Mouna Rebeiz

Mouna Rebeiz (born 1957) is a Lebanese-Canadian painter.

Early life and education

Rebeiz was born in Beirut in 1957. She studied psychology at the Sorbonne and at Saint Joseph University in Beirut.

Career

In her work, she explores how Lebanese and France cultures emphasize the duality in the role of women. In 2015, Rebeiz organized an exhibition and auction at the Saatchi Gallery in London called "Le Tarbouche." The exhibition was based on Rebeiz's ongoing work of taking the Fez, a traditional Middle-Eastern symbol of male virility, and reconstructing it into various commentary on the female form. For the exhibition, Rebeiz invited several artists and designers to reinvent their own versions of the Fez, with the pieces to be held for auction after the close of the exhibition. The auction was held at Sotheby's with proceeds from the auction and the sales of Rebeiz's paintings provided to the charity "Innocence in Danger," a movement for the protection of children against sexual abuse. Participating designers included Sandra Choi of Jimmy Choo, Elie Saab, Lanvin, Twiggy, Giles Deacon, Helen McCrory, Angel Chang, Jean-Charles de Castelbajac, Alber Elbaz, Nathalie Rykiel, Stephen Webster, Zaha Hadid, and others. ==

Works

• Ode to Life (2006)
• The Betty Boop collection (2012)
• The Tarbouche (2015)
• La voie de l'Opera (2017)
• The Trash-Ic (2018)
• Les Ors du temps (2018)
• Fxxx power (2019)
• Color Power (2021)
• Soothsayer (2022) Video presentation- Venice Biennale
• Les Sans visage - The Homeless series (2024) ==

Solo exhibitions

2022

• Totems, Leila Heller Gallery, New York, United States of America

• The Soothsayer, 59th Venice Biennale, Republic of San Marino, Chiesa St-George, Venice, Italy

• Colour Power, Leila Heller Gallery, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

2019

• The Lebanese Embassy with the British Lebanese Association, London, England

• The Chelsea Arts Club, London, England

2018

• The Trash-ic, Saatchi Gallery, London, England

2017

• La voie de l’opéra, Galerie Pierre Alain Challier, Paris, France

2015

• Le Tarbouche, Saatchi Gallery, London, England

2013

• The Betty Boop Collection « A-Part-Être », Galerie Hubert Konrad, Paris, France

2012

• The Betty Boop Collection « L’Être et le paraître », Galerie Pierre Alain Challier, Paris, France

2008

• Hymne à la vie, Galerie Daniel Besseiche, Paris, France

2007

• Carrousel Du Louvre, Paris, France

2006

• Hymne à la vie, La maison de l’Amerique Latine, Monaco, France

Group exhibitions

2024

• Deck the walls! Leila Heller gallery NY, USA

• Totems (through RMZ Foundation) Mahlaxmi racecourse, Mumbai, India

• Leave it in my dreams, Tanit Gallery, Cromwell place, London, England

2023

• Le rêve a ses raisons, The French playing card museum, Issy-les-Moulineaux, France

• Menart Fair, Palais d’Iéna, Paris, France

• Figurations, un autre art d’aujourd’hui, Maison Caillebotte, Yerres, France

2022

• A Harmony of Different Voices, DIFC Sculpture Park, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

• 59th Venice Biennale, Rebeiz presented "The Soothsayer" based on the 22 Major Arcana of the Tarot of Marseille, reinterpreted into paintings on aluminum plates.

2020

• Togeth’Her, Monnaie de Paris, Paris, France

• Œil de Bic, Fondation Bic, Paris, France

2013

• Le Rouge et le Noir, Art 13, Meshkati Fine Art, London, England

2012

• She views herself, Fondation Paul Ricard, Paris, France

– She views herself, Banque ODDO, Paris, France

2007

• Art en Capital, Grand Palais, Paris, France

2006

• Salon des Indépendants, Grand Palais, Paris France