Art and design by Léa Nasnas Chami

Léa is a self taught artist, with a style of her own, born in Beirut, Lebanon in 1981.

When her parents divorced, in the midst of the Lebanese civil war, Léa and her little brother fled to Paris, France. They lived there with their grandmother for several years. After their mother remarried with a Norwegian man when Léa was 10, they moved to Oslo in Norway to reunite with her.

In 1999, she left home and went to Lebanon to study international relations at USJ in Beirut. She then specialized in corporate communication at ECS in Paris, France, where she met her husband. They settled back in Lebanon in 2004 where she has worked in journalism, event production and communication management.

Léa started to paint to express her high sensitivity and suppressed emotions and fell in love with the colors and fluidity of paint. She lets her inner child guide her hand while she paints. This is why she signs her artworks "Ley" by the short of her nickname "Leyouche".

Her unique style caught the eye of plenty as she loves to depict hearts, wings, meaningful places and strong emotions. Léa describes her style as "emotion-art" and often paints using blue, bright or metallic acrylic colors.

Léa participated in exhibitions worldwide and has her own limited edition line of products on https://leanasnas.redbubble.com

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Exhibitions:

World Art Dubai April 2019 at World Trade Center as a solo artist exhibitor with 12 artworks.
Anima Mundi - Consciousness exhibition by Its Liquid during summer 2019 at Palazzo Ca’Zanardi - during the Venice biennale in Italy presenting "Mindfulness 2" artwork .
Artbox Project at Swiss Art Expo Zurich, august 2019 with "war divorce and decadence" artwork.
Amsterdam International Fair 2019 at Beurs Van Berlage as a solo artist exhibitor with 14 artworks.
Beirut Art Fair Off/site Exhibition during Beirut Art Week at Le Gray 2019 with 3 major artwork.
Exhibita exhibition by Art et Creation Gallery at hotel Alexandre, Beirut during Beirut Art week 2019 with 8 artworks.
Art Screen Tv Digital Exhibition at « Hôtel La Fortezza » during Florence Biennale 2019
with “just turn around” artwork.
Artbox Project at Art Basel Miami, Dec 2019 with "just turn around" artwork.
Galerie Prestige in Montreux Switzerland, Dec 2019 with "some enchanted evening" and "woman in a café" artworks.
ART3F Paris Expo, Jan 2020 as a solo artist exhibitor with 19 artworks.
Zee art "Art connects Women" exhibition in Dubai 2020 representing Norway with "miscommunication 2" artwork at the One and Only Mirage.
Barcelona 2020 with “War Divorce and Decadence”
Blank Space Oslo 2020
Global Art Festival 2020
French Institute Oslo 2020-2021
ECHOS FROM LEBANON with “Kintsugi Lebanon” and “Blast, Blood and Sorrow”
Art Expo New York 2020 (postponed due to covid pandemic)
"Winter Digital Exhibition Artists Art Screen TV 2020" Artsy from December 01 2020 to January 16 2021.
Art Basel 2021
Florence Biennale 2021
Tokyo International Art Fair 2021
Zee art exhibition of Art connects women at Atlantis Hotel The Palm Resort in Dubai 2022 representing Norway with the artwork "Guilt-freeing" animated by The Vinc.
Smak av utlandet , Oslo 2021 and 2022
Art Shopping Paris 2022 (postponed participation since 2020)
Mag Art Fair - Montreux 2022
Art Basel 2023
Zee art exhibition of Art connects women 2023
Smak av utlandet 2023
Smiles and Smiles Beirut 2023
Artbox project New York 2023
Artsy winter exhibition feb 2024
Zee art exhibition of Art connects women 2024
Art Expo New York 2024

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Awards:

Art Connects Women 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024

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Collectors :

Dalloul Art Foundation Beirut, Conrad Hotel Dubai, Actea Paris, Lien Systémique Lebanon, AXA Middle East, The Bridge Institute, Beiruting.com, and numerous private collectors from Lebanon, France, UAE, Italy, USA, Greece, Belgium, England, Canada, Switzerland, Cyprus and Norway.

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*Léa Nasnas Chami representing Norway at the International Women Artists exhibition in Dubai - march 2020*

Books:

WOMEN ARTISTS AROUND THE WORLD - ART CONNECTS WOMEN 2020 book by Zee Arts

" Self taught Norwegian artist Léa Nasnas Chami, born in Beirut, Lebanon in 1981. She saw painting as an outlet to channel the sensitivity and suppressed emotions within herself. Léa's fondness for colors and fluidity of paint, coupled with her child like wonder of the world around her, results in works of captivating vibrancy embellished with dominant blues and metallic acrylic colors. Léa describes her style as "Emotion Art" as she delves into subjects matters of hearts, wings, and meaningful places that evokes strong emotions."

With the artwork "miscommunication 2"

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