Adel Fortia was born in 1970 in the Libyan town of Misrata, where he currently lives and works. In 1998, he graduated in Art Philosophy from the University of Misrata and in 2010 he obtained a Master’s degree from the University of Bournemouth in the United Kingdom. In addition to having exhibited his artworks locally, at the 2013 International Art Symposium in Misurata, he also participated in numerous international exhibitions: 2009, Karpeles Museum in New York; 2010, Project Gallery in Marseille; 2010, Postgraduate Show of the University of Bournemouth (U.K.); 2015, Mediterranean Festival of Visual Arts in Tunisia.