About Hanibal Srouji

Born in Lebanon in 1957, Hanibal Srouji has been living between Beirut and Paris since 1989. He graduated from Concordia University in Canada with a Master’s degree in Fine Arts. Srouji has taught in many countries such as France, Canada, the United States, and is at present a Chair of Assistant Professor at the Lebanese American University in Beirut, Lebanon. Srouji’s work evokes the wounds of war and the damages of his country, keeping nevertheless an optimistic approach to it. His works’ surfaces are painted with an abstract subdued colour and shape combination.