Jacques Vartabedian is a Lebanese-Armenian artist, born in 1987 in Beirut, Lebanon, where he currently works and lives. He holds a BA in Fine Arts and a master’s degree in Painting from the Lebanese Institute of Fine Arts. Jacques has participated in many solo and collective exhibitions locally and internationally. He was part of the BJCEM young artists biennale in Milan, Italy 2015, Hong Kong Art Central 2016, Beirut Art Fair 2017 and 33rd Salon d'Automne at Sursock museum, Beirut 2018. He was the recipient of the (Art on Board Beirut) painting prize by Saradar Foundation in 2015, and the Boghossian Foundation’s painting prize in 2016.