A second-generation expressionist artist, Nizar Daher was born in 1951 in Kfardane, Lebanon. He studied fine arts and earned his PhD in Art Sciences from the prestigious Repin Institute in St. Petersburg, Russia.
Known for his city scenes and landscapes, Daher’s expressionist paintings have evolved through distinct phases—from emotional depictions of the Lebanese civil war to the tranquil and ephemeral moments of daybreak on serene landscapes. Dubbed a “Magician of Colors” by L’Orient le Jour, his mastery of blending and contrasting palettes, combined with expressive brushwork and textured paint, evokes a wide spectrum of sentiments.
Daher’s work has been exhibited globally at renowned institutions, including:
The Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg
National Art Museum of China, Beijing
Orient Museum, Moscow
Museum of Modern Art, Kuwait
Museum of the Ministry of Culture, Tunisia
National Museum, Amman
Library of the President of the Russian Federal Union, The Kremlin, Moscow
Mikhailovsky Museum, Russia
Governmental Museum of the President, Republic of Kazakhstan
Museum of Lebanese University, Beirut
Collection of Pope Francis at the Vatican
In 2007 and 2018, the Lebanese Ministry of Telecommunications used Daher’s artwork on commemorative postal stamps for both national and international mail. Alongside four other publications featuring his art, his biography and retrospective, Parcours en couleurs, was published by the Lebanese University.
Throughout his career, Daher contributed significantly to art education as a professor at the Lebanese University’s Faculty of Fine Arts, later serving as the faculty’s Dean. His achievements earned him numerous awards and honorary certificates, including an honorary doctorate in 2003 from the Academy of Arts in St. Petersburg, recognizing his remarkable contributions to the arts.
