 Stélio
Scamanga
Biography:
Stélio
Scamanga lives and works in Prévessin-Moëns, France.
1934 - 29 December, born in Damascus, from immigrant Greek parents.
1940/1946 - Primary Greek school.
1946/1952 - Lazaristes Fathers secondary school.
Starts painting by copying the masters under the guidance of an
english lazarist father, amateur painter.
1952 - His family is established in Beirut, Lebanon. The first personal
paintings of Lebanese landscapes.
1952/1956 - International school of the American University of Beirut.
Obtains the French and Lebanese Baccalaureate.
1956/1960 - Faculty of architecture, American University of Beirut.
Studies drawing, painting and sculpture.
1959 - Summer: Architectural training period in Paris. Meets Le
Corbusier. Travels to Aix-en-Provence and Italy. The paintings done
in Europe constitute his first Personal exhibition, held on march
1960, at the Unesco Palace, Beirut, Lebanon.
1960 - June, Bachelor in architectural engineering.
1960/1965 - Employed in two architectural offices.
1965/1973 - Establishes with colleagues the Group 5 Architectural
& Engineering Office.
1972 - April: marries Hilde Kildal, ceramist of Norwegian nationality.
1973 - October, birth of his daughter Kristine.
1973/1976 - Establishes an architectural office with his brother.
1976 - Leaves Beirut with his family for Geneva, and later to Nice,
France.
1976/1980 - Establishes an architectural office with his brother
in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
1978 - Resides in Ferney-Voltaire, France.
1979 - October, birth of his son Yann.
1980/1995 - Establishes "Art And Design Consultants",
office in Geneva ,Switzerland.
1980 - Resides in Prévessin-Moëns, France.
Personal
Exhibitions:
1960 - Unesco Palace, Beirut, Lebanon.
1961 - Gallery One, Beirut, Lebanon.
1966 - Gallery l'Amateur, Beirut, Lebanon.
1970 - Gallery One, Beirut, Lebanon.
1971 - Gallery Argos, Nicosia, Cyprus.
1972 - Modulart Gallery, Beirut, Lebanon.
1974 - Delta International Gallery, Beirut, Lebanon.
1975 - Pro Arte Gallery, Stockholm, Sweden.
1985 - Kröner Gallery, Zurich, Switzerland.
1986 - Kröner Gallery Munich, Germany.
1987 - "Athénée" Museum, Geneva Switzerland.
1988 - Reece gallery, New York, U.S.A.
1989 - Centre Culturel Jean Monnet, St-Genis, France.
1990 - Kröner Gallery, Dusseldorf, Germany.
1996 - Azur Gallery, Nice, France.
1997 - Centre Culturel Jean Monnet, St-Genis, France.
1998 - Hall Expo , Ferney-Voltaire Town Hall, France.
1999 - Centre Culturel Jean Monnet, St-Genis, France.
2000 - Janine Rebeiz Gallery, Beirut Lebanon.
2002 - Centre Culturel Jean Monnet, St-Genis, France.
2006 - Aida Cherfane Gallery, Beirut Lebanon.
2007 - Mimesis Gallery, Geneva Switzerland.
Collective
Exhibitions:
1956 - School of Architecture, A.U.B., Beirut, Lebanon.
1957 - 1972 Spring Shows, Unesco Palace, Beirut, Lebanon.
1961/1968 - Fall Shows, Sursock, Museum, Beirut, Lebanon.
1963 - Gallery One, Beirut, Lebanon.
1965 - "Journal l'Orient", Beirut, Lebanon.
1970 - Palais des Expos, Brussels, Belgium.
1971 - Abendakademie. Mannheim , Germany.
1972 - Tokyo Museum, Tokyo, Japan.
1973 - Gallery One , Beirut , Lebanon.
1979 - Art International Contemporain, Palais des Expos, Monaco.
1982 - "ART FAIR" Kröner Gallery. Basel, Switzerland.
1987/1988 - Artists of the Gallery, Reece Gallery, New York, U.S.A.
1995 - "EUROP ART" Papexpo, Genève, Suisse.
1999 - "Grands et Jeunes d'aujourd'hui" Salon. Paris,
France.
2000 - Salon d'Automne, Paris, France.
2001 - "Salon d'Automne", Sursock Museum, Beirut, Lebanon.
Bibliography:
Articles (in their original language):
The
Scamanga Galaxy, Joseph Tarrab, April 1974.
Les Icônes de Scamanga, Joseph
Tarrab, February 1989.
Les "Toscanes", Joseph
Tarrab, April 2000.
Expansion Libre, Joseph Tarrab, April 2000.
Exhibition
catalogues:
1963: VII Spring
Shows, Sursock Museum.
1969: Personal manifestation: "Vers un espace nouveau, la perspective
de l'abstrait".
1974: 20 years of painting : "La Galaxie Scamanga" Text
of Joseph Tarrab.
Catalogue with reproductions edited by" The Art Shop "
Beirut, Lebanon.
1975: Catalogue" Art Libanais" International Festival
of Baalbek, Lebanon.
1979: "Art International Contemporain " Monaco.
1982: "Art Fair Bâle " Exhibition catalogue.
1985: Book with 80 colored reproductions, text of Joseph Tarrab
& Nja Mehdaoui.
Edited by "Art & Design Consultants" Geneva, Switzerland.
1990: "Les Icônes " Text of Joseph Tarrab, catalogue
edited by the Kröner gallery, Dusseldorf, Germany.
1995: "Europ Art " Exhibition catalogue. Palexpo, Geneva,
Suisse.
1999: "Grands et Jeunes d'Aujourd'hui". Exhibition catalogue,
Paris, France.
2000: Fall Shows. Exhibition catalogue, Paris, France.
2000: Fall Shows. Exhibition catalogue. Sursock museum, Beirut,
Lebanon.
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