1941 Born in Dairout, Middle Egypt, He received his general
education in Dairout.
1958 He traveled to Cairo and joined the Institute of Art Education.
1959 He visited Syria and its monumental and artistic landmarks in Damascus,
Allepo, Latakia and Hamat.
1962 He graduated from the Institute of Art Education and obtained
his Bachelor degree in Art Education.
In August that year, he became Assistant Professor in the
same Institute.
He founded with four of his colleagues:
Ali Nabil, Nabil Al Husseni, Al Dawakhli and
Reda Zaher the Group of Five
Artists.
He traveled to the old Nubia, before the Nile flooding, caused by the dam where he painted, and was
very affected by its
culture, as well as by its artistic and spiritual mystic.
1964 He traveled to Italy, for the first time, and stayed for one month where he visited the landmarks and the museums
of Rome & Venice.
Then he traveled to England where he stayed for a month, and visited the landmarks and museums of London, Oxford and Stratford.
He traveled to Athens in Greece, for the First time, and
visited Acropolis
1965 He traveled again to Italy on a governmental scholarship to study in the Academy of Fine arts in Rome for a whole school
year.
1966 He was transferred to the Academy of Fine Arts in Florence until his graduation.
1967 He graduated from the Academy of Fine Art in Florence.
1968 He returned to Cairo, where he became a Professor of Art & Design in the University of Helwan.
1981 He founded with three of
his colleagues: Al Nashar, Al Razzaz and Nawar the Axis Group.
1984 He created his own personal atelier in Dahshour.
1989 He was elected Dean of Faculty of Art Education until 1994 and
since then he has been a Professor there.
1994 Designed stage scenes,
Lighting effects for “Opera Aida”, for the Opera Prague Theatre.
Appointed as Curator of Sao Paolo Biennale, Brazil.
1996 Appointed as General Curator for the International Cairo Biennale.
1997 A book about him was published, titled “Farghali” by Al Balka
art Gallery, Amman –Jordan-Khaldoon Al Dawood.
Appointed as Curator of
the International Biennale of Venice for Egypt.
Another
book was published for him, entitled “Excavations for Spiritual Energies,”
which held an interview between him and the writer Nabil Farag.
1997 A 3rd book was published about him entitled “the
Legendary of Petra,” by Al Balka’s Art Gallery –Amman –Jordan-Khaldoon Al Dawood.
The artist:
Member of the Writers and Artist atelier of Cairo.
Member in the Syndicate of Artist,
where he was elected during the 80,s as a general secretary.
Member in the Plastic Shaping
Committee in the higher Council of Culture from 1981 to 1997.
Member in the Association of the
Friends of Fine Art in Florence, Italy.
Member in the Association of the
Friends of Fine Art in Cairo, Egypt.
Was a member of the Egyptian Higher
Council Administration of Aida until 1997.
Member in the Ghoury Artistic
Association.
Member of Jury Committees of the Incentive State Awards.
Supervised a large number of
thesis’s relative P.H.D. and Master degrees.
Gave Lectures on art in Egypt, Arab and International Artistic Movements in Egypt & abroad..
Private Exhibitions:
1963 The Group of Five Artisrs, Egypt.
1964 Akhnaton Art Gallery , Kasr El Nile , Egypt.
1965 Museum of Fine Art, Alexandria, Group of Five Artists.
1969 Akhnaton Art Gallery , Kasr El Nile , Egypt.
1972 Lo-sprone Art Gallery , Florence – Italy.
1972 International Biennial of Venice, Venice –Italy.
1973 Marscroni Art Gallery , Florence –Italy.
1973 Venti-Tre Art Gallery, Brecia-Italy.
1974 Barioni Art Gallery , Florence –Italy .
1981 Mahmoud Khalil Museum. Gezira-1St Exhibit for the Axis Group, Egypt.
1982 Egyptian Culture
Center, Paris –France.
1983 Manesterly Palace Art Gallery –2nd exhibition of the Axis Group, Egypt.
1985 Sao Paolo Biennale , Barzil – One Man show.
1987 International
Biennale Venice –Italy.
1989 Egyptian Academy For Arts, Rome –Italy
1993 International Biennale of Venice –Italy –One Man Show
1995 Akhnaton Art Gallery , Zamalek, Egypt.
2000 Eugenie Salon, 100
Anniversary of the Historial Old Cataract Hotel, Aswan
2000 Gezira Museum of Art – Zamalek, Egypt.
2002 Zamalek Art Gallery.Titled
“Cairo”,Egypt.
2002 Muvim Museum, Valencia, Spain.
2003 Zamalek Art Gallery, Titled “Florence”,Egypt.
2003 First Biennale of Beijing- China.
2003 Zamalek Art Gallery, Titled “Alexandria”, Egypt.
2005 Zamalek Art Gallery, Titled “The Life on the Banks of the Dead Sea Exhibition”, Egypt.
2006 Zamalek Art Gallery, Titled “ASWAN”, Egypt.
2007 Zamalek Art Gallery, Titled “LONDON”, Egypt.
2008 Zamalek Art Gallery, Titled “EGYPTIAN WOMAN”, Egypt.
2009 Zamalek Art Gallery, Titled “ISTABUL”, Egypt.
2010 Zamalek Art Gallery, Titled “THE NILE”, Egypt.
2012 Zamalek Art Gallery, Titled “PARIS”, Egypt.
Major Awards:
1963 First Prize in Pioneer‘s Exhibition, Cairo.
1966 First Prize in Sculpting
Salon, Cairo.
1969 Honor Certificate for the
International Exhibition –Bulgaria.
1969 First Prize in Graphic at
the Alexandria Biennale for Mediterranean Countries.
1976 State Prize Painting.
1976 State Prize and Order of
Sciences and Arts First Degree.
1988 First Prize in Painting
–International Biennale in Cairo.
Several Gold Medals and Honorary Certificates in National
and
International Exhibitions.
Museums’ Aquisitions:
Museum of Modern Arts, Cairo.
National Museum of Jordan, Amman.
Villaggi Contemporary Art Museum in
Catania-Italy.
National Museum of Belgrade.
Museum of Egyptian Modern
Art-Alexandria.
Museum of Faculty of Arts- Menia, Egypt.
Museum of Faculty of Art Education, Cairo Egypt.
Arab Fund for Development Collection, Kuwait.
Opera House Collection, Cairo, Egypt.
El Ahram Collection, Cairo, Egypt.
Conference Hall Museum of Cairo Collection, Egypt.
El Shona Collection Alexandria, Egypt.
Roma Balqaa Art Collection –Amman, Egypt.
Mahmoud Said Museum Alexandria, Egypt.
Museum of fine Arts Alexandria, Egypt.
International Bank Collection , Cairo, Egypt.
Misr Development Bank, Cairo, Egypt
Private Collection in Egypt & many other Countries.
