Rafik Greiss

Rafik Greiss (b. 1997, Dublin, Ireland) is an Egyptian artist who lives and works in Paris, France. He has upcoming solo exhibitions at Institute for Contemporary Art, Berlin, Germany, Kunsthalle Bern, Switzerland and LC Queisser, Cologne (2027) and group exhibition at Lunds Konsthalle (2027).

His recent solo exhibitions include Public Image, Contemporary Art Gallery, Vancouver, Canada (2026);The Longest Sleep, Galerie Balice Hertling, Paris (2024); Closer, Galerie Balice Hertling, Paris (2021).

His works have been exhibited in group exhibitions including clockwork, Ser Serpas & Rafik Greiss, Taka Ishii, Tokyo; Fogo Fátuo, Galeria Municipal do Porto, Portugal; Re-gift, LUMA Westbau, Zurich, Switzerland; It’s All About Time, Kunstmuseum Ravensberg, Germany (2026); Clarissa, émergent magazine in collaboration with Soft Commodity, London (2025); Emotional Terrains of Change, curated by Fabian Fluckiger, SIMIAN, Copenhagen (2025); The Three-LeggedCat, 18th Istanbul Biennale, curated by Christine Tohme, Istanbul (2025); Air Service Basel, Lo Brutto Stahl, Basel (2025); Undercurrents, Galerie Molitor, Berlin (2025); Nooks and Crannies, organized by Olivier Renaud-Clément at Galerie Christophe Gaillard, Brussels (2024); Zurich Biennial, Kunsthalle Zürich, Zurich (2024); Tsinamdagvrishvili 49 / Mazniashvili 10, LC Queisser, Tbilisi (2023); Hall, Swiss Institute, New York (2023); LouvreLooks, Le Louvre, Paris (2023); Les Urbaines, Lausanne (2022); Exposition N120, Balice Hertling, Paris (2022);Why Do We Say a House Burns Down, When The Fire Is Burning Up?, All Stars, Lausanne (2022); Love is the Devil,curated by Jessica Draper, Marlborough Gallery, London (2022); The Negative Version of the Official Version of Things, curated by Julie Beaufiles,Galerie Balice Hertling, Paris (2021); Sprezzatura, curated by Caio Twombly and Avant Arte, Spazio Amanita, Florence (2021); Photoville, curated by DPI, Brooklyn Bridge, New York (2020); Gennarielo Pt. II, curated by Daniele Balice, Galerie Balice Hertling, Paris (2020); STP BFA Show, curated by Lucien Smith (2020); Good Taste Series, curated by Paige Silviera and Katja Hovrat, Miami Design District (2018); Patchwork, curated by William, Alex, and Charles Levene, 525 W 25 St, New York (2018); Finder’s Keepers, curated by Caio Twombly, 293 Bowery, New York (2016); Clear Eyes, curated by Caio Twombly, 95 Avenue B, New York (2016); Rubbish, curated by Caio Twombly, 203 Mulberry St, New York (2015).

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