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 2013: Collages, “Making fun art is a serious business”
2014: Retrospective 1959-2014 at BEC, curated by Aïda Cherfan
September 2016: Beirut Art Fair, Beyrouth
November 2016: Paintings, Aïda Cherfan Fine Art, Saïfi
September 2018: Beirut Art Fair, Beyrouth
November 2018: Recent works, Aïda Cherfan Fine Art, Saïfi
May 2024: “A tribute to Hussein Madi”, Aïda Cherfan Fine Art en collaboration with Madi Foundation, Rebirth Beirut
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
2014: Madi, Sculptures, Collages, Lithographs- Al Markhiya Gallery, Qatar
