Maya Zankoul Explained

Birth Date:30 June 1986
Birth Place:Hasbaya, Lebanon
Nationality:Lebanese
Area: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] which reached 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

Author, Illustrator

Illustrator

In the press
In books

Television

Zankoul made her first major television debut with a segment aiming at teaching social media to stay-at-home women entitled Bwa2ta.[17] The segment premiered in August 2012 and still runs every Tuesday on Future Television.

Exhibitions

Other work

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

Zankoul 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 October 2011, Zankoul presented her book and work to Felipe, Prince of Asturias at a Campus Party event in Granada, Spain.[26]

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.[27]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Breaking News, U.S., World, Weather, Entertainment & Video News . CNN . 27 February 2015 . 3 March 2015.
  2. Web site: Maya's Amalgam . Mayazankoul.com . 3 March 2015.
  3. Web site: Talking To: Blogger Maya Zankoul . Nowlebanon.com . 3 March 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120722224215/http://www.nowlebanon.com/NewsArchiveDetails.aspx?ID=96030 . 22 July 2012.
  4. Book: Maya Zankoul's Amalgam Maya Zankoul's Amalgam: 9789953015217: Amazon.com: Books . 978-9953015217 . Zankoul . Maya . 2009.
  5. Web site: Maya Zankoul offers a slice of Lebanese life . Gulf News . 3 September 2010 . 3 March 2015.
  6. Web site: Expo: "Amalgame" de Maya Zankoul au CCF . https://web.archive.org/web/20120327051739/http://www.nowlebanon.com/NewsArchiveDetails.aspx?ID=127657 . dead . 27 March 2012 . Nowlebanon.com . 23 November 2009 . 3 March 2015.
  7. Book: Amalgam Vol. 2: 9789953018461: Amazon.com: Books . 978-9953018461 . Zankoul . Maya . 2009.
  8. Web site: Maya Zankoul: Lebanon's Media Wunderkind | Magda Abu-Fadil . HuffPost . 7 October 2011 . 3 March 2015.
  9. Web site: 2011 Pisa Book Festival . 9 October 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120425052405/http://www.pisabookfestival.com/press/comunicati%20espositori/csmaya_pisa.pdf . 25 April 2012.
  10. Web site: Wezank, la vidéo et l'animation au service de la communication . fr . Lecommercedulevant.com . 17 November 2014 . 3 March 2015.
  11. Web site: Colette Khalaf . Maya Zankoul : Accrocher un sourire aux lèvres des enfants - Colette Khalaf - L'Orient-Le Jour . Lorientlejour.com . 2 December 2020 . 2 December 2020.
  12. Web site: Industry for Development . Making It Magazine . 3 March 2015.
  13. Web site: NGO rankings, Global Governance, Energy, Innovation, Issues . Global Journal . 3 March 2015.
  14. Web site: Bailey . Alyssa . Fashion Magazine - Beauty Tips, Fashion Trends, & Celebrity News . ELLE . 3 March 2015.
  15. Web site: Arab Ad February 2015 . Arabadmag.com . 3 March 2015.
  16. http://www.tamyras.com/NosParutions_206_Nuits_Beyrouthines.aspx
  17. Web site: ÇáäÔŃÉ ÇáÝäíÉ - "B ćŢĘĺÇ" ÝŢŃÉ ĘßäćáćĚíÉ ĚĎíĎÉ ááăŃĂÉ Úáě "ÇáăÓĘŢČá" . Elnashrafan.com . 3 March 2015.
  18. Web site: Lebanese culture served on a plate . CNN . 16 August 2011 . 3 March 2015.
  19. Web site: Cartoons meet cuisine at Beirut's Tawlet | Life, Living . The Daily Star . 6 August 2011 . 3 March 2015.
  20. Web site: Carla Henoud . Samneh w 3asal... à déguster avec les yeux - Carla Henoud - L'Orient-Le Jour . Lorientlejour.com . 15 August 2011 . 3 March 2015.
  21. Web site: Les Mots de la Mediterranee . 17Salon Francophone du Livre de Beyrouth . 30 November 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101118081321/http://2010.salondulivrebeyrouth.org/ . 18 November 2010.
  22. Web site: Le Blog de Maya Zankoul . 17Salon Francophone du Livre de Beyrouth . 30 November 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101029214921/http://2010.salondulivrebeyrouth.org/animations/?id=151 . 29 October 2010.
  23. http://www.aub.edu.lb/news/dynamic/100962.html
  24. Web site: Meedan | Creative Commons Arab Salon celebrates . news.meedan.net . 17 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110719020028/http://news.meedan.net/index.php?page=events&post_id=286558 . 19 July 2011 . dead.
  25. Web site: PechaKucha 20x20 . Pecha-kucha.org . 3 March 2015.
  26. Web site: Regalo al Principe Felipe, de campusera Maya Zankoul | Flickr - Photo Sharing! . Flickr . 13 October 2011 . 3 March 2015.
  27. Web site: Gli autori dell'XI Festival della Letteratura Mediterranea 18/22 settembre 2013 . Mediterraneoecultura.it . 27 August 2013 . 3 March 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160306104457/http://www.mediterraneoecultura.it/2013/08/27/1376/ . 6 March 2016 . dead.

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