Born in Baissour, Lebanon, in 1992, Ribal Molaeb moved to Salzburg, Austria at the age 17, to study at the Mozarteum University Salzburg. He later moved to Vienna to study at the University for Music and Performing Arts, where he received his Master’s degree in Arts with distinction. Ribal was assigned as the artistic director of ”SUMITO’’ Art and Music Association in Switzerland. He is the president of the “Molaeb Art Museum” and the founder of ”Molaeb Festival for Chamber Music and Fine Arts”.

He had solo shows with international galleries such as Galerie Esther Woerdehoff in Geneva & Paris, Galerie Janine Rubeiz in Beirut, Orient Gallery, Amman Galerie Agénor, Zürich and Galerie Claude Lemand in Paris. 

Ribal was featured at international Art fairs such as Art Paris 2022 and MENART Paris. He held other exhibitions in Amsterdam, Amman, Abu Dhabi and Dubai.

He currently lives and works in Zürich, Switzerland.

 

About His Work:

In his early age, Ribal Molaeb was personally trained by his father Jamil Molaeb. He is also inspired by Lebanese 20th century abstract expressionists like Saliba Douaihy, Aref el Rayes and Shafic Abboud.

Ribal Molaeb’s musical education in Vienna swayed his paintings. There is a musical orientation in the compositional, harmonic and melodic aspects of his works; He interrogates color power and harmony creating energetic paintings. His images have aspects of delicate distribution of colors and shapes. 

Molaeb’s understanding of harmony in classical music helped him perceive abstract paintings and compositions.

He paints to create a personally satisfying world, cleanly designed, delicately harmonized

 

 

Solo Exhibitions:


2024 – Zürich International Art Fair, Switzerland

2024 – Volta, Basel Art Fair, Switzerland

2024 – Universal Artist Club, Zug, Switzerland

2023 – Galerie Agénor, Zürich

2023 – Orient Gallery, Amman, Jordan

2023 – Saadiyat, Abu Dhabi UAE

2022 – Galerie Esther Woerdehoff, Geneva 

2022 – Galerie Agénor, Zürich

2021 – Galerie Claude Lemand, Paris

2021 – ZKO Gallery, Zürich

2021 – Galerie Agénor, Zürich

2021 – Galerie Janine Rubeiz, Beirut

2019 – Sumito Kulturverein, Switzerland 

2016 – Sonc Festival, Slovenia


Group Exhibitions:


2024 – Agial Art Gallery, Beirut, Lebanon

2024 – Khawla Art Gallery, Dubai, UAE

2023 – Lebanon Untitled, Cromwell Place, London, UK

2023 – Italian Embassy, Lebanon

2022 – Artscoops, Beirut, Lebanon

2022 – Treasures from the Middle East, Abu Dhabi, UAE

2022 – Galerie Agénor, Zürich, Switzerland 

2021 – Galerie Lalalande, Paris, France

2021 – Artb, Dubai, UAE

2020 – Galerie Janine Rubeiz, Beirut, Lebanon

2019 – Selections Art, Dubai, UAE

2018 – ME Art Gallery, Amsterdam, Holland

2017 – Art & Poster Gallery, Zürich, Switzerland


Art Fairs:


2024 – Zürich International Art Fair, Switzerland

2024 – Volta, Basel Art Fair, Switzerland

2022 – Art Paris with Galerie Esther Woerdehoff, France

2022 – MENART Paris with Galerie Esther Woerdehoff, France