EL KHECHEN Imad
0033 770 492 308
00961 78 948493
imadelkhechen@gmail.com

 
Academics

2017 		National Superior Diploma of Expression of Plastic Arts (DNSEP) (Bac+5), Contemporary Art. 
		Ecole Supérieure d’Art et de Design ESAD, Valenciennes, France.

2014 		Masters in Plastic Arts. Lebanese University, Institute of Fine Arts, INBAII, Beirut.

2008 		Diploma (Bac+4), Fine Arts, painting, Lebanese University,
		Institute of Fine Arts, Beirut. 

2001 		Lebanese baccalaureate, school of Notre Dame des Apôtres (General Sciences).

	Workshops and seminars

	2017		Workshop Sound Up, sessions of electro-acoustical compositions and multimedia, Art Zoyd, 				Valenciennes.

	2013-2014 	Home Workspace Program HWP, the Lebanese association for plastic arts Ashkal Alwan, Beirut. 			Lebanon. Seminars and workshops.

	
 Professional experience

Collective Exhibitions/ Performance

2017		Speed Dating, mini-conference/performance, Circonférences, 
		Chateau Gontier conference biennale, 2nd édition. 

2017		L’arbre oublié (the forgotten tree ) Documentary filming and editting . Ecole d’art et de 					Design,Valenciennes. 
		l'arbre oublié: Collective exhibition.
		
2015		Beyrouth Métamorphoses, 12 Drouot Gallery, Paris, curated by
		Sandy Saad, Christophe Delavaut et Frédéric Ballon 		

2014		Summer group exhibition, “Art on the 56th” Gallery, Beirut  

2013		JABAL, Beirut, Lebanon, Edition Le Gray Hotel, curated by Laure d’Hauteville-Taslé d’Héliand

Personal webpages	https://imadelkhechen.wordpress.com
			https://imadelkhechen.blogspot.com
  
Teaching experience

Jan-Dec 2018	UN volunteer as a linguistic supporter and art animator in the francophone UNRWA						schools of Beddawi and Nahr Al Bared.
Currently	Part time Arts and crafts tutor and animator with children in a private art institue in Mansourieh and Ayadina NGO, Burj Hammoud.
2016-2017	Private teacher, in science and math subjects for secondary grades, Acadomia agency, France.
On many occasions taught adobe softwares specially Flash, Photoshop and illustrator
2012-2014 	Arts and Crafts teacher at Mekseh public elementary school.

Computer skills

Experienced in graphic Adobe suite softwares:
Photoshop, Flash, Illustrator, Indesign and Premiere.
Programing skills:  Action script 2 Flash
Sound Software: Logic Pro. 
Master Pack Office, Mac and PC.

Fluent in three languages: English, French and Arabic