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Born in 1943 Alexandria, Egypt
Lives and works in London, UK |
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EDUCATION |
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| 1989 |
Ph.D. thesis on "The Scientific Foundation of Arabic Letter Shapes,” Central School of Art and Design in collaboration with the British Museum, London, UK |
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| 1978 |
MA with distinction, Central School of Art and Design, London, UK |
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| 1967 |
BA Honors, Fine Arts, Alexandria University |
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SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS |
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| 2008 |
Seeking An Immutable Essence Mathaf Gallery, London |
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| 1999 |
Where the Two Oceans Meet staged at Museu Diocesà,
Barcelona |
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| 1998 |
Where the Two Oceans Meet National Gallery, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
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Where the Two Oceans Meet Invited by the Vatican to stage a retrospective exhibition, Pontificia Universitas Gregoriana |
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| 1977 |
Royal commission - Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II presented his major composition entitled Where the Two Oceans Meet as a royal gift to the nation of Pakistan to mark the occasion of Pakistan’s fiftieth anniversary. |
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Calligrafia: La Geometria Sacra Dell’Arte Islamica
Accademia D’Egitto, Roma
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| 1993 |
An Alchemy of Letters – The Art of the Pen by Ahmed Moustafa, Manchester City Art Galleries, England
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| 1990 |
The Artistry of Arabic Script in the Work of Ahmed Moustafa, Henry Moore Gallery, Royal College of Art London, England |
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| 1985 |
Musee Rath, Geneva
Treasures of Islam - Single tapestry |
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Salon des Artistes Francais, Grand Palais, Paris, France
Small selection of tapestries
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| 1984 |
Al ‘Ain University, United Arab Emirates
Retrospective Exhibition |
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| 1980 |
Islamic Cultural Centre, London
(Inauguration of the Exhibition Hall)
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SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS |
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| 2011/12 |
Written Images: Contemporary Calligraphy from the Middle East, Sundaram Tagore Gallery,
New York/Hong Kong |
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| 2006 |
Word Into Art: Artists of the Modern Middle East British Museum, London |
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| 2005 |
Five Artists * Five Faiths Ackland Art Museum, University of North Carolina, United States |
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Mapping The Unseen Galleries include - St Mungo Museum of Religioud Life and Art, Glasgow; Catmose Gallery, Rutland; University of Herfordshire Galleries, Hatfield; Cartwright Hall Art Gallery, Bradford |
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Mightier Than The Sword Islamic Arts Museum, Malaysia |
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| 1995 |
Signs, Traces and Calligraphy Royal Tropical Museum, KIT, Amsterdam -
representing Egypt in a Group Show
part of "AFRICA 95" Arts Programme |
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Signs, Traces and Calligraphy Barbican Concourse Gallery, London
- representing Egypt in a Group Show
part of "AFRICA ‘95' Arts Programme.
19 September to 30th October 1995
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| 1985 |
Les chefs d’ouvre d’Aubusson - 50 Years of Contemporary Tapestries
Palais des Congres, Montreux, Switzerland |
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| 1983 |
Ashmolean Museum, Oxford
One man exposition
Biennale, Grand Palais, Paris
Exhibition of Tapestries
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AWARDS |
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| 1973 |
First Prize in Sculpture at the 10th Biennale of Alexandria |
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| 1968 |
2nd Prize in Painting at the 8th Biennale of Alexandria |
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| 1966 |
Egyptian Festival of Education Prize |
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COLLECTIONS |
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The Contemporary Islamic Collection, The British Museum, London, UK
The Oriental Department, Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, UK
The Museum of Modern Arts, Alexandria, Egypt
The Museum of the Faculty of Fine Arts, Alexandria, Egypt
The Islamic Gallery, The National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland
The St Mungo Museum for Religious Art & Life, Glasgow, Scotland
The Convention Centre, Islamabad, Pakistan
The Pontificia Universitas Gregoriana, The Vatican, Rome
The National Gallery Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
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