Nada Rizk is a Lebanese-Finnish multidisciplinary artist and designer based in Beirut. Working primarily with natural, earthy materials—particularly clay, marble, and bronze—she combines traditional craftsmanship with contemporary design approaches. She holds a degree in Visual Arts from the Académie Libanaise des Beaux-Arts (ALBA) and a Master’s degree in Politics and International Relations from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).
Her hand-built and hand-altered sculptures are rooted in the natural world and informed by tales, legends, and cultural memory, with storytelling at their core. While deeply connected to her Lebanese heritage, her work also reflects a Nordic sensibility, evident in its restraint, materiality, and contemporary forms.
Rizk’s practice is driven by an intuitive process, often beginning with a simple natural form that develops into a personal narrative. She continues to investigate the intersections of art and design through experimentation with new forms, textures, and materials.
Her work has been exhibited internationally at venues including We Design Beirut, Design Doha Biennial, Beirut Design Fair, Beirut Art Fair, Sursock Museum (Salon d’Automne), House of Today Design Biennial, Paris Design Week, Carrousel du Louvre, Palazzo Priuli Bon, Venice, and institutions and galleries in Beirut and Helsinki. Her works are held in private collections and have been presented in international luxury showrooms, including Cartier worldwide since 2018.
Nicole Malhamé Harfouche, former Dean of Fine Arts at ALBA, has written of her practice:
“Les multiples recherches de Nada Rizk épousent les tenants d’un langage pictural contemporain. Elle s’y engage résolument et parvient à transgresser les acquis pour édifier l’ossature d’un mode d’expression autonome, original, et le porter à maturité.”
