Ribal Molaeb

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Ribal Molaeb is a distinguished painter and classical musician whose dual disciplines harmoniously inform his artistic practice. At the age of 17, he relocated to Salzburg to study at the prestigious Mozarteum University, later continuing his education at the University for Music and Performing Arts in Vienna, where he earned his Master’s degree with distinction. Molaeb often reflects that while music took him around the world, painting brought him back to his roots. Deeply influenced by his upbringing in the studio of his father, the renowned artist Jamil Molaeb, Ribal's paintings often depict serene landscapes that evoke the beauty of Lebanon. His vibrant compositions, distinguished by a masterful interplay of lines and tonal variations, reveal the influence of his classical training, merging the disciplines of sound and colour. Molaeb has exhibited internationally, with solo exhibitions at Galerie Esther Woerdehoff in Geneva and at the 2024 Volta Basel Art Fair, among others. Deeply connected to his homeland, he is the director of the Molaeb Art Museum and the Molaeb Festival for Chamber Music and Fine Arts. Currently based in Zürich, he serves as the artistic director of the SUMITO Art and Music Association, continuing to contribute to both the art and music worlds.