Abdul Rahman Katanani

Born in 1983 in Sabra, Beirut, Lebanon.

Lives and works in Beirut, Lebanon.

Education

2013       Masters of Fine Arts, Lebanese University, Institute of Fine-Arts, Beirut, LB.

2007     Diplomat of Fine Arts, Lebanese University, Institute of Fine-Arts, Beirut, LB.

 

Residencies

2020       1-month residency, AMI, Geneve, CH.

2019       1-week residency, Beit21, São Paolo, BR.

2017       2-month residency, Vent des Forets, Meuse, FR.

2017       1-month residency, Vent des Forets, Meuse, FR.

2016       3-month residency, Cites International des Arts, Paris, FR.

2016       1-month residency, Centre d’Art de Nanterre, Paris, FR.

2013-4   15-month residency, Cites International des Arts, Paris, FR.

2012       3-month residency, Cites International des Arts, Paris, FR.

Solo Exhibitions

2021      Rituals, Gallery Magda Danysz, Paris, FR

2020      Self portrait Total, Gallery Analix Forever, Geneve, CH.

2019       Brainstorm, Saleh Barakat Gallery, Beirut, LB.

2017       Hard Core, Gallery Magda Danyzs, Paris, FR.

2017       Resilience, Gallery Analix Forever, Genève, CH.

2016       Olive Forest, Anglet Municipality, biennale d’Anglet, FR.

2016       Children, Olive Trees and Barbed wire, Al Markhiya Gallery, QR.

2015       Softness of a Circle, Knife-edge of a Straight Line, Agial Art Gallery, LB.

2014       Kids, Barbed Wire and a Dream, Tanit Gallery, Munich, DE.

2012       No Address, Institut français du Liban, Beirut, LB.

2011       Zinc, Barbed Wire and Freedom, Agial Art Gallery, Beirut, LB.

2008       Camp Message, LAAPS (Lebanese Artists Association for Painters and Sculptors), Beirut, LB.

2006       Caricature exhibition in corporation with AJPF, Paris, Nantes,            Chambery, FR.

Group Exhibitions

2021     Saison d’Art, Domain Chaumont sur Loire, FR.

2021     Pieces d’Ete, Malbuisson, FR.

2021     Between the walls, CAP, Kuwait.

2020     Lignes de Fracture, ICAM – L’Olivier, Geneve, CH.

2019     Beirut: Year Zero, Arthaus, Beirut, LB.

2019     Libres, Musee du Fer et du Chemin de Fer, CH.

2019     Libres, Salon D’Art Contemporain, Yveron-Les-Bains, CH.

2019     “Untitled,” National Salon, Manama, Bahrain.

2018       Un oeil ouvert sur le monde Arabe, Institue de Monde Arabe, Paris, FR.

2018     Beit Beirut, Beirut, LB.

2018       45th Bahrain Annual Fine Art Exhibition, Bahrain, BH.

2018       Arabicity-Ourouba, Middle East Institution, Washington DC, USA.

2018       Flux, Arts Ephemeres, Marseille, FR.

2018       Paris Pris, Gallery Magda Danysz, Paris, FR.

2018       Keyword: Palestine, Dar El-Nimer, Beirut, LB.

2018       Face Value – Portraiture, Saleh Barakat Gallery, Beirut, LB.

2017       “Mushrooms,” Vent des Forets, Meuse, FR.

2017       “Water Lilies,” Mir Amir Castle, Mount Lebanon, LB.

2016       “Dendromorphies,” Topographie de l’Art, Paris, FR.

2016       “The wave,” Sea, Dar el-Nimer Foundation, Beirut, LB.

2016       “Olive Tree,” Electronic Art Cafe, Rome, IT.

2016       “Olive Tree,” Resistance and Persistence, Beirut, LB.

2016       “Girl jumping with a cover,” Chapter 31, Gallery P21, London, UK.

2016       “Olive Tree,” Jardin d’Orient, Institue du Monde Arabe, Paris, FR.

2016       “Foret d’Oliviers,” La Terrasse, Centre d’Art de Nanterre, Paris, FR.

2014       Tornado, My Beautiful Laundrette, Cite International of Arts, Paris, FR.

2014       “Jumping over the barbed wire,” Day of Peace, UNESCO, Paris, FR.

2013       “Untitled,” La Route Blue, Villa Empain, Brussels, BE.

2012       “Hula-hoops,” Art is the Solution, Villa Empain, Brussels, BE.

2012       “Boy running after a wheel,” Together we connect, Anima gallery, Doha, QA.

2011       Rebirth, Beirut Exhibition Center, Beirut, LB.

2011       Isharat, Al Markhiya Gallery, QA.

2011       “Family jumping over a barbed wire,” funded by APEAL (Association for the Promotion and Exhibition of Art in Lebanon) at Royal College of Art; London, UK.

2010       “Kite,” Salon dAutomne, Nicolas Sursock Museum, Beirut, LB.

2009       “The Martyred Camp,” Biennale of Abu Dhabi, UAE.

2009       “Embroidery, Mother and Palestine,” Penang State Museum and Art Gallery, MY.

2009       Art, Peace and the Global Village-Against Violence, Kuala Lumpur, MY.

2009       “Waiting with the Zinc plates,” LAAPS (Lebanese Artists Association for Painters and Sculptors), The Fine Art Spring, UNESCO, Beirut, LB.

2009       “Untitled,” Peace Expressions of Hope, RA gallery, Kuala Lumpur, MY.

2009       “Kid or a Pillow,” Salon dAutomne, Nicolas Sursock Museum, Beirut, LB.

2008       “Women in the camp,” Salon dAutomne, Nicolas Sursock Museum, Beirut, LB.

2008       “Caricature,” Fête de l’Humanité, Paris, FR.

2007       “Artist in the Camp,” Salon d’Automne, Paris, FR.

2007       “Caricature,” Fête de l’Humanité, Paris, FR.

2007     “Caricature,” UNESCO, Beirut, LB.

Films

2013       Le Lanceur de Pierres, Christophe Donner, Paris, FR. 26mn.

2020       Katanani, Agathe Champsaur, Paris, Fr. 26mn.

Books

2019     Abdul Rahman Katanani, Gallery Saleh Barakat, Beirut, LB.

2017       Hard core, Barbara Polla, ANALIX FOREVER, Paris, FR.

Awards and Official Prizes

2016       “Nominated for commitment,” at YIA Art fair, Paris, FR.

2009       “Prize of Young Artists,” at Salon d’Automne organized by Sursock Museum, Beirut, LB.

2008     Special Mention of the jury, at Salon d’Automne organized by Sursock Museum, Beirut, LB.

Acquisitions and Collections

Accor Hotels, FR.

Boghossian Foundation, Brussels, BE.

Dalloul Art Foundation, Beirut, LB.

Dar El-Nimer, Beirut, LB.

Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art, Doha, QA.

Philippe Jabre Collection, LB.