 Stavro
Jabra
Biography
For the last
40 years, Stavro Jabra, better known as STAVRO, has been reflecting
through his work the current events in Lebanon, the Middle East
and the world in general.
Born February 18, 1947 in Beirut, his success and fame were gained
through his political caricatures that were published in most Lebanese
newspapers. Starting 1967, his caricatures appeared in the following:
Local publications: As-Sayad,
L'Orient-le Jour, Az-Zamane, Samar, As-Safa, Al-Mouharer, Al-Anwar,
Al-Ahrar, Sada-Lubnan, Horoscope, Flash, Chabaka. Al- Jeich, Ad-Dastour,
Al-Jarida, Sketch, Al-Hasna, Le Beyroutin, Sawt wa Soura, Magazine,
Al-Ousbouh al-Arabi, Al-Kifah al-Arabi, Al-Amal, Le Réveil,
Ad-Dawliya, Majalati, Mondanité, Estejwab, Chronique, Nida
al-Watan, The Daily Star.
International
publications: Der Spiegel, Jeune Afrique, Punch, Atlas World Press,
l'Express, Economia, Le Monde, Il Giornale, J'Informe, Le Courrier
International, Die Weltwoche, the Washington Times…
CVN Television
station for the daily evening news for the period of two years.
News Agencies:
Associated Press (AP), Agence France Press (AFP) has published by
telephotography his caricature all around the world.
Stavro is the
author of sixteen caricature and four photo collections.
His caricature
collections are exposed in Montréal at the "Bibliothèque
de l'Humour" library. He has participated in countless international
caricature exhibitions in Montréal, Berlin, Ancona, Athens,
Gabrovo, Istanbul, Malta, Yugoslavia, France and Geneva.
He was the guest
of honor at the Caricature Festival in Epinal "France",
in 1989, and at seven local exhibitions in Beirut in the years 1969,
1973, 1982, 1987, 1991, 1996 and 1997.
His work was
also exposed at the Year of the child exhibition in January 1980
at "Mairie de Paris".
Stavro is also
renown for his photographs and was honored as One of the best Contemporary
Photographers of the Lebanese War by the French magazine "Photo".
His photographs
appeared in the following: Local magazines and Paris Match, Photo,
Photo deutsche ausgabe, Photo Reporter.
Stavro also
founded in September 1983 his own monthly magazine "SCOOP"
in which he had the opportunity to publish his non-political photographs.
He tried to capture the beauty in this world, the charm of human
beings, giving them each the Real Human dimension. A regular at
most international movie festivals, especially the Cannes Festival,
he has photographed the world's most famous movie stars.
As a major Lebanese
social figure, he has been a jury member of the Lebanese Talent
Program "Studio el Fan" on the national television station
"LBC" during the years 1988 and 1992.
He founded the
"Lebanese Press Photographers Syndicate" and performed
as president emeritus of that syndicate in the year 1992.
Jury member
of Beirut Film Festival in October 1997.
He contributed
to the “Masterclass for Editorial Cartoonists” in Malta-1998.
He contributed to the meeting of the Middle East working group in
Istanbul-2000.
Winner of the
Golden Web Award 2001-2002 by I.A.W.M.D. (International Association
of Web Masters and Designers).
In the framework
of the festival "Presse and Caricature", Stavro was honoured
by Al Rowad el-Arab for the year 2002 in Cairo.
He contributed
to the « 5ème Rencontre Internationale du Dessin de
Presse (RIDEP), in Carquefou, France-2004.
In the «
3rd Media Festival », Stavro wins the 2004 Cartoon Trophy-
Beirut 2004.
Two illustrations
of the most famous woman in the world Madonna drawing by Stavro
in “Madonna in Art”, compiled by Mem Mehmet and published by Pop
Art Books, London-2004.
Stavro received
a letter from UN Secretary General Kofi Annan - November 2004
In the 4th Arab
Media Festival, Stavro wins 2006 Caricature Trophy. Beirut 2006.
He contributed
to the seminar and exhibition “Cartooning for peace” at the Palais
des Nations Unies in Geneva, with participation of several cartoonists-March
2007. Sponsored by Human Rights Watch, the Word Organisation against
Torture, the International Federation for Human Rights, Amnisty
International…
He was nominated
"Friend of the United Nations" (FUN) during his presence
to Geneva and received the blue ribbon.
Winner of “The
Arab Top Award of Excellence” for his website stavrotoons.com
New TV (NTV)
station for the daily news for the period of six years (2001-2007).
He exhibits
at Saint-Just le Martel (France) 125 political cartoons (September-October
2007).
Stavro once
again realized a power cartoons for an exhibition at the United
Nations headquarters in New York, December 10, 2007. The exhibition
entitled "Sketching Human Rights" illustrating the meaning
of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Member of "Cartoonists
and Writers Syndicate" (U.S.).
Member of "dessinateurs francophones" (France).
Member of Cartoonists Fano Funny (Italy).
Member of Daryl Cagle's professional cartoonists (U.S.).
Member of The NOSE "Caricature Artists" (U.S.)
Presently, he
works for:
Al Balad (Lebanese Arabic Newspaper)
Ad-Dabbour (Arabic political humour magazine)
La Revue du Liban (French weekly magazine)
The Daily Star (Lebanese English Newspaper)
Art
Exhibition - Expositions d'art
1968: Première
exposition consacrée à Stavro à l’hôtel
Phoenicia. 72 caricatures féroces de personnalités
libanaises et internationales-Beyrouth, Liban.
1969: Exposition collective des caricaturistes libanais au Club
des Universitaires à Tripoli-Liban.
1970: Septième salon international de la caricature - Montréal.
1971: Stavro expose pour la seconde fois à l'hôtel
Phoenicia "Une certaine idée des têtes politiques"-Beyrouth-Liban.
-Huitième salon international de la caricature - Montréal,
Canada.
1972: Neuvième salon international de la caricature - Montréal,
Canada.
1973: Dixième salon international de la caricature - Montréal,
Canada.
1974: Onzième salon international de la caricature - Montréal-
Canada.
1975: International Cartoon Exhibition – Athènes, Grèce.
-Seconde Biennale Internationale de la caricature et de la plastique
satirique – Gabrovo, Bulgarie.
-Douzième salon international de la caricature – Montréal,
Canada.
1977: International Cartoon Exhibition. "Good Morning Pollution"
– Athènes.
1978: Quinzième salon international de la caricature – Montréal-
Canada.
1980: Exposition collective photographique. "L'enfant libanais
et la guerre" – Mairie de Paris.
-Dix septième salon international de la caricature – Montréal-
Canada.
1982: "Vie et mort sans légende", le témoignage
photographique de Stavro – Antelias, Liban.
1983: World Press Photo – Amsterdam.
-Vingtième salon international de la caricature – Montréal-
Canada.
1985: Vingt deuxième salon inernational de la caricature
– Montréal- Canada.
1987: A l'occasion du 40e Festival de Cannes, Stavro expose au Centre
Culturel Français de Jounieh, "Starface", des photos
insolites du monde du cinéma, Liban.
1988 Dixième exposition internationale du dessin humoristique
sportif – Ancôna, Italie.
1989: Stavro participe à l’exposition "Images de la
caricature" comme invité surprise et d’honneur du Festival.
Epinal, France.
1991: "L'inachevé en P", une série de caricatures
et de dessins surréels inspirés de la paix incomplète
– Station des Arts, Liban.
1993: XIth Simavi International Cartoon Competition – Turquie.
-Exposition collective des photographes de Presse au Liban-Ministère
du tourisme.
1995: World Press Photo – Amsterdam.
1997: "Trait Spécial", 134 oeuvres caricaturales
– Station des Arts, Liban.
-"Pinceau et crayon en plein air" – Galerie d’Art Bekhazi,
Liban.
-The first collective exhibition for Professional Photographers
– Galerie Entretemps, Liban.
1998: Masterclass for Editorial Cartoonists – Malta.
1999: Journées Internationales du dessin de Presse - Rouen,
France.
2000: 8th International Festival of Humour and Satire "Golden
Helmet"- Krusevac, Yugoslavia.
-5 th Zemun International Salon of Caricature 2000- Yugoslavia.
-Meeting of the Middle East media working group, Istanbul.
-2e Journée Internationales du dessin de Presse - Rouen,
France.
2001: A GRANDS TRAITS - 20ème salon international du dessin
de presse et d'humour (Saint-Just lieu - Martel), Limousin, France.
-Freedom And Journalism - Ploiesti, Romania - The First East European
Festival of Cartoon - 2001
2002: PERSONALITY OF XX CENTURY- Exposition collective des grands
caricaturistes du monde - Primària sectorului 2 - Bucuresti,
Romania.
-UN NOUVEAU MONDE - D'un siècle à l'autre en 300 dessins
de la presse étrangère. Une exposition collective
organisée par le Courrier International & le Musée
d'Histoire contemporaine (BDIC) - Hôtel national des Invalides
- Cour d'honneur - Paris
-In Solidarity - Cartoonists rights network- Second East European
Festival of Cartoons. “Freedom and Journalism”- Ploiesti - Romania
- 2002.
2003: -Exhibition “Palestina”- FECO - Stuttgart-Germany.
-PERSONALITY OF XX CENTURY- Deuxième exposition collective
des grands caricaturistes du monde. Portrait du grand écrivain
Ion Luca Caragiale - Primària sectorului 2 - Bucuresti, Romania.
-The First International Cartoon Competition on Prevention of Addictin
2003 -Tabriz-Iran.
2004: -5ème Rencontre Internationale du DEssin de Presse-
Carquefou, Espace- Culturel La Fleuriaye - France.
-The Caricatures of Racism Exhibition. Montreal, Québec -
Canada.
-Caricature of Olympic 2004- Guangzhou exhibition - China.
-Salon International de la Caricature, du dessin de Presse et d’humour.
23ème Edition - The Freedom of the Press, with the collaboration
of Reporters without frontiers. St-Just Le Martel.
2005: -TRAITS LIBRES- Une exposition organisée par la Comité
de soutien pour l'otage français Florence Aubenas réalisée
par des dessinateurs français et internationaux.Galerie Espace
Moderne-Paris 3ème.
2007: -LA LIBERTE D'EXPRESSION : Les caricatures de la discorde.
Maison des Arts du Grutli et Palais des Nations Unies – Genève..
-CARTOONING FOR PEACE / dessins pour la paix – Une exposition au
Ministère de la Culture et de la Communication française
aux Bons Enfants 182 rue Saint Honoré – Paris 1er -12-27
avril.
-125 dessins exposés au pavillon du 26ème Salon International
du dessin de presse et d'humour à Saint-Just le Martel en
France - Septembre-Octobre.
-SKETCHING HUMAN RIGHTS- Exhibition at the United Nations headquarters
in New York - December 10.
Books
- Livre par l'artiste:
CARICATURES
STAVRO
Une certaine idée des têtes politiques.
97 dessins
22,5 x 22,5. Couverture souple (1971)
LA GUERRE
DU PETROLE
75 dessins sur l’or noir.
24,5 x 34. Couverture souple (1974)
STAVROSCOPE
1975 – 76 – 77
Plus de 500 caricatures de la vie, de la politique et des hommes.
21,5 x 17. Couverture souple (1978)
STAVROSCOPE
78
Un regard perçant et ironique sur les événements
et les hommes.
Plus de 300 caricatures politiques.
21,5 x 17. Couverture souple (1979)
DES
SEINS CON LIT
54 dessins humoristiques érotiques.
14,5 x 21,5. Couverture souple (1979)
LIBAN
MON HUMOUR
Panorama Stavroscopique de l’actualité libanaise et internationale.
300 caricatures politiques.
23 x 33. Couverture souple (1980)
VIE
ET MORT SANS LEGENDE (LIBAN)
Sept années de guerre en photos. Un témoignage émouvant.
400 photos en noir et blanc.
23 x 27. Couverture cartonnée (1982)
COLOMBES
DE GUERRE (LIBAN)
Des images “choc” qui ont marqué l’année 82.
Plus de 100 photos en noir et blanc.
23 x 23. Couverture souple (1982)
MUR
DU SANG
L’histoire de l’étape la plus difficile de la guerre libanaise.
116 caricatures
24 x 16,5. Couverture souple (1982)
DOLLARMES
Une analyse politico-socio-économique de la situation libanaise.
60 caricatures ayant pour principale vedette le billet vert.
34 x 15,5. Couverture souple (1985)
STARFACE
Un ouvrage qui rassemble les meilleures photos insolites
réalisées sur les stars du 7 ème Art.
140 photos en noir et blanc.
22,5 x 31. Couverture souple (1987)
SOURIEZ
A LA SYRIE NOIRE
La guerre de libération.
Plus de 160 caricatures.
24 x 32,5. Couverture cartonnée (1989)
SAM
SUFFIT LA SYRIE
La stavroscopie d’une super-puissance.
60 caricatures
24 x 21,5. Couverture cartonnée (1989)
LES
SAIGNEURS DE LA GUERRE
La guerre du Golfe avec des jeux de mots et calembours.
91 caricatures pour 91 situations.
24 x 16,5. Couverture souple (1991)
RAQUEL
MADE IN LEBANON
Un recueil photographique sur la vedette mexicaine Lucia Mendez.
108 photos en noir et blanc.
17 x 24. Couverture souple (1992)
L'AN
PIRE' 92
Sa caricature contestataire, alliée à la virtuosité
de ses jeux de mots, forme cette gymnastique mentale,
dont se délectent les esprits les plus coriaces.
200 caricatures
17 x 24. Couverture souple (1992)
YA
SALAM
La paix israelo-palestinienne.
116 caricatures
23 x 15,5. Couverture souple (1993)
STAVRO
TRAIT SPECIAL
Personnalités libanaises et internationales.
134 tableaux en couleurs.
24 x 33. Couverture cartonnée (1996)
FEMMES
A CROQUER
Croquis érotiques.
85 illustrations faites au crayon mine.
21,5 x 28. Couverture cartonnée (1997)
VIVRE LEBNAN IN CARTOONS
Une collection de dessins de presse sur l'actuallité libanaise de l'année 2006.
290 dessins politiques. 225 pages.
19.5 x 19.5 Couverture cartonnée (2007)
Online
Portfolio: stavrotoons.com
►► Some
of the artist's artwork
►► New Profile, August 2007
Contact: stavro@stavrotoons.com
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