Jamil Molaeb started his artistic career in the seventies, after training under renowned artists such as Shafic Abboud and Paul Guiragossian at the Fine Arts Institute of the Lebanese University. In 1984, he enrolled in the Master of Fine Arts program at the Pratt Institute in New York and later obtained a doctorate in artistic education from Ohio State University. In Lebanon, he has taught at the Lebanese University and the Lebanese American University of Beirut since 1989 and built his own museum in his hometown of Baissour.

Since 1966, he has held different solo and group exhibitions in Lebanon, Algeria and the United States. His work has been showcased with Galerie Janine Rubeiz in a number of art fairs worldwide. In 1967, he won the 3rd prize of sculpture at the 7th Sursock Salon d’Automne and in 1995 a special distinction in painting at the 18th Salon d’Automne. His work has been acquired by public and private collections including the World Bank in Washington DC. 

“Jamil Molaeb looks at themes in color. Each color holds a grave responsibility to keep the composition together, forming one cohesive instance that is in fact a compilation of many moments recreated on a flat plane. It is the selection of colors in his works that carries signification, while at the same time allowing the viewer to feel the progression of time and the artist’s process within the boundaries of the canvas.” 

Ahmad Bazoun, Gallery Magazine.