About

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After completing her diploma in Fine Arts at the “Academie libanaise des Beaux-Arts” (ALBA) in Beirut, Lebanon, Maya Husseini specialized in the art of glass making and coloring in Chartres, France in 1985.

Today, Husseini is a leading stained glass artist in Lebanon, specializing in churches, chapels, general restoration as well as household decor (such as candle holders, vases, windows, glasses etc). 

At “l’atelier du vitrail – Cedre Verre”, Husseini creates unique handmade projects, objects and furniture out of colored or translucid glass and often collaborates with an entire team of interior architects and designers.

In 2005, she was among the recipients of the UNESCO Crafts Prize 2005 for the Arab States in Tunisia.

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Projects

1985: Chapel school of the Holy Family Ebrine (Aqoura)
1991: Church of Our Lady of the Mont (Adma)
1992: Church St Joseph (Santa Terra church Gemmayze)
1994: Church Mar Maroun (Jeita)
1995: Church Family Semaha (Jouar)
1997: Restoration of St Joseph church (school Antoura Lazariste)
1998: Church Our Lady of Lebanon (Marseille France)
1999: Chapel of the Rizk hospital (Achrafieh)
1999: Church of the school Saint-Cœur (Kfarhebab)
1999: Chapel Ste Thérèse hospital (Hadath)
2000: Chapel cemetery family Dr Rizk (Fanar)
2000: Chapel of the school Sts-Cœurs (Ain-Najem)
2000: Chapel St Louis hospital (Jounieh)
2001: Chapel Hôtel Dieu de France Hospital
2002: Church St-Georges (Beit-Mery)
2003: Church of the school Sts-Cœurs (Zahlé-Rassié)
2003: Chapel of the Holy Family Ebrine (khorbet Anafar)
2004: Church St Elie (khorbet Anafar)
2005: Church St Antoine (Hadath)
2006: Couvent Mar Abda (Deir el Kamar)
2007: Church Mar Abda (Baabda)
2007: Church Our Lady of the Rosary (Hamra)
2008: Church of the Salvatorian Sisters (Hadath)
2008: Salon of the church of Our Lady of the Rosary (Zouk)
2009: Church St John the beloved (Baabdath)
2009: Church Mar Abda (Deir el Kamar)
2011: Restoration church St Elie (Kantari)
2011: Church St Antoine (Harissa)
2012: Nicolas Sursock Museum
2013: Church St Paul (Fanar)
2013: Church St Antony of Padou (Sin el fil)
2013: Church St Georges (Hadath)
2014: Church of the Salvatorian Sisters convent(Joun)
2014: Cemetery of Jamil Mansour family (Fanar)
2014-2016: St Louis Cathedral of the Capucins (Bab Edris)
2015: Church St Jean Baptiste (Achrafieh)
2016: Church St Joseph (chaptine)
2016: Chapel Our Lady des Semences Antonins (Baabda)
2017: Church bishopric of Sarba (Achkout)
2017: National Evangelical church of Beirut
2018: Private apartment in Paris (France)
2018: Private villa in Geneva (Switzerland)
2019: Start of the project church of baptisme of Jesus Christ (Maghtas Jordan)
1990 to 2020: Several Stained Glass and kiln- formed projects for individuals (apartments, villa, restaurants, cafe etc.) in various countries

Academia and Training

  • 1985: Diploma of Higher Education in Diplôme d’Etudes Supérieures in Plastic Arts from l’Académie Libanaise des Beaux-arts (ALBA), Lebanon
  • 1985: Specialization in traditional stained glass in Chartres, France
  • 1986-1989: Professor of drawing, anatomy and color techniques at ALBA
  • 1988: Inauguration of her traditional stained glass workshop
  • 1996: Inauguration of “Atelier du Vitrail – Cèdre Verre”, modern techniques: fusing, thermoforming.
  • 2005: Invited by Unesco for a workshop in blow glass, molten glass and decoration on hot glass.
  • 2008: Blowing (soufflage) workshop at the workshop of the Italian artist Giampaolo Amoruso in Deerrlijk, Belgium
  • 2009: Blowtorch (chalumeau) workshop organized by Lucio Bubacco at the Musée du verre, Sars-Poteries, France

Exhibitions

All in Lebanon unless specified otherwise
  • 2007-2009: Exhibition of glass design projects at Mzaa’art-Faraya Mzaar
  • 2008: Personal Exhibition “en verre et pour l’emotion” with sculptures exhibited as part of the Byblos Festival and at ALBA University, Salon of the Church of Notre Dame du Rosier in Zouk and Church of Sœurs Salvatoriennes in Hadath
  • 2007-2008: Exhibition of glass design projects at “les Craters Libanais” (Jordan) and at Willow Garden
  • 2004-2007: Exhibition of objects and furniture at the Garden Show at l’Hippodrome de Beyrouth
  • 2006: Exhibition of glass design projects at Akfart, Verdun + Deir Mar Abda (Deir el Kamar)
  • 2005-2006: Exhibition of glass design projects at El Saifi village
  • 2001-2005: Glass art objets at the SD Galery in Beirut
  • 2004-2005: Exhibition of glass design projects at Mza’art-Faraya Mzaar, glass art objets at the Woodstock in Achrafieh and glass design projects at Masila Gallery, Sanayeh
  • 2004: Glass design objects exhibition at the AFKART in Verdun, Unique Fusing Glass design objects exhibition at the St Paul et Peter convent in Adra, Glass design objects exhibition at Mzaa’art-Faraya Mzaar and Glass design objects exhibition at the Geneva Fair (Switzerland)
  • 2003: Exhibition of glass design objects exhibition at the Akfart in Verdun
  • 2002: Glass design objects exhibition at the Fakra club
  • 2000-2002: Glass furniture, objets and different techniques at the Art Déco-Simaa exhibition at the Salon International des Métiers d’Art et de l’Architecture) in Beirut.
  • 1999: Objets and different glass techniques at the Art Déco –La FIAD (Foire Internationale d’Architecture d’intérieure et de Design) exhibition, Beirut
  • 1998: Glass furniture, accessories and objets at the Art Déco 98 La FIAD exhibition in Beirut and Different glass techniques at the INDEX Dubai exhibition (UAE)
  • 1997: Glass furniture and objets at the IDEX (“International Design Exhibition” Event for Interiors, Decorative & Contract Furnishings) exhibition in Beirut and Glass furniture and objets at the Art Déco-SIAD (Salon International des Arts  Décoratifs) exhibition in Beirut + 8 months-long restoration of 104 year-old stained glass windows at the Church of Saint Joseph of the Collège Saint Joseph – Antoura
  • 1996: Stained glass and Kiln-formed glass at Horeca exhibition (Hotels-restaurants-cafes) in Beirut
  • 1995: Stained glass exhibition at the St Georges Cathedrale in Beirut
  • 1991-1993: Individual painting exhibitions (Haiti)
  • 1987-1990: Collective exhibition at the Salon “Salon d’Automne” at the Sursock Museum in Beirut
  • 1988: Individual painting exhibition at Platform Galery in Beirut