Mia Baraka (Lebanon/UK) works across photography, print, moving image and installation to explore the visual and spatial registers of contemporary life in Lebanon, particularly the ways in which political realities imprint upon the physical and perceptual landscapes of the everyday. Her work often begins with observations from daily life, particularly during moments of crisis or transition. These fragments become entry points for reflection and transformation, opening possibilities for new ways of seeing.

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 Buoyancy, Hockney Gallery, Royal College of Arts, London
Fac Simile, Open Hand Open Space, Reading, UK
Capital Shadow, Hockney Gallery, Royal College of Arts, London
  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
Seeking Comfort, American University of Beirut

2016 Beirut Design Week, American University of Beirut

2015 In-between, Gefinor Center, Beirut
Beirut Design Week, American University of Beirut