Brahim Samaha – Visual Artist | Cultural Advisor

Born on October 29, 1980, in Khenchara, Lebanon, Brahim Samaha is a painter and etcher who graduated from the Rome Fine Arts Academy in 2008. In 2004, while still a student, he co-founded Stamperia del Tevere, an art gallery in Rome specializing in etching and photography.

Upon returning to Lebanon in 2008, Samaha founded Laboratoire d’Art, a creative platform dedicated to promoting interdisciplinary art practices. That same year, he launched the Cabriolet Film Festival, Lebanon’s first outdoor international short film festival.

Samaha has held several solo exhibitions and participated in over twenty group shows. Some of his works are included in permanent collections in Rome.

He has served as a formal advisor to the Lebanese Ministry of Culture and has held various academic and cultural roles, including cultural attaché and professor at Université Antonine, cultural advisor to Sagesse University, and art consultant to both the Gibran National Committee and the Gibran Museum.