Maya Zankoul

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]

Maya Zankoul
Born (1986-06-30) 30 June 1986
Hasbaya, Lebanon
NationalityLebanese
Area(s)Artist & Writer
Notable works
Amalgam , Amalgam vol. 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
  • Amalgam (2009) ISBN 978-9953-0-1521-7
  • Amalgam Vol. 2 (2010) ISBN 978-9953-0-1846-1
  • Beirut - New York (2016) ISBN 978-9953-0-3819-3

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 and at the 17e Salon du Livre Francophone de Beyrouth[20][21]

Zankoul 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 October 2011, Zankoul presented her book and work to Felipe, Prince of Asturias at a Campus Party event in Granada, Spain.[25]

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.[26]

References
  1. "Breaking News, U.S., World, Weather, Entertainment & Video News - CNN.com". Articles.cnn.com. 27 February 2015. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
  2. "Maya's Amalgam". Mayazankoul.com. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
  3. "Talking To: Blogger Maya Zankoul". Nowlebanon.com. Archived from the original on 22 July 2012. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
  4. "Maya Zankoul's Amalgam Maya Zankoul's Amalgam: 9789953015217: Amazon.com: Books". Amazon.com. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
  5. "Maya Zankoul offers a slice of Lebanese life". GulfNews.com. 3 September 2010. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
  6. "Expo: "Amalgame" de Maya Zankoul au CCF". Nowlebanon.com. 23 November 2009. Archived from the original on 27 March 2012. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
  7. "Amalgam Vol. 2: 9789953018461: Amazon.com: Books". Amazon.com. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
  8. "Maya Zankoul: Lebanon's Media Wunderkind | Magda Abu-Fadil". Huffingtonpost.com. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
  9. "2011 Pisa Book Festival" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 9 October 2011.
  10. "Wezank, la vidÊo et l’animation au service de la communication" (in French). Lecommercedulevant.com. 17 November 2014. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
  11. "Industry for Development". Making It Magazine. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
  12. "NGO rankings, Global Governance, Energy, Innovation, Issues". Global Journal. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
  13. Bailey, Alyssa. "Fashion Magazine - Beauty Tips, Fashion Trends, & Celebrity News". ELLE. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
  14. "Arab Ad February 2015". Arabadmag.com. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
  15. Archived 16 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  16. "ÇáäÔŃÉ ÇáÝäíÉ - "B ćŢĘĺÇ" ÝŢŃÉ ĘßäćáćĚíÉ ĚĎíĎÉ ááăŃĂÉ Úáě "ÇáăÓĘŢČá"". Elnashrafan.com. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
  17. "Lebanese culture served on a plate - CNN.com". Edition.cnn.com. 16 August 2011. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
  18. "Cartoons meet cuisine at Beirut's Tawlet | Life , Living". The Daily Star. 6 August 2011. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
  19. Carla Henoud (15 August 2011). "Samneh w 3asal... à déguster avec les yeux - Carla Henoud - L'Orient-Le Jour". Lorientlejour.com. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
  20. "Les Mots de la Mediterranee". 17Salon Francophone du Livre de Beyrouth. Archived from the original on 18 November 2010. Retrieved 30 November 2010.
  21. "Le Blog de Maya Zankoul". 17Salon Francophone du Livre de Beyrouth. Archived from the original on 29 October 2010. Retrieved 30 November 2010.
  22. Archived 26 July 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  24. "PechaKucha 20x20". Pecha-kucha.org. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
  25. "Regalo al Principe Felipe, de campusera Maya Zankoul | Flickr - Photo Sharing!". Flickr. 13 October 2011. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
  26. "Gli autori dell'XI Festival della Letteratura Mediterranea 18/22 settembre 2013". Mediterraneoecultura.it. 27 August 2013. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
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