Hussein Madi


Biography

 

  • Born 1938, in Chebaa (Hermon) Lebanon
  • Studied Painting, Sculpture and Etching in Beirut and Rome
  • 1973 - 1986 Taught painting and sculpture in the Lebanese University
  • 1965  First Prize, Sursock Museum, Salon d'Automne
  • 1982 - 1992 President of the "Association of Lebanese Artists"
  • 1984  Kuwait Biennale
  • 1996 23rd International Biennale, Sao Paolo, Brazil
  • 1999 Euro Art,  "Special Liban", Geneva

Publications:"The Art of Madi", 2004 ,Al-Saqi Publisher

E. Benezit, Grund 1999, Volume 8, page 945

Since 1965, numerous group and individual exhibitions in Beirut, Italy and the Middle East.

Recent Individual Exhibitions:

2000  Paintings, Aida Cherfan Fine Art

2001  Sculptures, Aida Cherfan Fine Art

2002  Drawings, Aida Cherfan Fine Art

May 2004: Signature of the Book: "The Art of Madi" 

 April 2006: Paintings, Aida Cherfan Fine Art   

May 2006: Paintings, Aida Cherfan Fine Art  

October 2009: Sculptures, Aida Cherfan Fine Art
                        Signature of the Book: "Madi Sculptures 1969 - 2009"  
March 2010: Drawings and galvanized iron, Aïda Cherfan Fine Art
June 2011: Biennale di Venezia- Selection of an Artwork
July 2011: Menasart Fair - Stand Girard Perregaux
November 2011: "An Art to See and Touch", Aïda Cherfan Fine Art
March-April 2012: "The Art of Taming Iron", Sculptures
May 1 - May 31: Collages, "Making fun art is a serious business"

Recent Exhibitions abroad:
2009: Artspace gallery, Dubai
2010: Paintings, Nabad Art Gallery, Amman
2011: Pastels, Nabad Art Gallery, Amman
2011: Sculptures, Dar el Founoun, Koweit
2013: Sculptures, Al Bareh Gallery, Bahrein
2013: Madi, Abstract Art, CAP Koweit