RABBIA SUKKARIEH CV
Born: Baalbek, Lebanon
Lives and works in Los Angeles, California
EDUCATION
1990 Masters of Fine Art, Art Center College of Design, Pasadena, California
1988 Undergraduate, Art Center College of Design, Pasadena, California
1986 Mills College, Oakland, California
1984 Bachelors of Fine Arts, Fine Art Lebanese University, Beirut, Lebanon
SELECTED SOLO PERFORMANCES AND EXHIBITION
2019 DARKEVENTWHITEHORIZON, Robert and Frances Fullerton Museum of Art, CA
2007 99 Drums & Banners, Federal Building, Westwood, CA
2005 Yellow Circle, DARK & LIGHT, installations, Venice CA
2000 Heavy Flying, Installation, Venice, CA
1997 Drifting Away, Walking Together, Venice, CA
1990 SCHEHERAZADE, mixed media Installation, Art Center Gallery, Old Pasadena, CA
1989 US & THEM, Performance, ACCD, Pasadena, CA
1988 US & THEM, Performance, Ahmanson Auditorium, Pasadena, CA
OIL SOIL BLOOD & HATCHET, Performance, ACCD, Pasadena, CA
THEM & US, Performance, Art Center, Pasadena, CA
500 Red Roses for a Beirut Massacre, Art Center Gallery, Pasadena, CA
1987 THEM & ME Performance, Art Center Gallery, Pasadena, CA
STICKING RED POPPIES, different Locations on the Firing Lines, Beirut, Lebanon
WOMEN & ILLUSION, Performance, TV Station, Beirut, Lebanon.
WRAPPING the BULLET RIDDLED TREES, Performance, KASKAS, Beirut, Lebanon
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2023 Excellence in Fibers, San Jose Museum of Textiles, San Jose, CA
International Art Show, Brownsville Museum of Fine Art, TX
Myths Narratives, Bonita Museum and Cultural center, San Diego, CA
2022 Arabic Artists in the 80s, CVAD Gallery, Denton, TX
2013 PEACE TOWER Public Project, LAX Art Gallery, Hollywood, CA
2010 Carolyn Campagna Kleefeld Contemporary Art Museum, Long Beach, CA
2003 Post Gallery, Downtown, Los Angeles, CA
1995 SCHEHERAZADE, installation, Gwinnett Contemporary Art Center, Atlanta, GA
SCHEHERAZADE, installation, Chicago Cultural Center, IL
SCHEHERAZADE, installation, Bedford Gallery, Regional Center for the Arts, CA
1993 SCHEHERAZADE, installation, National Museum for Women in the Arts, Washington, DC
SCHEHERAZADE, installation, Wolfson Gallery-Museum, Miami, FL
SCHEHERAZADE, installation, Harvard University Museum, Boston, MA
1993 OPENINGS, Galleria Notturna, Milan, Italy
1992 Spiritual Landscape, Biota Gallery, Hollywood, CA
1991 Not on Canvas, Asher Faure Gallery, West Hollywood, CA
1984 Beiteddine Museum, Lebanon
1983 Arab Artists, Ministry of Education, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
AWARDS
2023, California Vibrant Cities Arts Award
2019, RAFFMA Museum, Innovative use of wool in three dimensional sculptures
2019, Trailblazer by Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs
1995, Awarded a USA Special ART CITIZENSHIP
1988, First Performance Artist in Lebanon
1987, Scholarship, Art Center College of Design
1984, Scholarship, Lebanese Art Institute
COLLECTIONS
Robert and Frances Fullerton Museum of Art, CA
Bonita Museum & Cultural Center, CA
Jay Belloli, former Director and Curator of the Pasadena Armory
MonteCedro Foundation, Los Angeles, CA
Stanley Grinstein, former committee member at LACMA, MOCA, owner of Gemini Gel Gallery, CA
Michael & Sirje Gold, former committee of LAXART and Fellows of Contemporary Art, FL
Russ Patric Communications & TV productions, Beverly Hills, CA
Ferrari Dealership, Beverly Hills, CA
Ford Motor Corporation Headquarters, Dearborn, MI
Groove Addicts, Recording Studios, Los Angeles, CA
Obagi Institute, Beverly Hills, CA
Abdelsalam Al-Majali, former Prime Minister, Amman, Jordan
SUBAL Engineering Company, Beirut-Dubai
