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Düsseldorf, Germany
1996
Diploma of Art National Academy of Fine Arts
Düsseldorf, Germany
1996
Comissions,
Prizes
Public artwork for the HUS new Bridge Hospital in Helsinki,
is on permanent display in the intensive care area in the form of a series of murals
2023
“Sunset Drill Scene”
Winner of the 2020 Nordic Culture point open call for mural paining. The mural is on show at the Nordic Culture Point premises, Helsinki, August 2020 – January 2022
2020
New York, USA
2006
“Gästeatelier Krone”
Pro Helvetia International Artists in Residence Program,
Aarau, Switzerland
2004
“Kuona Trust”
Artist Residency Program,
Nairobi, Kenya
1999
Helsinki, Finland
2026
“Trials and Trails”
PUBLICS art center,
Helsinki, Finland
2020
“BARK”
Gypsum Gallery,
Cairo, Egypt
2018
“RENOVABITVR (RENEWAL)”
Villa Romana,
Florence, Italy
2015
“TRAYVON”
Gypsum Gallery,
Cairo, Egypt
2014
“The Bride Stripped Bare by Her Energy’s Evil”
BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art,
Gateshead, UK
2008
“The New World”
Art in General (New York),
New York, USA
2006
“The New World”
Townhouse Gallery,
Cairo, Egypt
2006
“The Morphologist & the Architect”
Falaki Gallery, the American University,
Cairo, Egypt
2004
“Majestic Ciphers”
Marco Noire Contemporary Art, San Sebastiano Po,
Turin, Italy
2002
Project room
ARCO, Marco Noire Contemporary Art,
Madrid, Spain
2002
Art Brussels
Marco Noire Contemporary Art,
Brussels, Belgium
2001
“Room 121”
National Academy of Fine Arts,
Düsseldorf, Germany
1996
“Zwischen Orient und Okzident”
AC&G Gallery,
Düsseldorf, Germany
1996
“Sprache Zwischen Material und Form”
AC&G Gallery,
Düsseldorf, Germany
1995
Istanbul, Turkey
2025
“LONG STORY SHORT”
Gypsum Gallery,
Cairo, Egypt
2024
“Alexandria: Past futures”
Mucem,
Marseille, France
2022-23
“Alexandria: Past futures”
Bozar, Center for Fine Arts,
Brussels, Belgium
2022
“Notes for Tomorrow”
Traveling exhibition organized by the Independent Curators International (ICI), New York, USA (2021-2025):
2021:
- Cantor Fitzerald Gallery, Haverford College, USA
- Sifang Art Museum, Nanjing - China
- Contemporary Calgary, Galary, Canada
- Pera Museum, Istanbul, Turkey
2022:
- TheCube Project Space, Taipei, Taiwan
- Te Uru Waitkākere Contemporary Gallery, Auckland, New Zealand
- National Gallery of Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe
- Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV, USA
- Blue Galleries, Boise State University, Boise, ID, USA
- Koa Gallery, Kapio’olani Community College, Honolulu, HI, USA
- Plug In Institute of Contemporary Art, Winnipeg, Canada
2023:
- Humber Galleries at Humber College, Toronto, Canda
- Parallax Art Center, Portland, OR, USA
- Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art, SUNY New Platz, NY, USA
2024:
- University of Texas, San Antonio, TX, USA
2025:
- San Luis Obispo Museum of Art, San Luis, Obispo, CA, USA
“LISTE art fair Basel”
Gypsum Gallery,
Basel, Switzerland
2019
“Today is our Tomorrow”
collaborative festival, PUBLICS art center,
Helsinki, Finland
2019
“In Conversation”
Sharjah Art Gallery, (AUC New Cairo),
Cairo, Egypt
2019
“The Truth About Fiction”
Gypsum Gallery,
Cairo, Egypt
2018
“Very Sustainable-Environmental Revelation”
MOCA, Museum of Contemporary Art
Yinchuan, China
2017
“Terra Mediterranea in Action II”
NiMAC
Nicosia, Cyprus.
2017
“Terra Mediterranea in Action I”
HALLE 14 - Centre for Contemporary Art,
Leipzig, Germany
2016
Art Dubai,
Gypsum Gallery,
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
2016
“What are you doing, object?”
Gypsum Gallery,
Cairo Egypt
2015
The Armory Show
Gypsum Gallery,
New York, USA
2015
“AGITATIONISM”
EVA International Ireland’s Biennial
The North Gallery at Limerick City Gallery,
Limerick, Ireland
2014
The 11th Havana Biennial
Havana, Cuba
2012
“Steirischer Herbst Festival / Second World I”
curated by WHW, Gallery Zimmermann,
Gratz, Austria
2011
“Second World II”
gallery NOVA,
Zagreb, Croatia
2011
1st Festival of Contemporary Art
Algiers, Algeria
2009
7th Gwangju Biennial
Gwangju, South Korea
2008
“The Bride Stripped Bare by Her Energy’s’ Evil”
Kran Film,
Brussels, Belgium
2008
“Out of Place”
Gallery Sfeir-Semler,
Beirut, Lebanon
2007
1st Canary Island Biennial
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
2006
“Trail Balloons”
MUSAC Museo de Arte Contemporáneo
Castilla y León, Spain
2006
“An Image Bank for Everyday Revolutionary Life”
REDCAT Gallery (Cal Arts Theatre),
LA, USA
2006
“Four Women & Their Surrounding”
The Third Line Gallery,
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
2006
Art Cologne
Gallery Sfeir-Semler
Hamburg, Germany
2005
“Rainbow”
Gallery Sfeir-Semler,
Beirut, Lebanon
2005
“La Mer Blanche”
PROGR-Center for Cultural Production,
Bern, Switzerland
2005
“Passaporto, Le Meridien Lingotto”
ART+TECH,
Turin, Italy
2004
“Il periplo creativo”
Museum of the Ligustica Academy of Fine Arts,
Genova, Italy
2004
“Transferts”
Palais des Beaux-Arts,
Brussels, Belgium
2003
Martinez Gallery,
New York, USA
2002
“Mediterranean”
Culturgest,
Lisbon, Portugal
2001
“Sincretismi”
Fondazione Adriano Olivetti,
Roma, Italy
2001
INOVA
Institute of Visual Arts, University of Wisconsin,
Milwaukee, USA
2001
Cutting Edge
ARCO, Marco Noire Contemporary Art,
Madrid, Spain
2001
“7th Havana Biennale”
Wilfredo Lam Centre,
Havana, Cuba
2000
“Biennale dei Giovani Artisti”
Jannis Kounellis Pavilion,
Rome, Italy
1999
“A Step in Africa”
Contemporary East African Gallery, National Museum,
Nairobi, Kenya
1999
“7th International Cairo Biennale”
Museum of Egyptian Modern Art,
Cairo, Egypt
1998
The Modern Art Gallery (GAM), Turin, Italy.
La Gaia Collection, Italy.
Museum of Modern Art, Havana, Cuba.
Private collection worldwide.
Pera Museum Publication,
Istanbul, Turkey
2022
“In conversation. A Painting Show”
AUC The American University in Cairo,
by: Nadin Atallah
2019
“Trial Balloons/Globos Sonda”
edited by: O. Zaya, Y. Hasegawa and A. Rubio,
Barcelona,Spain
2011
“Transferts”
Authors: Luntumbue, Toma Muteba, Palais des Beaux-Arts, Brussels, Belgium
2003
“Egyptian Modern Art 1910-2003”
by: L. Karnouk,
AUC Press
2005
“Vitamin P: New Perspectives in Painting”
Author: Barry Schwabsky,
Phaidon press
2004
“El arte que viene / The Art to Come”
by P. Barragán, S. Siglo,
Madrid
2002
“Fresh Cream”,
Authors: Iwona Blazwick, Bice Curiger, Vasif Kortun, Amanda Cruz, Phaidon,
2000