Education

Born in 1943 in Beirut, Lebanon

Bachelor of Fine Arts, Lebanese University

Master of Fine Arts, New York University

Professor of Fine Arts, Lebanese University (1981-2011)

Mahmoud Safa with Lebanese journalist Gebran Ghassan Tueni, editor in chief of An Nahar, and Lebanese MP in 1994

Mahmoud's Safa on "Stories of Our City"

The Necessity of Art

By: Scott Lashinsky
March 29, 2018

Once hailed as ‘the Paris of the Middle East,’ Beirut is a city of contrasts, a cosmopolitan crossroads where East meets West. As such, it is a city that unabashedly embraces art. Retired visual artist and art instructor Mahmoud Safa shares his journey as an artist growing up in this famed artsy city, which began when he was four years old and has taken him around the world.