Fayçal Baghriche (1972) was born in Skidda, Algeria. He studied at the École Nationale Supérieure d'Arts La Villa Arson before moving to Paris where currently lives and works. In addition to the diplomas of fine arts and plastic expression, Baghriche has a Bachelor’s degree in performing arts from UFR des Sciences et Lettres, Nice Sophia, Antipolis and a Master’s degree in multimedia - hypermedia from the School of Fine Arts, Paris.
His work has been shown in numerous exhibitions in France and abroad. Among the most recent solo exhibitions include Le Shed, Centre d’Art de Normandie, France ( 2017), Human Resources, Los Angeles (2014); The Delfina Foundation, London (2012); Bielefelder Kunstverein, Bielefelder, Germany (2010); Centre d’Art Contemporain, Le Quartier, Quimper (2010).
His work has also been included in the Dakar Biennale, Senegal (2014); Gwangju Biennale, South Korea (2012), Triennale of Sorocoba, Brazil. Baghriche was involved in the 54th Venice Biennial (2011) as part of the first pan-Arab pavilion, The Future of a Promise.
Other group exhibitions featuring his work were at Hammer Museum, Los Angeles (2018), Villa Arson, Nice (2017), Centro Pecci, Prato (2017), Malmö Konstmuseum, Sweden (2017); Utah Museum of Contemporary Art, Salt Lake City (2016); Arab Image Foundation, Beirut (2016), The Mosaics Rooms, London (2014); Contemporary Arts Museum Houston (2012); and Musée d’Art Moderne d’Alger, Algeria (2010).
His works are in the collections of Collection du Musée National d’Art Moderne / Centre Georges Pompidou, France; Centre National des Arts Plastiques, France; Fond Régional d’Art Contemporain du Poitou-Charentes, France; Conseil Général de la Seine Saint-Denis, France; Nadour Collection, Germany; Collection of the European Central Bank, Frankfurt; Barjeel Art Foundation, UAE; Zayed National Museum, Abu Dhabi.
