CURRENT OFFERING: NABIL NAHAS

Release 11/11/2025 - 6 PM CET

Nabil Nahas (b. 1949, Beirut, Lebanon) is widely recognized as one of Lebanon's most celebrated contemporary artists. His visionary practice bridges abstraction and figuration through meditative compositions inspired by geometry, nature, and the cosmos. Nahas grew up in Cairo and Beirut before moving to the United States in 1969, where he earned a BFA from Louisiana State University in 1971 and an MFA from Yale University in 1973. By the mid-1980s, he was living in New York and belonged to a generation of artists responding to both post-minimalism and neo-expressionism, while maintaining a

distinctly individual approach. He returned to Lebanon 18 years later, in the aftermath of the Civil War, and now divides his time between New York and Beirut.

For over three decades, Nahas has built an exceptional international career marked by strong institutional recognition and sustained market relevance.

He held his first solo exhibition at the Robert Miller Gallery in New York in 1977, followed by representation with the influential Holly Solomon Gallery in 1986 and Sperone Westwater in 1997. Today, he is represented by Ben Brown Fine Arts, Lawrie Shabibi Gallery, Galerie Tanit, and Agial Art Gallery along with its sister space, Saleh Barakat Gallery—each a key player in the global contemporary art market.

Nahas's institutional footprint is significant. His first major museum retrospective was held at the Beirut Exhibition Center in 2010, and his works are part of major international collections, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; the Portland Museum of Art, Maine; the High Museum of Art, Atlanta; Tate Modern and the British Museum, London; the Guggenheim Abu Dhabi; Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art, Doha; and the Barjeel Art Foundation, Sharjah.

A consistent presence on the global art scene, Nahas represented Lebanon at the 25th Bienal de São Paulo (2002) and participated in Glasstress 2011, a Collateral Event of the 54th Venice Biennale. In 2013, he received the National Order of the Cedar for his contribution to Lebanese culture—an honor rarely bestowed on visual artists. Most recently, his 2023 solo exhibition Roots of the Sky at Château La Coste in France reinforced his growing international prominence. Next year, Nahas will represent Lebanon at the 61st Venice Biennale (May 9–November 22, 2026), a milestone expected to elevate his global profile and market visibility further.

Selected Exhibitions: 

·   2026 - Upcoming

Representation of Lebanon at the 61th Venice Biennale (May 9-Nov 22) – Solo Show

·   2025

“Wish You Were Here”, Ben Brown Fine Arts, Hong Kong (Jul 12-Oct 25) – Group Show

“VIMA Art Fair”, Galerie Tanit, Limassol (May 15-May 18) – Group Show

“Art Basel Hong Kong 2025”, Ben Brown Fine Arts, Hong Kong (Mar 27-30) – Group Show

“Form and Rhythm”, Sotheby’s  Dubai presented by Lawrie Shabibi, Dubai (Mar 12-Jun 8) – Group Show

“Bittersweet Symphony”, Galerie Tanit, Beirut (Jan 15-Feb 20) – Group Show

·   2024

“Abu Dhabi Art 2024”, Galerie Tanit, Abu Dhabi (Nov 20-24) – Group Show

“Frieze Masters 2024”, Lawrie Shabibi, London (Oct 9-13) – Solo Show

“Summer Album”, Ben Brown Fine Arts, Hong Kong (Jul 27-Sep 7) – Group Show

“Art Dubai 2024”, Galerie Tanit, Dubai (Feb 28-Mar 3) – Group Show

·   2023

“Nabil Nahas: Tethys”, Lawrie Shabibi, Dubai (Oct 30-Jan 5) – Solo Show

“Double Take: Contemporary Redefined”, Ben Brown Fine Arts, Palm Beach (Dec 1-Jan 6) – Group Show

“The Armory Show 2023”, Ben Brown Fine Arts, New York (Sep 7-10) – Group Show

“Frieze Seoul 2023”, Ben Brown Fine Arts, Seoul (Sep 6-9) – Group Show

“Grounded In The Sky”, Château La Coste, Aix-en-Provence (Apr 2-May 29) – Solo Show

“MENART Fair 2023”, Galerie Tanit, Brussels (Feb 3-5) – Group Show

·   2022

“Taking Shape: Abstraction from the Arab World, 1950-1980s”, High Museum of Art, Atlanta (Sep 22-Dec 4) – Group Show

“MENART Fair 2022”, Galerie Tanit, Brussels (May 18-22) – Group Show

“Art Paris 2022”, Galerie Tanit, Paris (Apr 7-10) – Group Show

“Tales, Myths and Legends”, Galerie Tanit, Beirut (Feb 16-April 16) – Group Show

·   2021

“MENART Fair 2021”, Galerie Tanit, Brussels (May 27-30) – Group Show

·   2020

“Ben Brown Fine Arts: Celebrating 10 Years in Hong Kong”, Ben Brown Fine Arts, Hong Kong (Jun 15-Aug 31) –   Group Show

·   2019

“Beyond: Modern and Contemporary Lebanese Art and Design”, Phillips, London (Nov 8-Nov 16) – Group Show

“Nabil Nahas: Fractal Series”, Saleh Barakat Gallery, Beirut (Sep 12-Oct 24) – Solo Show

“Toward The Sublime”, Galerie Tanit, Beirut (Jun 25-Aug 9) – Group Show

·   2018

“Nabil Nahas”, Ben Brown Fine Arts, Hong Kong (Jan 18-Mar 17) –  Solo Show

·   2016

“Expo Chicago 2016”, Galerie Tanit, Chicago, Chicago (Sep 22-25) – Group Show

“Nabil Nahas: Recent Works”, Saleh Barakat Gallery, Beirut (May 20-Jul 30) –  Solo Show

·   2014

“Abu Dhabi Art 2014”, Galerie Tanit, Abu Dhabi (Nov 5-8) – Group Show

“Phoenix Dactylifera”, Ben Brown Fine Arts, London (Oct 13-Nov 14) –  Solo Show