Born in Syria in 1966, Fadi Yazigi studied at the Faculty of Fine Arts, Damascus University. He graduated in 1988 with a bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts, specializing in sculpture.

Working across different mediums such as paintings, sculptures and reliefs, Fadi Yazigi’s works all mirror each other in terms of subject matter and, for the most part, focus on everyday life in Syria. His sculptures -generally cast in bronze- often depict people as underdeveloped creatures or as half-human beasts. As a figurative painter, Yazigi’s work revolves around people and human emotions with a nostalgic sensibility towards the individuals that he encounters. A strong facet of his work is experimenting with new materials and techniques, allowing him to continuously increase the range of his oeuvre.

Yazigi’s art is housed in numerous public collections including The British Museum (London), The Delfina Foundation (London), The Arab World Institute (Paris), A.M. Qattan Foundation (London), Atassi Foundation (Dubai), Kaleemat Foundation (Istanbul), CAP (Kuwait) and Abu Dhabi Tourism & Culture Authority (UAE), as well as private collections throughout the Middle East, Europe, Asia and the USA.

In 2007, Yazigi was the Delfina Foundation artist-in-residence, Middle East representative (London); his lecture at The National Gallery, Poussin’s Sacraments – Rites of Passage and Continuing Creativity, was delivered that same year.

Solo exhibitions include; Galerie Tanit (Beirut, 2024), Art Vision by Nour Salman (Damascus, 2023), Galerie Claude Lemand (Paris, 2023 and 2020), Dar Al Funoon Gallery (Kuwait, 2022 and 2017), CAP Kuwait (Kuwait, 2018), Deborah Colton Gallery (Houston, 2017), Art Paris Art Fair (Paris, 2016), Yallay Art Gallery (Hong Kong, 2015), The City Hall (Thessaloniki, 2015), Galerie Tanit (Beirut, 2015), The Mosaic Rooms (London, 2011), Ayyam Gallery (Damascus, 2009) and Al Bareh Art Gallery (Bahrain, 2006). Collective exhibitions include: ‘Musées en Exile’ at the Musée d’Art Contemporain (Montpellier, 2022), ‘Drawings from the Arab World’ at the Arab World Institute (Paris, 2019), ‘Un œil ouvert sur le monde arabe’ at the Arab World Institute (Paris, 2018), ‘Living Histories’ at The British Museum (London, 2017), ‘Syria: Into the Light’ at the Atassi Foundation (Dubai 2017), ‘L’Art en Marche’ at the Galeries de Verre (Bordeaux, 2015), Institut des Cultures d’Islam (Paris, 2014), Meem Gallery (Dubai, 2013), ‘Syrian Art’ at the BIEL Center (Beirut, 2013), Athr Gallery (Jeddah, 2013) and Europe Art Expo (Geneva, 2006).

He has also participated in a number of international events and art fairs including; Asia Now, Art Paris, Abu-Dhabi Art, Art Dubai, Art Palm Beach, Beirut Art Fair and Sharjah Biennale.