Adib Fattal was born in 1962 in Washington D.C As the son of a diplomat, Adib spent most of his life in Europe, the United States and the Middle East. He graduated with a B.B.A in International Marketing from the City University of New York. Having spent some years in the field of business and banking, Adib decided to abandon it and dedicate himself to his original love : graphic art.
At present , he lives on a farm in Syria at the foot of Mount Hermon where he paints, farms and looks after his dog, cat, and a large collection of birds including a clever parrot.

Exhibitions :

To date, Adib Fattal has exhibited in the Arab World, Pakistan, Europe and Canada
Joint exhibition sponsored by Shell Company at Maktab Anbar, Damascus , May 2001;
Solo exhibition at the Istitut francis d’etudes arabes de Damas, April 2003;
Solo exhibition at the Ishtar Gallery, Damascus, December 2002;
Solo exhibition at the American University of Cairo on the occasion of “The Year of Palestine.”, April 2003;
Solo exhibition at the Nassir Shawra Gallery, Damascus, June 2004;
Solo exhibition at the Orex Expo in Montreal, Canada, in July-August 2004;
Solo exhibition at the Safrkhan Gallery in Zamalek, Cairo in April 2005;
Solo exhibition at the V.M art Gallery, Karachi, Pakistan, December 2006;
Solo exhibition at the Primitive Art Gallery , Cracow, Poland , September 2007;
Solo exhibition at the Otrebusy Museum of Folk Art, Warsaw, December 2007.

Adib’s works are being presented by the Filu forum of Germany in its archive and CD forms, available at the annual Frankfort Book Fair.
Some of Adib’s paintings are available in postcards sold by T.B.Z (Tarek Bin Zeyad) company in Syria, as well as other postcards printed and sold by Gutsch Verlog Company in Berlin, Germany.

Artist statment :
I would love to believe that one of these days I will have my own special school of art, which would be a combination of Primitive art with Middle Eastern art.
I will feel the most successful if I become almost instantly recognized by anyone who sees one of my paintings. Infact I do believe that a painters unique style is more important than the content of his/her paintings.
I also believe that one of the “duties” of the artist is to make the public happy when they look at one of his/her paintings.
This I also think should be the case , particularly in a world with alot of sadness.
I thus hope to make my viewer in a better mood after looking at my paintings.

Website: A Middle Eastern primitive school of art
Contact email: ghadir_adib@yahoo.com