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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