Dalloul Art Foundation / by Lea Liban

I will never forget the day I first visited the Dalloul Art Foundation Beirut collection, in a tour organized by Beirut Art Fair , back in September 2016. I was going through dark times of anxiety and depression, and discovering this outstanding collection gave me such an uplifting boost! It was enriching to listen to Basel Dalloul explain to us details and stories of each artwork of the humongous collection of his parents Saeda and Ramzi Dalloul. I took these 2 pictures that day in front of Samia Halaby 's wonderful art. Basel was sharing with us everything with such generosity! I had never seen art lovers with so much passion before. It was so inspiring, I felt as if I was floating. This was definetly my kind of heaven 🥰 For weeks I only talked about this magnificent collection to everyone I met and... I finally started painting again! I visited the collection every year with the VIP tour of the Beirut Art Fair, until last year because I was busy exhibiting myself for the first time in Beirut in 2 different locations during Beirut Art Week! Next month, I will be relocating to Norway. But pieces of my heart and art will always remain in Lebanon 🇱🇧 ❤️ I am truly honored to have my art among this magnificent collection of contemporary arab art ❤️ DAF Beirut thank you so much for adopting my artworks ❤️