Farid Haddad

Farid Haddad was born in Beirut, Lebanon, in 1945. He enrolled in painting classes at Omar Onsi’s studio. In 1969, he graduated with a BA in Fine Arts from the American University of Beirut. He then earned an MFA in Drawing and Painting from the University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee. His first solo show was held at the John F. Kennedy Center in Beirut in 1971. It was followed by exhibitions at College Hall, American University of Beirut (1971), Contact Art Gallery (1972, 1973), Gallery One (1971, 1972, 1974) and Delta International Art Center (1973, 1975). In 1972 he was the recipient of a Fulbright-Hays grant, which he used to explore lithography and embossment in New York City. He has participated in more than fifty group exhibitions in Europe, the Middle East and North America. His work features in the collections of the Ramzi and Saeda Dalloul Art Foundation, Beirut; the Saradar Collection, Beirut and The American University of Beirut.