Maya Zankoul

Maya Zankoul
Maya Zankoul

Born 30 June 1986 (1986-06-30) (age 25)
Hasbaya, Lebanon
Nationality Lebanese
Area(s) Artist & Writer
Notable works Amalgam , Amalgam vol. 2

Maya Zankoul (Arabic: مايا زنقول) (born 30 June 1986 in Hasbaya, Lebanon) is a Lebanese author and visual artist, mostly known for her sarcastic cartoons and comics published in her books and her popular webcomic blog, Amalgam.[1][2]

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Early life

Maya Zankoul grew up in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, and in 2005 moved to her home country Lebanon, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts in Graphic Design in 2007 from Notre Dame UniversityLouaize.

Career

In 2009, she started her comic blog, Amalgam, where she shares illustrations commenting on daily life in Lebanon from a socio-political point of view.[3]

She self-published her first book, Amalgam, in 2009,[4] reaching Top 5 in sales at Virgin Megastore.[5]

In summer 2010, after touring Lebanon with her exhibition Amalgame,[6] she published her second book, Amalgam Vol. 2.[7]

In January 2011, she founded her own design studio in Beirut,[8]. The Italian translation of her books is published by publishing house Il Sirente, in their Altriarabi series, and the books are set to be launched at the Pisa Book Festival[9].

Bibliography

Maya Zankoul's Amalgam Vol. 2 book cover

Author, Illustrator

Illustrator

In the press
In books
  • Nuits Beyrouthines[14]

Exhibitions

Other work

Zankoul actively participates in illustration in local and regional events. She did live illustrations at the Arabnet 2010 conference[19] and at the 17e Salon du Livre Francophone de Beyrouth[20][21]

She has also lectured at the American University of Beirut,[22] and has presented her work at the First Creative Commons Salon in Amman, Jordan[23] and at Pecha Kucha Night 6 in Beirut.[24]

In May 2010, she signed her book in Geneva, Switzerland.[25]

References

  1. ^ Davies, Catriona. "Ten must-read blogs from the Middle East", CNN World, April 14, 2011
  2. ^ Amalgam
  3. ^ Ali, Maysam. "Talking To: Blogger Maya Zankoul", Lebanon News, June 1, 2009
  4. ^ Amalgam, Amazon.com, accessed May 5, 2011.
  5. ^ Badih, Samia. "Maya Zankoul offers a slice of Lebanese life", Gulf News, September 3, 2010
  6. ^ http://www.nowlebanon.com/NewsArchiveDetails.aspx?ID=127657
  7. ^ Amalgam Vol. 2, Amazon.com, accessed May 5, 2011.
  8. ^ http://www.huffingtonpost.com/magda-abufadil/lebanon-media_b_998937.html
  9. ^ http://www.pisabookfestival.com/press/comunicati%20espositori/csmaya_pisa.pdf
  10. ^ Making it' (2011)
  11. ^ The Global Journal (2010)
  12. ^ ELLE Oriental (2010)
  13. ^ ArabAd (2009, 2010)
  14. ^ Nuits Beyrouthines (2010)
  15. ^ http://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/meast/08/13/lebanese.culture/index.html
  16. ^ http://www.dailystar.com.lb/Culture/Lifestyle/2011/Aug-06/Cartoons-meet-cuisine-at-Beiruts-Tawlet.ashx#axzz1V4nwM8Gm
  17. ^ http://www.lorientlejour.com/category/Ici+et+Ailleurs/article/717570/Samneh_w_3asal..._a_deguster_avec_les_yeux.html
  18. ^ http://www.nowlebanon.com/NewsArchiveDetails.aspx?ID=127657
  19. ^ http://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20100329065151/Arab%20Net%202010%20has%20achieved%20its%20goal%20%20
  20. ^ 17e Salon du Livre Francophone de Beyrouth, accessed May 5, 2011.
  21. ^ "Le Blog de Maya Zankoul", 17e Salon du Livre Francophone de Beyrouth, accessed May 5, 2011.
  22. ^ http://www.aub.edu.lb/news/dynamic/100962.html[dead link]
  23. ^ "Creative Commons Arab Salon celebrates open culture in the Middle East", accessed May 5, 2011.
  24. ^ "Pecha Kucha night beirut", 6th edition, accessed May 5, 2011.
  25. ^ "Le blog de ContinentPremier", 24 heures, March 24, 2008

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Articles and interviews

Videos



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