Ahmed Kamel

1981    Cairo, Egypt

Education

1998-2003  Bachelor of Fine Arts, Painting Major

Faculty of Fine Arts, Helwan University, Cairo, Egypt

Solo Exhibitions

2009  “Shop-Abutting ”, ArtElLewa, Cairo, Egypt

2008  “Home-the Self”, Le CFCC, Mounira, Cairo, Egypt

2008  “Sowar Min El Salon”,Le CFCC, Heliopolis, Cairo, Egypt

Group Exhibitions

2009  “Invisible Presence”, Samaa Khana, Cairo, Egypt

2009  “Embedded Realities”, Kunstraum, Düsseldorf, Germany

2009  Selection from the 20th Youth Salon, Darat al Funun, Amman, Jordan

2009  “Under Constriction”, Hayaka arti, Istanbul, Turkey

2009  20th Cairo Youth Salon, Palace of Arts, Cairo, Egypt

2009  “Photocairo 4”, Brandts Museet for Fotokunst, Odense, Denmark

2008  “Photocairo 4”, Townhouse Gallery, Cairo, Egypt

2007  “Malash – Kairo”, Meinblau Kunst & Atelierhaus, Berlin, Germany

2007  “A Face In Cairo”, Falaki Galley, the American University in Cairo, Egypt

2007  “Cartography”, CIC, Cairo, Egypt

2007  17th Youth Salon, Palace of Arts, Cairo, Egypt

2004  5th Nile Salon, Palace of Arts, Cairo, Egypt

2004  “Pick 2”, Townhouse Gallery, Cairo, Egypt

2003  15th Youth Salon, Palace of Arts, Cairo Opera House, Egypt

2003  4th Nile Salon, Palace of Arts, Cairo, Egypt

2003  Salon of Small Pieces, Center of Arts, Cairo, Egypt

2002  “Obligatory Direction”, Cordoba Gallery, Cairo, Egypt

2002  14th Youth Salon, Palace of Arts, Cairo, Egypt

2002  Salon of Small Pieces, Center of Arts, Cairo, Egypt

2001  13th Youth Salon, Palace of Arts, Cairo, Egypt

Filmmaking Workshops

2008  Short narrative, European union, Semat, Cairo, Egypt

2008  Low Budget Documentary, advanced, by Basel Ramses, The Embassy of Spain,
Semat, Cairo, Egypt

2007  Documentary by Nadia Fares, CIC, Pro Helvetia, Cairo, Egypt

2006  Low Budget, basics, by Basel Ramses, Almudena Sanchez, The Embassy of Spain,
Semat, Cairo, Egypt

2006  Contemporary Drawings, DCCD, Funen Art Academy, Odense, Denmark

Photography Workshops

2007  Moving Walls, by Chien Chi Chang, CIC, Cairo, Egypt

2006  “Non-Place”, by Eva Bertram & Andreas Rost, CiC, Goethe Institute, Cairo, Egypt

2005  “ANA”, by Susan Hefuna, CIC, Goethe Institute, Cairo, Egypt

2004  B&W, by Andreas Rost, Townhouse Gallery, Cairo, Egypt

2003  Lighting, by Graham Waite, Townhouse Gallery, Cairo, Egypt

2003  B&W Lab, by Emad Allam, Townhouse Gallery, Goethe Institute, Cairo, Egypt

Publications

2009  “PhotoCairo 4 - The Long Shortcut”, Ed Aleya Hamza & Edit Molnar, catalog.

2007  “Sowar Min El Salon” Images From the Parlour, Ed Aleya Hamzar, catalog.

Grants/Awards

2010  3 month, Artist in residence, Prohelvetia, Progr, Bern, Switzerland

2009  2 month, Artist in residence, Land NRW, Düsseldorf, Germany

2009  Youth Salon prize, Ministry of Culture, Egypt

2006  Images of the Middle East, Global time, Copenhagen, Denmark

2006  Workshop/Grant, Hurghada, Egypt

2004  “Manhit El-Marasim”, Luxor’s art studios, Ministry of Culture, Egypt

Projects

- “Local Star” photo series / installation (2009)

- “Monologue” video collage (2009)

- “Images of hypothetical society” drawing series (2009)

- “Shop-Abutting” photo series (2009)

- “Near by my New Place” photo series (2006-2010)

- “Deep sleep“ photo series / installation (2008)

- “Dreamy Day“ photo series / installation (2004-2008)

- “Sowar Min El Salon”, photo series (2003-ongoing)
    Cairo Edition, Berlin Edition, Istanbul Edition

- “Time for making cake” video (2006)

- “Home-the self” photo series (2003-2008)