About

Mahmoud Safa

Mahmoud Safa working on Lebanese president Elias Sarkis portrait in 1977

Mahmoud Safa

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)


Facts

Total Art Work 1,000+
Local & International Exhibitions 15
University Teaching Years 30
Overall Experience Years 40+
Mahmoud Safa

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.

Exhibitions

1972

Beirut, Lebanon

Ministry of Tourism

1974

Beirut, Lebanon

Instituion of Fine Arts

1976

Montreal, Canada

Andre' Georges Gallery

1981

New York, USA

Gallery 80 Washington Square

1985

Beirut, Lebanon

Gallery Le Vetrine

1985

Amman, Jordan

Gallery Alia

1986

Beirut, Lebanon

Gallery Tabbal

1987

Beirut, Lebanon

Gallery Tabbal

1989

Beirut, Lebanon

Epreuve Artist Gallery

1990

Amsterdam, Holland

Jad Estudio Gallery

1990

Amman, Jordan

Gallery Alia

1991

Cairo, Egypt

Ministry of Tourism

1992-1998

Beirut, Lebanon

Station D'Art Gallery (Exclusive Contract)

1994

Beirut, Lebanon

Station D'Art Gallery

1996

Manama, Bahrain

InterContinental Hotel

Work

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