Mia Baraka (Lebanon/UK) is an artist and architect interested in the intersection of research and art as a space for critical reflection. She works with photography, print, installation and text to examine the contemporary histories of Lebanon, especially the ways in which these histories permeate its landscapes and people.





Education

MFA                   Royal College of Arts, London, UK, 2025
BArch                 American University of Beirut, Lebanon, 2018
    -                       Architectural Association, London, UK, Visiting School, 2017



Professional experience

2020-24            PSLab, Beirut                                                       
2020                   Najla El Zein, Beirut                                             
2019                    NADA DEBS, Beirut                                             
2019                    Arab Center for Architecture, Beirut.             
2018                    Domaine de Boisbuchet, France                    
2017                    OODA, Porto                                                        
2016                    WORKac, New York                                           
2015                    Maria Group, Beirut                                            

Duo exhibition

2022                  A Thousand Suns in the Dark, British Council, ArtLAB, Beirut



Selected group exhibitions

2025                  Capital Shadow, Hockney Gallery, Royal College of Arts, London
2025                  Trace of Camden, Hockney Gallery, Royal College of Arts, London
2022                  Imagine that Tomorrow, British Council, Abroyan Factory, Beirut
2021                   Beirut Shifting Grounds, How will we live together?, La Biennale di Venezia, Venice 
2018                   Les artistes s’amusent, Galerie Epreuve d’Artiste, FABRIKA, Beirut
2018                   Seeking Comfort, American University of Beirut
2016                   Beirut Design Week, American University of Beirut
2015                   In-between, Gefinor Center, Beirut
2015                   Beirut Design Week, American University of Beirut