Camille Zakharia was born in Lebanon in 1962 and left during the Civil War in 1985. Since then, he has spent time living in the USA, Greece, Turkey and Canada before moving to Bahrain in 1999. Zakharia graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts from NSCAD University (Nova Scotia College of Art and Design), Halifax, Canada in 1997 and a Bachelor of Engineering from the American University of Beirut in 1985. Zakharia currently lives in Bahrain with his wife Sulaf and two children.
Zakharia uses his camera to document the journey taken since his departure from Lebanon. Through photo-montage, collage and print he both reveals and reconstructs his encounters with people and places, exteriors and interiors. Within this process is an exploration of home, identity and belonging in the context of a globalized condition.
Zakharia received numerous accolades for his work. He is the recipient of Canada Council for the Arts and Nova Scotia Arts Council Grants, winner of 3 First Prize in the International Photography Awards and in 2009 shortlisted for the prestigious Jameel Prize.
Zakharia has exhibited prolifically across North America, Europe and the Middle East. His work is in private and public collections.
He is currently engaged with the preparation of a project for the Ministry of Culture and Information, for the upcoming Venice Biennial for Architecture opening in August 2010.
Website: http://www.camillezakharia.com
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