Zein Daouk trained and works as an architect, and that background shows in the way her ceramics are built. She first worked with clay in 1999 but made it her main practice only in 2020. Her pieces are biomorphic, sculptural forms that she frames as functional art, objects meant to be used as well as looked at. She organizes her process around the four elements, with fire as the stage that finishes each form. Her first solo show, The Third Kingdom, opened at Saleh Barakat Gallery in Beirut in October 2021. Since then her work has traveled to Design Miami and Salon Art + Design with Moderne Gallery, Collect in London with PIK'D Gallery, and the Lebanese Pavilion at Expo 2020 in Dubai. Her studio on Hourani Street in Clemenceau is open by appointment.
Zein Daouk Ceramics at a glance
- First worked with clay in 1999, full-time ceramicist since 2020
- Solo show The Third Kingdom at Saleh Barakat Gallery, 2021
- Shown at Design Miami with Moderne Gallery
- Studio visits by appointment in Clemenceau, Beirut
Who is behind Zein Daouk Ceramics
- Zein Daouk (Founder and ceramicist). Source: zeindaouk.com