Randa Mirza

"Selfportrait with remote control", 2008
76 x 114 cm, pigment ink on photo paper
 
 
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1978

born in Beirut, Lebanon

2002 DESS in advertising, Lebanese academy of fine arts, Beirut, Lebanon
2003 BA in fine arts, multimedia studies, University of Paris 8, France
  lives and works in Lebanon
   
   
Solo Exhibitions (selection)
   
2009 Sfeir-Semler, Hamburg
2008 The finnish museum of photography, Helsinki, Finland
2007

The Nahr el Bared relief campaign, Bourj el Barajneh, palestinian camp, Lebanon

2006

La Stanza delle biciclette gallery, Brescia, Italy

   
   
Group Exhibitions (selection)
   
2009 Hopes and Doubts, Fondazione Merz, Torino, Italy
2008 International Biennale of Photography in Brescia, Italy
International Biennale for Contemporary Art Bucharest, Roumania
Art now in Lebanon, Darat al funun, Amman, Jordan
2007 FIAC, Grand-Palais, Paris, France
"Sites of imagination", Center cultural La mercé, Girona, Spain
"The representation of evil", The finnish museum of photography, Helsinki, Finland
"Moving Walls", Espace SD, Beirut, Lebanon
2006 "Welcome", The Leibling Center for Film, Photo and Video Hampshire College, USA
"Nafas Beirut", Espace SD, Beirut, Lebanon
"Stomping ground", Le Florence Gallery, Los Angeles, USA
"Les rencontres photographiques d’Arles", Arles, France
"Chou tabkha ya marra", Art Lounge, Beirut, Lebanon
French Cultural Center, Torino, Italy
2005 "5th francophone games", National museum of modern art, Niamey, Niger
2004

8th international festival of photography, Aleppo, Syria
2nd international photography meetings of Ghar El-Melh, Tunisia

2001 "The other", Cornish al-Manara, Beirut, Lebanon
2000

Beirut Art Festival, Starco, Beirut, Lebanon

2000

Espace Karim Francis, Cairo

   
   
Awards and Scholarships:
   
2008 Artist residency at HIAP, Helsinki, Finland
2006 No Limit award, Rencontres photographiques d’Arles
Grant for artist residency, NIFCA, Helsinki, Finland
2005 1st price in photography, 5th francophony games, Niamey, Niger
   
   
Live Video Performance:
   
2007 Anti-crise, Tyr fishemen's port, Tyr, Lebanon
RAMI (Rencontres Arts et Multimédia Internationales, Tournesol theatre, Beirut, Lebanon
International Women Day, Art Lounge, Beirut, Lebanon
2006 Wrez, Art Lounge, Beirut, Lebanon
Gardens of pleasures, New Year at Sursok palace, Beirut, Lebanon
Guren (Gefinor), private party, Beirut, Lebanon
2005 Here comes the sun, Greenpeace fundraising party, Beirut, Lebanon
Dance for mine action, United Nations fundraising party, OM, Beirut, Lebanon
VJ La Mirza v/s DJ Insekt, Virgin Megastore, Beirut, Lebanon
Wet, Beach Party at Bonita Bay, Batroun, Lebanon
Friday the 13th, Opening of Basement party, Beirut, Lebanon
2004

Private Party with Arab Add magazine at Hilton, Kuwait