Maya Zankoul

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Maya Zankoul
File:Maya Zankoul2.jpeg
Born (1986-06-30) 30 June 1986 (age 38)
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, visual artist, blogger and television personality mostly known for her sarcastic cartoons and comics published in her books and her popular webcomic blog, Amalgam.[1][2]

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 University – Louaize.

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 were launched at the Pisa Book Festival 2011.[9]

In April 2013, she co-founded Explainer Video company wezank.[10]

Books

Maya Zankoul's Amalgam Vol. 2 book cover

Author, Illustrator

Illustrator

In the press
In books
  • Nuits Beyrouthines[15]

Television

Zankoul made her first major television debut with a segment aiming at teaching social media to stay-at-home women entitled Bwa2ta.[16] The segment premiered in August 2012 and still runs every Tuesday on Future Television.

Exhibitions

  • "Samneh w 3asal" (2011) At Tawlet Souk el Tayeb (Beirut)[17][18][19]
  • "Amalgame" (2009, 2010) At the French Culture Center, (Beirut, Saida, Tripoli, Deir el Qamar and Zahle centers)[6]

Other work

Zankoul actively participates in illustration in local and regional events. She did live illustrations at the Arabnet 2010 conference[20] and at the 17e Salon du Livre Francophone de Beyrouth[21][22]

She has also lectured at the American University of Beirut,[23] and has presented her work at the First Creative Commons Salon in Amman, Jordan[24] and at Pecha Kucha Night 6 in Beirut.[25]

In May 2010, she signed her book in Geneva, Switzerland.[26]

In October 2011, she presented her book and work to Felipe, Prince of Asturias at a Campus Party event in Granada, Spain.[27]

In September 2013, she participated to a talk titled "War, Not A Serious Issue" with Paolo Di Giannantonio in Lucera, Italy at the occasion of the Mediterranean Culture Festival.[28]

References

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