Ricardo Mbarkho

Ricardo Mbarkho

Ricardo Mbarkho is an artist and lecturer. He was born in Beirut, Lebanon, in 1974. In his work, he often uses new media to tackle questions mainly related to humain belonging and communication issues within the socio-political sphere.

His work is presented in several festivals et exhibitions (Lebanon, Austria, Germany, Bosnia-Herzégovina, Egypt, Spain, France, Italy, Morocco, Tunisia…), where he regularly gives lectures.

Ricardo Mbarkho received his Art Diplomas from Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts and Ecole Supérieure d’Etudes Cinématographiques, Paris, France and from Institut Supérieur des Beaux-Arts, Beirut. He also completed an exchange study program at Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA. He teaches art, video, and new media at the Académie Libanaise des Beaux-Arts, Beirut. Currently, he lives and works in Lebanon and France.

Places where Mbarkho's works and lectures have been presented (selection):

Lebanon
Espace SD, Beirut (2004)
LAA galery, Beirut (2008)
Piece Unique gallery, Beirut (2009)

Austria
Ars Electronica, Linz (2004)

Bosnia-Herzegovina
galerija10m2, Sarajevo (2008)

Unites Arab Emirates
ArtParis, Abu Dhabi (2008)

France
Guislain Mollet-Viéville, Paris (1999)
Biennale de Paris, Paris (2004, 2006-2008)
Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie, Paris (2000)
ENSBA, Paris (2002)
ISEA 2000, Paris (2000)
Le Cube, Issy-les-Moulineaux (2004)
21th Instants Video Festival, Marseille (2008)
VIDEOFORMES Festival, Clermont-Ferrand (2009)
Théâtre de l'Agora, Evry (2009)

Germany
Cinema Black Box, Düsseldorf (2004)
European Media Art Festival, Osnabrueck (2008)
Transmediale, Berlin (2008)

Italy
INVIDEO Festival, Milano (2008)

Morocco
Festival International d’Art Vidéo de Casablanca (2009)

The Netherlands
LiteSide Festival, Amsterdam (2008)
Reject Festival, Rotterdam (2008)

Norway
Oslo Screen Festival, Oslo (2008)

Spain
microARTos, Madrid (2009)

Tunisia
Le Centre Culturel de Sousse (2003)