Fadi Yazigi
Born in Latakia, 1966
Fadi Yazigi studied at the Faculty of Fine Arts in Damascus, obtaining a BFA in Sculpture in 1988. Yazigi’s art is housed in numerous public and private collections throughout the Middle East, Europe and the United States. Solo exhibitions include City Hall (Thessaloniki, Greece 2015), Galerie Tanit (Beirut 2015), Darat Al Funun (Kuwait 2014), The Mosaic Rooms (London 2011), Ayyam Gallery (Damascus 2009) and Al Bareh Art Gallery (Bahrain 2006). Fadi Yazigi was the 2007 Delfina Foundation artist-in-residence Middle East representative (London); his lecture at The National Gallery, Poussin’s Sacraments – Rites of Passage and Continuing Creativity, was delivered in the same year. He has participated in numerous international events and art fairs including Art Paris, Abu-Dhabi Art, Art Dubai, Art Palm Beach, Beirut Art Fair and the Sharjah Biennale.