(Portrait by Gabriela Schaubs)

Born in Tripoli - Lebanon

Mario followed a various studies, to start with decoration in Lebanon, then in architecture and painting in Russia, to end up in psychology at the Lebanese University.

Since 1986, he established his own workshop “ L’Atelier”, where he works and uses it as a permanent show room.
1986-1998, he worked in “graphic design”, such as: animated advertisement for local TV’s, artistic direction for local magazines and designing of book covers for several publishers in Beirut.
1989-1992, he teaches Arts in an American school in Tripoli, for different levels.
1995-2001, in charge of “Art & Creativity” at the University of St Joseph -Lebanon.
1994-2001, he designed several artistic decorations for special places & created a back stage decoration for many theatrical scenes.
Since 1997, full member artist in Nicolas Sursock museum Beirut – Lebanon.

Personal exhibitions

2000 - “Épreuve d’Artiste” gallery, Beirut - Lebanon, Installation
1997 - “Épreuve d’Artiste” gallery, Beirut - Lebanon
1995 - Outdoor, “le Tourbillon”, conceptual structure 7x4 m Tripoli - Lebanon
1995 - “La Mairie” Hotel, Ehden - Lebanon
1994 - Argile Art Gallery, London - UK
1994 - Agial gallery, Beirut - Lebanon
1994 - “Le Jardin” gallery, Tripoli - Lebanon
1992 - Agial gallery, Beirut - Lebanon
1991 - Al-Rabita Al-Sakafia, Tripoli - Liban

Collective exhibitions

2001 - Wallonie-Brussels center - Paris, Installation, xème Festival Francophonie Métissée
2001 - “Salon d’Automne”, Nicolas Sursock museum, Beirut - Lebanon
2000 - MLF, Tripoli - Lebanon, Installation
2000 - Artuel, contemporary Arts, Beirut - Lebanon, Installation
2000 - “Épreuve d’Artiste” gallery, Beirut – Lebanon
1999 - International forum of interior design (FIAD), Beirut – Lebanon
1999 - “Salon d’Automne”, Nicolas Sursock museum, Beirut- Lebanon
1998 - I.C. Beirut - Lebanon
1997 - ALITA - Lebanon, Installation
1997 - “Salon du Printemps”, Forum of Beirut - Lebanon
1998 - “Salon d’Automne”, Nicolas Sursock museum, Beirut- Lebanon
1997 - Cultural board, Municipality of Tripoli - Lebanon
1997 - “Épreuve d’Artiste” gallery, Beirut – Lebanon
1997 - “Salon d’Automne”, Nicolas Sursock museum, Beirut - Lebanon
1996 - “Épreuve d’Artiste” gallery, Beirut – Lebanon
1996 - El-Hamra Festival, Beirut - Lebanon
1996 - World of Art Gallery, Beirut - Lebanon
1996 - “Entretemps” gallery, Beirut - Lebanon
1996 - “Salon d’Automne”, Nicolas Sursock museum, Beirut- Lebanon
1995 - Art Festival, El-Dawha - Katar
1995 - Daraj El-Fan, Beirut - Lebanon
1995 - SAD, Beirut - Lebanon
1995 - Abstract Painting in Lebanese Art, BUC, Beirut - Lebanon
1995 - “Salon d’Automne”,Nicolas Sursock museum, Beirut- Lebanon
1994 - Cultural board, Municipality of Tripoli - Lebanon
1993 - “le Jardin” gallery, Tripoli - Lebanon
1992 - Art festival, Beirut, Ehden, Zalka - Lebanon
1992 - “Salon d’Automne”, Nicolas Sursock museum, Beirut - Lebanon

Since 2004, he had been at Balamand University involved in the artistic and documentary photography of religious sites in Lebanon and Syria. He taught art installation for movies in the audio visual department at the Holy Spirit University Kaslik. Saba's creativity manifests itself in many ways. He described himself as an experimental artist.

A full member-artist at the Nicolas Sursock Museum in Beirut, Saba held a dozen individual exhibitions and participated in over forty group exhibitions in the Arab world, Europe, and the United States.

He died in 2011.