
Dr Pamela Chrabieh is a Lebanese-Canadian visual artist, scholar, author, activist, curator, consultant, and the CEO/co-founder of Kulturnest, a hybrid creative hub/cultural space based in Lebanon, with over three decades of international, multidisciplinary work.
Dr. Pamela Chrabieh (married Badine) is a Lebanese-Canadian visual artist, researcher, activist, author, curator, consultant, and co-founder & CEO of Lebanon-based hybrid creative hub/cultural space Kulturnest, with extensive 30+ years of multidisciplinary and international experience in university teaching (2004-present: Canada, Lebanon, United Arab Emirates), academic research (2001-present), visual arts and art direction/curation (1996-present), creative communications & content creation in the fields of education, international organizations/NGOs, arts & culture, humanities, and healthcare & bioethics (2001-present), as well as project and program management, training, and conference/workshop organization (1998-present), AI Auditing (Bias & Accuracy in Humanities & Cultural Data) & Human–AI Communication (Dialogue Design & Ethical Interfaces).
Dr. Chrabieh holds a Higher Diploma in Fine Arts and Restoration of Icons (1999, Académie Libanaise des Beaux-Arts [ALBA], University of Balamand, Lebanon). She pursued her higher studies at the University of Montreal in Quebec – Canada: Minor in Religious Sciences (1999), MA in Theology, Religions, and Cultures (2001), Ph.D. in Theology-Sciences of Religions (2005), and held two Postdoctoral Fellowship positions financed by the Governments of Quebec and Canada from 2005 to 2008.
In addition, Dr. Chrabieh is certified in Digital Branding and Engagement, Business Communication, Deep Learning, Therapeutic Advanced Art Life Coaching, Digital Healthcare/Medical Communication, AI Governance, AI Tools for Creativity, AI Essentials — Harvard Graduate School of Education, Rice University, Curtin University, The University of Queensland, Rochester Institute of Technology, University of Michigan, and Saïd Business School – University of Oxford (2018-2025).
Dr. Chrabieh is the author of numerous publications — books, book chapters, academic papers, and online articles — in the fields of sciences of religions, theology, interreligious/intercultural dialogue, gender studies, youth studies, cultural studies, arts and culture, digital transformation, AI and the Arts, etc. in French, Modern Standard Arabic, and English.
As a visual artist, Dr. Chrabieh has been exhibiting her work since 1998 in Canada, Lebanon, the United Arab Emirates, Italy, Spain, Greece, Poland, Hong Kong, China, Korea, the UK, the USA, and the metaverse.
As an activist, she has been a member of local/international NGOs and a member of executive committees and advisory/editorial boards of several organizations since 1995. She founded an online movement of writers and artists focused on gender issues, Red Lips High Heels, which was active from 2012 to 2018.
Selected as one of the 100 most influential women in Lebanon (Women Leaders Directory 2013, Smart Center and Women in Front, Beirut) and ‘Most Exceptional Teaching Fellow’ in 2008 (University of Montreal), Dr. Chrabieh won several national and regional prizes in Canada (including Forces Avenir Université de Montréal, Forces Avenir Québec, Prix Lieutenant-Gouverneur du Québec). Her Peace Education ‘Diplomacy of the Dish’ activity was selected as one of the most innovative activities during the Innovation Week of the United Arab Emirates in 2015.
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