000  Paper Art Festival in Kranj, Slovenia
• 2000  “Arabic Eyes” at the Sharjah Museum in Sharjah, UAE
• 2001  “Women and War” sponsored by the International Committee of the Red Cross in Damascus, Syria
• 2001  “Arabic Spectrum” at the UNESCO Palace in Beirut, Lebanon
• 2002  The Peace Artists Exhibition at the Peace Group Gallery in Madrid, Spain
• 2002  “Arabs and the World” at the Damascus International Fair Grounds in Damascus, Syria
• 2004 Women’s Rawfed – Khan Asad Basha Damascus, Syria
• 2004 Gallery Kalimat Aleppo, Syria
• 2004 Gallery Europia in Paris, France
• 2004 Gallery UNESCO in Paris, France

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