Modern impressionist artist. Rawia Ghandour Zantout is a self taught artist. Rawia finds her inspiration in the works of prominent Impressionist painters many of whom lived and worked in the south of France where she lived and studied.
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In 2006 Rawia was commissioned to create a range of paintings for Banks with a focus on ecological themes mainly present in the landscapes of her homeland, Lebanon. Her works were printed as lithographs and distributed to thousands of bank customers.
She was also commissioned to paint several portraits of World and Lebanese leaders including Vladimir Putin, Troels Povlsen, lebanese President Michel Aoun, lebanese prime minister Saad Harriri, ex lebanese prime minister Fouad Seniora and many others
Her artworks was displayed for years in Four Season’s hotel in Beirut before the tragic explosion of the port. Rawia was nominated for the world Global Art Award 2018 which took place in Dubai in 2018 and was granted the Finalist certificate.