"Symphony in Blue" Collage

Maie Yanni is a cross-cultural British-born Lebanese and self-taught artist . She qualified from The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland and specialized in Anaesthesia, Intensive Care and High-Risk Obstetric Anaesthesia. She holds a Diploma in Interior Design from Rhodec International ( 1999) with a special interest in Colour theory and the ancient philosophy of Feng Shui and their psychological impact on our environment and well-being. While still a medical student she qualified as a Member of The Irish Craftmen's Guild in 1982 for her proficiency in Crochet , Painting and Drawing. In the year 2000 , she took a sabbatical from medical practice in order to fulfill a lifelong ambition as an artist and art curator. As a multidisciplinary and self-taught artist her work encompasses a number of disciplines namely: Collage Mixed Media and Drawing Origami and Kirigami Mail Art Artists Books , Artists' Sketchbooks and Journals. Crochet, Fiberart and Jewellery Design. She has a special interest in Packaging and Branding and was a Member of the Association of Visual Merchandisers and Retail Display . Her Collage work is part of the permanent collection at the International Museum of Collage , Assemblage & Construction in the United States . As a Jewellery designer she was a member of the New Designers online in the UK and her current jewellery creations are showcased in Ireland, Vienna, Cairo , Cyprus and the United Arab Emirates. She currently holds the positions of: - Independent Art Curator and Consultant -Branding Consultant for the firm Lee Brown -Artist and jewellery designer - Over the years she has been a contributor and critic for a number of international publications of which : Saatchi Magazine Artclvb Reorient Blouin Art Info Canvas Magazine ArtDaily.org Her main areas of interest as an art curator are in : - Contemporary Middle Eastern art - Contemporary African art - Collage - Art Brut - Outsider Art - Mail Art - Arte Povera, Dada and Fluxus - Artists' Books and Art Journals - Origami and Kirigami - Fiber Art She has a particular interest in discovering and managing young talented artists and was a member of the 23rd Egyptian Youth Salon jury. She is currently based in Cairo,Egypt and is a member of The Egyptian Syndicate Of Plastic Arts.