Selected Solo Exhibitions
2018 Towards a More Ambiguous World. Warehouse Gallery. Incheon, South Korea
2014 Wall. Gezira Art Center. Cairo, Egypt
2014 315. Artellewa. Cairo, Egypt
2013 smART talk. Performance by Lamis Haggag and Setareh Minoofar. Little Gallery. Calgary, Canada
2013 Hybrid. Performance by Lamis Haggag and Setareh Minoofar. Little Gallery. Calgary, Canada
2012 “Where do I end when at the beginning of an end you are?” University of Calgary, Canada
2011 A series of five attempts. University of Calgary, Canada
Selected Group Exhibitions
2018 Railway City Arts Crawl. Curated by Sandra Poczobut. St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada
2017 Lagos Biennale, 1st edition. Curated by Folakunle Oshun. Lagos, Nigeria
2016 Bread 2. Darb 1718. Cairo, Egypt
2016 12eme Dak’art Biennale. Biennale for Contemporary African Art. Curated by Simon Njame. Dakar, Senegal
2015 Something Else Contemporary Art Festival. The Belgium Embassy. Curated by Simon Njame. Giza, Egypt
2015 Something Else Contemporary Art Festival. Curated by Simon Njami, and sub-curated by Elena Abbiatici. Darb 1718. Cairo, Egypt
2014 25th Youth Salon. Cairo, Egypt
2013 MFA Downtown. Art Gallery of Calgary, Canada
2013 Convergence: MFA Thesis Exhibition 2013. Curated by Christine Sowiak. Nickle Art Galleries. Calgary, Canada
2013 Salon du Caire. Cairo, Egypt
2012 23rd Youth Salon. Cairo, Egypt
2012 5th Beijing International Art Biennale (BIAB) Beijing, China
2011 22nd Youth Salon. Cairo, Egypt
2011 20-Something. Khan El Maghraby Gallery. Cairo, Egypt
2010 10/10 Exhibition. Heliopolis library. Cairo, Egypt
2010 4th Beijing International Art Biennale (BIAB) Beijing, China
2010 Miniature Pieces Salon. Cairo, Egypt
2010 21st Youth Salon. Cairo, Egypt
2010 5+2. Khan El Maghraby Gallery. Cairo, Egypt
2009 The First Easel and Camera Small Artworks. Cairo, Egypt
2009 9 Promising Artists. Khan El Maghraby Gallery. Cairo, Egypt
2009 Untitled. Gauguin Gallery. Cairo, Egypt
2008 Untitled. Collaborative Installation. Prince Taz Palace. Part of Installation workshop at Cervantes (Spanish Cultural Center) Cairo, Egypt
2008 19th Youth Salon. Cairo, Egypt
2008 Graduates Exhibition. Faculty of Fine Arts. Cairo, Egypt
2008 Untitled. The Spanish National Festival. Spanish Embassy. Cairo, Egypt
2007 Untitled. The Spanish Cultural Center. Cairo, Egypt.
2007 19th Youth Salon. Cairo, Egypt
2006 46th Talae Exhibition. Cairo, Egypt
Awards/ Grants
2018- 2019 Newcomer and Refugee Artist Mentorship grant. Toronto Arts Council, Toronto, Canada
2018 Interaccess Scholarship toSoftWEAR: Wearable Art and Technology Residency. Artscape Gilbratar Point. Toronto, Ontario, Canada
2017 Full travel stipend for the Lagos Biennale. Goethe Institute in Lagos, Nigeria
2017 Moving MENA Travel Stipends grant. Goethe Institute in Cairo, Egypt
2016-2017 Tajwaal for International mobility fund. Al Mawred Al Thaqafy. Beirut, Lebanon
2014 Royal Ceramica Award. 25th Youth Salon. Cairo, Egypt
2013 The Salon du Caire Award. Cairo, Egypt
2012- 2013 Alberta Foundation for the Arts scholarship (AFA) University of Calgary, Canada
2011- 2013 Full MFA Tuition Funding. University of Calgary, Canada
2010 El-Salon Award. 21st Youth Salon. Cairo, Egypt
Residencies
Jun 2018 – Aug 2018 Artist in residence at Incheon Art Platform. Incheon, South Korea
Jun 2018 SoftWEAR: Wearable Art and Technology Residency. Artscape Gilbratar Point. Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Jun 2017- Aug 2017 Artist in residence at Zentrum für Kunst und Urbanistik (ZK/U,) Berlin, Germany
Publications
2018 Article series Notes by an Egyptian Resident Artist in Jung-gu.Incheon Foundation for Arts and Culture (IFAC.) Incheon, South Korea
2013 Master thesis paper published. Book Title: Re-territorialization: escaping the frame. Lambert Academic publishing (LAP.) Saarbrücken, Germany
Professional Experience
May 2019 Marina Fathalla’s Mall Walk
Event: Re: placement, can we find a way?
Apr 2019 Sameer Farouq ExhibitionBoop Museum
Visual Arts Centre Of Clarington
Position: Artist Assistant
Dec 2018- Jan 2019 Visual Arts Centre Of Clarington
Position: Art Installer and Artist Assistant
Event: Jane Eccles’ and Ron Benner’s Exhibition
Mar 2018- May 2018 The Red Light District Theatre company. Toronto, Canada
Position: Assistant set designer
Event: LULU v.7 // aspects of a femme fatale
Jul 2014- Apr 2016 Shakti Art School. Cairo, Egypt
Position: Art instructor
May 2015- Jul 2015 Cairo Lab for Urban Studies, Training and Environmental Research (CLUSTER)
Position: Exhibitions Coordinator
Event: Beyond the lines exhibition and ecohouse as part of Egypt’s 1st Urban Forum (EUF)
Jan 2015- Apr 2015 Downtown Contemporary Art Festival (D-CAF) Cairo, Egypt
Position: Visual Arts Coordinator
Event: D-CAF’s 4th edition
June 2014 Junior summer program. American University in Cairo, Egypt
Position: Art Teacher
Jan 2013- Apr 2013 Camera Equipment Room, Department of Art, University of Calgary, Canada
Position: Archiving Cameras and Camera Equipment
Sept 2012- Dec 2012 Printmaking, Department of Art, University of Calgary, Canada
Position: Teaching Assistant
May 2012- Jun 2012 Department of Art, University of Calgary, Canada
Position: Assistant Technician
Sept 2011- Dec 2011 Drawing, Department of Art, University of Calgary, Canada
Position: Teaching Assistant
Sept 2010- Aug 2011 Art Zone Art Center. Cairo, Egypt
Position: Art Instructor
Oct 2009- Apr 2010 St. Fatima International School-British System. Cairo, Egypt
Position: Art Teacher
Educational Qualifications
2011- 2013 Master of Fine Arts (MFA) University of Calgary, Canada
2008- 2009 Preliminary Master Courses, Faculty of Fine Arts, Helwan University, Cairo, Egypt
2003- 2008 Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA, Hons.) Faculty of Fine Arts, Helwan University, Cairo, Egypt