Meet Simone Marie Farah

Simone Marie Farah (b. 1977) is a South African artist of Lebanese descent, working primarily with oil paint, ink and gilding.

With a background in communication and religious tudies, she transitioned to full-time art in 2014 folloring a corporate career and an MBA from the University of Cape Town.

Primarily self-taught, Farah refined her practice at the Lorenzo de' Medici Institute in Florence, focusing on Renaissance and fresco techniques. Her work has been exhibited across South Africa and internationally, including France, Italy, Switzerland, Spain, the USA, Lebanon and the UAE. In 2024 she completed a three-month residency at Cité Internationale des Arts in Paris.

Based in Johannesburg, her abstract practice explores identity, sprituality, mortality and the human condition through layering, destruction, rebuilding and abstraction. Her Fragments of Self series examines the complexities of identity, divinity and mortality, inviting reflection on the relationship between the self and the sacred.