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Gamal El-Kheshen is an Egyptian visual artist and a lecturer at the Faculty of Fine Arts in Cairo. He was born and raised in Cairo in 1988. In 2010, he earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Graphic Design from the Faculty of Fine Arts at Helwan University in Zamalek. He also earned his Master's and Doctorate degrees in Fine Arts from the same university, and his research focuses on "Contemporary Art Studies."

The artist has participated in numerous international and local exhibitions. He represented Egypt at the 56th Venice Biennale in 2015 with a project titled "Can You See?". His artworks have also been displayed in many other important international and local exhibitions, and he has received many awards and honours. He held his first solo exhibition in 2016, titled "End of a Season," and has since held four other solo exhibitions. The artist has participated in many international workshops and art events, and his work includes various fields of contemporary visual arts such as photography, painting, digital art, installation art, and video art.

Gamal El-Kheshen works as a lecturer at several Egyptian universities, including Helwan University's Faculty of Fine Arts, Galala University's Faculty of Arts and Design, and the British University's College of Media.



Exhibitions:  

 

SOLO EXHIBITIONS:

·       2020 “INFERNO CHAPTER” the Faculty of Fine Arts, Cairo, Egypt.

·       2019 “CROSS THE WORLD" at Gezira Art Center, Cairo, Egypt.

·       2017 “The DARK FLOWERS” at BA Art Gallery, Berlin, Germany.

·       2016 “End Of Season”. at Gallery Misr, Cairo, Egypt.

·       2015 “The Other Side of Blue” at South London Gallery, South London, UK.                                                                                   

 GROUP EXHIBITIONS:

·       2020 Florence Biennale - International Biennial of Contemporary Art.    

·       2021 The First Salon of contemporary arts, Cairo, Egypt.

·       2021 The National Exhibition, Arts Palace, Cairo, Egypt.

·       2021 The Digital Festival Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Egypt. 

·       2020 The first edition of the Cairo art fair, Cairo, Egypt.

·       2020 Jeddah Art Fair, Hafez Gallery, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.   

·       2019 The International Nord Art Exhibition, Büdelsdorf, Germany. 

·       2019  Orth Contemporary gallery, the Vanity of Earthly Achievements,, curated by Griff Williams, Tulsa Oki, London, UK.

·       2019 Gallery 16, Your Lost Shoe, or Everything that happened Since the Last Time, San Francisco, United States.

·       2019 Galleria La Corte Arte Contemporanea, Florence, Italy.

·       2018 Video Art installation, Media Art Festival, Cairotronica, Egypt.   

·       2018 The Egyptian Academy in Rome, Rome, Italy.

·       2018 Green Art Gallery, Dubai, UAE.   

·       2018 Tokyo International Mini-Print Triennial, Tokyo, Japan.

·       2017 The Media Art Exhibition, VITRINE Art Basel, Miami, USA.                                        

·       2017 Agenda Art Exhibition, Bib-Alex, Alexandria, Egypt.                                                                 

·       2017 Group of Artists, Galleria La Corte Arte Contemporanea, Florence, Italy.   

·       2017 Drawing exhibition, Darb17, 18, Cairo, Egypt.

·       2017 Upper Egypt Salon, Luxor, Egypt.

·       2017 The Intentional prints Exhibition of Miami prints gallery MPG, USA.

·       2016 The International Nord Art Exhibition 2016, Büdelsdorf, Germany.

·       2016 Agenda Art Exhibition, Bib-Alex, Alexandria, Egypt.

·       2016 Egyptian Youth Salon26, Cairo, Egypt. Won The Prize of the Youth Salon 27 “Installation Project” David Can’t is narrated.

·       2016 The National Print Biennale, Cairo, Egypt.

·       2016 The Biennale Of Dai Gallery, Cairo, Egypt, Won the Prize of the Biennale.

·       2016 The Hidden Massage, Drawing Exhibition Art Lounge, Cairo

·       2016 The International Symposium of Electronic and New Media Arts Cairo-tronica “No Signal”.

·       2016 Egyptian artists Show- Egyptian Embassy in Lebanon.

·       2016 The Egyptian-Bulgarian exhibition at Sofia University, Bulgaria.

·       Venice Biennale 56, Egyptian Pavilion, Venice, Italy. “Can You See?”    

·       2015 Tokyo International Mini-Print Triennial, Tokyo, Japan.

·       2015 Upper Egypt Salon, Luxor, Egypt.

·       2015 Youth Salon, the Arts Palace, Cairo Opera House, Cairo, Egypt.  

·       2015 Group of an exhibition at Rom-Art gallery, Roma, Italy.

·       2015 North-South, European Union Art Culture Event. Discovering Egypt, the Artwork Are collective from the Bib-Alex, Egypt.

·       2015 Agenda Art Exhibition, Bib-Alex, Alexandria, Egypt.

·       2014 Youth Salon, the Arts Palace, Cairo Opera House, Cairo, Egypt.                     
2014 International Biennale de Aquarelle, Fabriano, Italy.

·       2014 Group of an exhibition at Green art Gallery, Dubai, UAE.

·       2014 Biennial of Small Graphic Form, Niklaas, Belgium.

·       2014 Gabrovo International Biennale of Humour and Satire in the Arts, Bulgaria.

·       2013 The BIMPE (Biennial International Miniature Print Exhibition), Vancouver BC.      

·       2013 National Biennial of Contemporary Prints, Spain.

·       2013 International Print Biennial ROC, Shanghai.

·       2012 Seoul International Print Biennale, South Korea.               

·       2012 International Triennial Color in Graphic Art, Turin, Italy.

·       2012 Local arts exhibition events in Cairo.

·       2011 International Biennale de Aquarelle, Fabriano, Italy.                                                                   

·       2011 lntergraflk Triennial of Engaged Graphic Art. 

·       2011 The Icelandic Printmakers’ Association.

 


CONFERENCES AND SYMPOSIUMS:

 

·       2019 Barcelona Residency of Art | Sarrià, Group artist project.

·       2018 Luxor international symposium 2018, the 11th edition, Egypt

·       2017 Green Olive Arts international artist residency program, Morocco.

·       2016 Artists in Residency Program, Baltic Contemporary Art Gallery, Ustka, Poland.

WORKSHOP:

 

·      2020 The organizing of The First Edition of the graphic art workshop 2020 – Faculty of Fine Arts Helwan University. “The First the international graphic event at the faculty of fine arts” and will be an international annual event that hosts graphic artists from all over the world to share knowledge and experience.

·       2018 Art Speaker, World Youth Forum, Sharm Sheikh, Egypt.

 

ACQUISITIONS:

·       2020 collective collection, Durham oriental art museum Durham University, UK.

·       2020 Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Fine Arts Sector in Cairo, the Egyptian Museum of Modern.

·       2020 The Egyptian Modern Art Museum, The Administration of Cultural Palaces in Cairo,

·       2019 Art, the Cultural Development Fund, The Administration of Cultural Palaces in Cairo.

·       2017 Commercial International Bank Egypt.

·       2016 Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Fine Arts Sector in Cairo, The Egyptian Museum of Modern.

·       Private Collection: Canada, Egypt, France, Greece, Germany,                                                         

Exclusive online plate forum:

 EMERGEAST Ltd. Dubai, UAE. “Online art gallery”.

 

Prizes:

 

·       2016 The First Prize of the Egyptian Youth salon “Installation Project”                           

·       2015 The prize of representing the Egyptian pavilion art Venice biennale                   

·       2014 The second prize of the Daie gallery, Cairo Egypt.

·       2014 The prize of the upper youth salon, Luxor Egypt.

·       2012 The second prize of the international biennale of watercolour, Fba, Fabriano, Italy.

 

Volunteering:

The organizing committee for the university art festival, Helwan University. 2020

Art Speaker at the world youth forum, Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt 2018.


Career History

 


Assistant professor                                                                                 2019 to Present

Faculty of Fine Arts, Helwan University, Cairo, Egypt

Teaching the following subjects: Design, Graphic Art. In the Graphic Design degree course, through using traditional and digital media.

Visiting Lecturer                                                                                     2020 to present

The British University in Egypt (BUE), Cairo, Egypt.

Teaching the following subjects: Graphic Foundations.

Faculty of mass media communications.

Visiting Lecturer                                                                                     2020 to present

The Galala University in Egypt (GU), Galala city, Egypt.

Teaching the following subjects: Multimedia design.

Faculty of Art and design.


Qualifications

 

Doctor of Philosophy Fine Arts                                                                  2016-2019

Helwan University, Cairo.

Graphic Design Department 

Masters in Fine Arts                                                                                    2012-2014         

Helwan University, Cairo.

Graphic Design Department

Bachelor of Fine Arts                                                                                  2006-2010    

“Graphic Design Department”, Faculty of fine arts, Helwan University, Cairo.

-Ranked Number one, and Excellent for overall rating.



Artist Statement 
  I never considered myself a strong communicator with words. Instead, I relied on the power of visual impressions to convey my ideas. However, in my final two years as a student at the Faculty of Fine Arts in Cairo, I found myself feeling limited in my ability to mix different media in my art, specifically with drawing and printmaking. I was constantly searching for ways to connect materials and incorporate technology into my work. To overcome this roadblock, I began experimenting with using a computer to develop my technique and gradually incorporated it into my art. Inspired by Robert Rauschenberg, I experimented with various materials and surfaces, always searching for new and interesting ways to express myself in the 21st century.

When I discovered the ability to use technology in my art, it was a game-changer. No longer did I need a pen to express myself; I could touch the details with my fingers and create art in a whole new way. Drawing and painting with a computer gave me a sense of joy and awakened my inner child. It allowed me to quickly reconstruct new ideas and break down and rearrange parts of my art with ease.

During my earlier years of experimentation with drawing and painting, I focused mainly on realistic depictions of images. I excelled in these classes and ranked number one among my peers. However, a new period of evolution began in my practice. I started working on art projects after attending art residencies with other artists, where we collaborated on writing art projects. This led me to experiment with different materials and techniques, and I found that writing before starting any artwork helped me generate ideas from my memory and feelings. 

At the young age of 25, I was fortunate enough to represent Egypt at the Venice Biennale 2015, where my colleagues and I created a project called "Can You See?!" with a hidden message to discover peace. This experience inspired me to explore new ideas for my art, and I began working on technology artwork that helped me express my thoughts and emotions more quickly. My artwork is experimental and expressive, and I divide it into projects, each with its own unique concept, character, technique, and materials. I prioritize the interaction between the project, viewer, and myself, creating installations that give my work a living spirit. 

I also experiment with video art, painting, and installations, exploring projects that express different aspects of my artwork through movement, sound, visual solutions, and language. I believe that through my artwork, I can communicate my ideas and emotions in a way that transcends language and speaks to the viewer on a deeper level.







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