Marie Tomb is a Lebanese historian of modern and contemporary art, primarily focusing on the wider Arab region. Her research explores the intersection of art and notions of identity, through themes such as landscape, portraiture, and travel imagery about nation-building, cross-Mediterranean artistic exchanges, the experience of displaced artists, and the visibility of women and marginalised artists.
Marie holds degrees from Yale University (BA), the Courtauld Institute of Art (MA), and SOAS, University of London (PhD), where she examined Beirut’s art scene in relation to Lebanon’s national image-building around independence. Her research and editorial contributions include surveys of Lebanese modern art, artist monographs, and exhibition catalogues produced for organisations such as the Beirut Museum of Art, the National Heritage Foundation, the Charles Corm Foundation, and private collections. She also guest-curates and writes for exhibitions showcasing contemporary artists from the Arab region, especially emerging voices.