Archives: Artists
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Born in Alexandria (Egypt). An Abstract artist with a bachelor’s degree of Fine Arts (Interior Design), Alexandria University in 2005. She has exhibited her art works in Alexandria, Abu Dhabi, Ajman & Dubai in multiple group exhibitions, such as ‘In Resident’ Exhibition after 3 months of art residency in Manarat Al Saadiyat January 2020, “Maheera”…
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Weaam El Masry is an Egyptian, Cairo-Dubai based, multi-award winning visual artist. She holds a PH.D. in media art from the Faculty of Applied Arts, Helwan University. She is currently working as a lecturer at the Faculty of Arts & Design, MSA University. She is a curator and co-founder of Easel and Camera contemporary art…
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Yasmine El Meleegy (*1991) lives and works in Cairo, Egypt. She studied at the University of Helwan in Cairo from 2008 to 2013, where she graduated with a Bachelor in Fine Arts in 2013. In 2014, she received her diploma in MultiMedia from Ecole Supérieure des Beaux Arts in Nîmes, France. In 2016, she participated…
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Yasmine El Hazek (b. 1989) based in Egypt, she attended many art programs around the world and received her masters in visual arts in Florence, Italy. Starting her career from a young age, El Hazek has developed a keen interest in people, and devoted her continuous artistic experimentations to portraying them. Stimulated by all the…
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Dina Fahmy El Rouby is an Egyptian-Spanish conceptual artist, art writer, entrepreneur, and cultural ambassador. Her work transcends borders, capturing the essence of her Egyptian heritage and Spanish influence while engaging with modern digital art trends. Dina’s diverse portfolio spans multiple mediums, including watercolor, mixed media, Arabic calligraphy, and digital art. She has gained international…
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Golrokh Nafisi (b. 1981, Isfahan, Iran) is a visual artist based between Amsterdam and Tehran. Graduate of Rietveld Academie in Amsterdam 2010-2014, from 2000-2005, she studied design at Art University of Tehran. Her main artistic practice is to imagine alternative ways of both counting time and locating ourselves; shaping a new imagination for calendars as…
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Miriam Hathout, born on June 1, 1980, in Cairo, is an Egyptian artist whose profound exploration of oil painting has made a lasting impact on the global art scene. Hathout graduated from the Faculty of Fine Arts in 2002, and she is a member of the Plastic Arts Syndicate. Miriam’s solo exhibitions, a testament to…
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Born in Cairo in 1949, Nazli Madkour is a prominent Egyptian artist whose artistic journey spans over four decades. She earned her Master’s Degree in Political Economy from the American University in Cairo before making a pivotal decision in 1981. At that time, she resigned from her post as an Economic Expert at the Industrial…
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Born in Cairo in 1986, Salwa Rashad graduated from the Faculty of Fine Arts, specializing in oil painting, in Alexandria in 2002. She has been an active member of the Plastic Arts Syndicate since then. Salwa’s artistic journey has been marked by numerous group exhibitions, photography workshops, and artistic residencies. She had the opportunity to…
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Malekeh Nayiny was born in 1955 in Teheran, Iran. According to family members, she was a very bad-tempered baby, but she improved a great deal around the age of three. Nayiny loved to play with the ants in our garden. Every day, she would feed them sugar and watch how patiently they would carry each…
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Neda Razavipour’s artistic practice explores the question of balance, a condition that continually shifts between the extremes of order and chaos. This search affects the individual as well as entire societies, spaces, and structures. For this reason, she usually conceives her work site-specifically, developing in a precise choreography over several days, weeks, or months. Often…
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Interdisciplinary artist Nida Bangash was born in Iran, raised in Pakistan, and currently lives in North Texas. While she works in a variety of media, Bangash was formally trained in Persian and South Asian miniature painting. Utilizing intricate patterns and precise details, Bangash’s works weave in personal identity and experience to investigate the complexities of…
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“The paintings and installations of the Iranian artist Samira Hodaei are painstakingly assembled from scores of individual elements. Whether pixel-like dots that are applied directly on the canvas or discarded everyday objects that are assembled into huge garment-like structures, her work seems to simultaneously cover and uncover the object of its investigation. The narratives she…
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Sara Abbasnejad was born in 1983, in the midst of the Iran-Iraq War, in the tumultuous region of Khuzestan, adjacent to the Persian Gulf. Upon obtaining a Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering – Telecommunications from the university, she made the unconventional choice to leave behind her academic study in pursuit of exploring her experiences and…
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Born in 1984 in Iran, Sara Rahanjam is a distinguished sculptor who has carved her path through the world of contemporary Iranian art. In 2007, she earned her Bachelor’s degree in Sculpture from the Fine Art department at Tehran University, establishing a solid foundation for her artistic journey. Sara’s artistic endeavors have been marked by…