Tarek Butayhi Syria, b. 1982

 Tarek Btayhi (b.1982) is a talented young artist who graduated from the Faculty of Fine Arts, Department of Painting, in 2006. He has held solo exhibitions in his homeland, Kuwait, and Lebanon, and has participated in various group exhibitions in Beirut, London, Istanbul, and Cairo.

Btayhi’s work is characterized by expressive content and spontaneity. In his painting process, color defines form and conveys emotion. Focusing primarily on portraiture, he reveals the inner worlds of his sitters through his compositions.