Camille Zakharia earned his BA in Engineering from the University of Beirut (1985). Shortly after graduating, Zakharia left his home country during the height of the Lebanese Civil War. He lived in the US, Greece, Turkey, Bahrain and Canada before returning to Bahrain in 1999. During his time in Canada, Zakharia earned a second BA in Fine Arts from NSCAD University in Halifax (1997). Zakharia’s work has been included in numerous biennials and festivals, including the NYUAD Gulf Quinquennial 2025; Diriyah Contemporary Art Biennale (2024); Sharjah’s 1st Architecture Triennale (2018); FotoFest Biennial (2014); the Venice Biennale of Art (2013); the Photoquai Biennial of World Images in France (2011); the Venice Biennale of Architecture (2010); the Jameel Prize at the Victoria & Albert Museum in London (2009); the Chobi Mela International Photography Festival in Bangladesh (2008); and the Sharjah Art Biennale (2007). His work is represented extensively in museum collections, including those of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), the Clarinda Carnegie Art Museum, Wichita Center for the Arts (all US); Victoria and Albert Museum (UK); the Canadian Museum of Civilization (Canada); Musée Suisse de L'Appareil Photographique (Switzerland); Barjeel Art Foundation, Jameel Arts Centre (both UAE); Bahrain National Museum, Shaikh Ebrahim Center for Culture & Research (both Bahrain); and King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture - Ithra (Saudi Arabia).