Nabil Helou

Lebanese sculptor From Beiteddine, born in 1969, works and lives in Lebanon.

1995 – Masters in Visual Art at the Lebanese Academy of Fine arts ALBA.

1997 – 1998 Specialization in sculpture and in Virtual Sculpture at the “Ecole Nationale Supérieure d’Art de Cergy” ENSAC, France.

Former professor of sculpture at the Lebanese Academy of Fine Arts ALBA.
Art Mentorship

Teaching

  • Former Professor of Sculpture at the Lebanese Academy of Fine Arts (ALBA)
    → Mentoring and inspiring the next generation of artists

Creative Excellence

Awards & Recognition

  • 2014 – Contemporary Sculpture Award, Macam Museum, 5th Visual Art Forum, UNESCO Beirut

  • 2001 – Honored by Municipality of Hull, Quebec, Canada

  • 2001 – Awarded by Lebanese Ministry of Culture

  • 2001Silver Award, 2nd Biennale of Latakia, Syria

  • 1998 – Special Jury Prize, Salon d’Automne, Sursock Museum

  • 19951st Prize, HARVEST 95 of Sculpture

Sculpted Symbols

Trophy Design

  • Gibran Khalil Gibran Trophy (Gibran National Committee)

  • Murex D’Or (Golden Murex – Annual Lebanese Awards)

  • Cannes Junior – Beirut Festival 1997 Trophy

Personal Vision

Solo Exhibitions

  • 2024 – M.SQUARE Gallery, Beirut

  • 2014 – Al Bustan International Festival, Lebanon

  • 2008 – Zayed University, Abu Dhabi, UAE

  • 2000 – German Cultural Center, Kulturzentrum

  • 1998 – ENSAC, France (Interactive installation with CD-ROM)

  • 1997 – Bekhazi Art Gallery, Byblos International Festival

Shared Platforms

Group Exhibitions

  • 2015 – Beirut Art Week with Officine Panerai, Beirut Souks

0
collective exhibitions
(1993–2014)
Stone Dialogues

Symposiums

2018 – 4th Arab Sculptors Workshop, Chengdu, China

2003 – CHANGCHUN City Sculpture Symposium, China ・ ESSAOUIRA Symposium, Morocco

2001 – Jeux Culturels de la Francophonie, Ottawa, Canada
→ Sculpture acquired by Maison du Citoyen

1998–2003Rachana ForumCorniche ProjectAley SymposiumLatakia Symposium

Permanent Presence

Public Sculptures

In Lebanon:
Downtown Beirut ・ Mtén Roundabout ・ Aley ・ Rachana
Kfour Roundabout ・ Deir El Ahmar Roundabout ・ Zouk Highway

Internationally:
Changchun 🇨🇳 ・ Essaouira 🇲🇦 ・ Latakia 🇸🇾 ・ Ottawa 🇨🇦