Nūn Art Gallery • Artists • Ahmed el-Shafei
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Ahmed el-Shafei
Contemporary Egyptian artist Ahmed El-Shafei at his solo exhibition at Nūn Art Gallery in 2020
Artist Ahmed El-Shafei was born in Alexandria in 1989. He graduated with excellence from the Faculty of Fine Arts of the Alexandria University in 2011. There, he earned the master degree and the PhD. Currently, he is teaching at the College of Fine Arts of the Mansoura University. In 2015, he set the record of creating the largest underwater painting - 6 m² - in the Guinness Book of World Records.
Ahmed el-Shafei's unique artworks are inspired by Egypt's pharaonic civilisation and mirror his exceptional talent. When reviving the ancient motifs of his ancestors Ahmed experiments with new techniques, unusual materials and mesmerising colours. He gives his art pieces an unparalleled ancient appearance by using fire, charcoal, smoke and oil.
Ahmed participated in many local and international exhibitions earning several awards and appeared in a couple of magazines and newspapers.
Works at Nūn Art Gallery:
Exhibited at the "Couples" Exhibition
Nūn Art Gallery in March/April 2021
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Red God |
Exhibited at Ahmed el-Shafei's Solo Exhibition "Golden Gifts"
at Nūn Art Gallery
in December 2020/January 2021
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Daughters of the Sun |
Royal Couple |
Throne |
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Daughter's Prayers |
Scarab of a Mummy |
Tut's Father |
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Sky Symbols |
Sun Guards |
Green Prayers |
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Egyptian Shapes |
Under the Land |
Wall Symbols |
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Shapes at the Sky |
Blue Horus |
Peace King |
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Red God |
Horizon |
Modern Lights |
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Khafra |
Horus Falcon |
Lotus |
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The Great Snake |
The Spirit of the |
Boards for Aten |
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Aten |
Ox Shadow |
Sunset |
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Faces of the Queen |
Waiting |
The Shiny Queen |
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Shades in the Sky |
Eye of Horus |
The Mummy |
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Mud King |
The Marriage |
The Wall |
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For God |
Temple Bird |
Secret of the Stones |
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Cleopatra |
Tut |
Dress of the King |
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Shy Queen |
Golden Zodiac |
Friends of the Palace |
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Prayers |
The Entrance |
Egyptian Night |
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Artist Ahmed el-Shafei about his works:
"The ancient Egyptian art has reached the most abstract stages in its art summarising its shapes with lines and contrasting the colour spaces of natural colours. I am at this stage trying to merge the findings of the ancient Egyptian artist with contemporariness and modernity and with myself. Being an Egyptian artist and a natural extension of it I combined the symbolism of the circular shape (the sun disk, the deity, the universe, the life), the vertical lines that distinguished ancient Egyptian art and the curved lines that formed them to express the shape of the human body with the most contemporary colour values to take the viewer to a new world. I combined the past and its originality with modernity and contemporariness." - Ahmed el-Shafei
Exhibited at the Nūn Art Gallery Opening Exhibition "Nūn - The Inspiration" in February 2020
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Akhnaten Family 1 |
Akhnaten Family 2 |
Akhnaten Family 3 |
Other Works by Ahmed el-Shafei available at Nūn Art Gallery:
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The Queen's Mind |
Ox Attack |
Bodies |
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The Memories |
The Date |
The Cold Sun |
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Sky of the Universe |
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Videos:
• Short video with photos from the opening of Ahmed's solo exhibition "Golden Gifts":
• Short video with some of Ahmed's artworks:
• Interactive Power Art, video directed by Muhammad el-Shafei, ©2014:
Education:
- 2018 PhD in Fine Arts from Faculty of Fine Arts of the Alexandria University
- 2018 International TOEFL iBT certificate
- 2015 Master degree with distinction in the art of ancient Egyptian painting,
Faculty of Fine Arts, Alexandria University - 2013 TOEFL local certificate
- 2012 Master degree from Faculty of Fine Arts of the Alexandria University
- 2011 Graduate from Faculty of Fine Arts of the Alexandria University
- 2006 Graduate from Alexandria High School
Work Experience:
- Instructor of painting and art anatomy, Department of Painting, Faculty of
Fine Arts, Mansoura University
Memberships and Titles:
- One of the founders of the Society of Fine Artists and Painters
- Member of the Syndicate of Fine Artists from 2011 until now
- Member of the Alexandria Atelier since 2013
- Member of the Creativity Center since 2013
- Assistant Commander of the Art Prize for Art by Dr Ahmed Nawar, for students of the Faculty of Fine Arts, Mansoura University, 2017
- Commander of the Treasures of Heritage exhibition in Dakahlia, Mansoura
University, 2017 - Holder of the record in the Guinness Book of World Records 2015 for creating the largest underwater painting of the world painting The World is Under the Sea Floor (size 6 square meters) 10 meters below sea level under pressure of 2 bars and within 90 minutes
- Member of the Supervising Committee on Student Associations, Faculty of Fine Arts, Mansoura University
- Member of the jury for various fine arts at the First Forum for International students atEgyptian universities, 2019
- Member of the Board of Directors of the Public Service Center of the Faculty of Fine Arts, Mansoura University, 2019-2020
- Member of the Arbitration and Selection Committee for Students entitled to run proficiency tests at the Faculty of Fine Arts, Mansoura University for the academic year 2018-2019
- Member of the Arbitration and Selection Committee for Students entitled to run ability tests in the Faculty of Fine Arts, Mansoura University for the academic year 2019-2020
- Member of the Association Culturelle Illimité since 2019
- Member of the University Library Committee, Mansoura University
- Faculty and Leadership Development Programs at Alexandria University and Mansoura University
Collectables:
- The Museum of Jewelry acquired one painting the size of 120 x 150 cm in celebration of the opening of the new Suez Canal in 2015
- The Mansoura University bought the painting Akhenaton's Family the size of 200 x 180 cm for the Vice Chancellor's office in 2016
- The South Sinai Governorate acquired one painting the size of 150 x 120 cm in 2017
- The Ministry of Culture purchased two paintings the size of 60 x 80 cm in 2016
Works at Ahmed el-Shafei's solo exhibition in December 2020
Gifts:
- Donation of a set of still lifes for the Faculty of Fine Arts, Mansoura University, to contribute to the education in the college
Scholarships:
- Full-time scholarship from the Ministry of Culture for Fine Arts, 2016/2017
Local Group Exhibitions and Workshops (Selection):
- Many exhibitions at the Information Center of Customs in Anfushi, 2006 - 2009
- Many workshops at the Syndicate of Fine Arts 2007 - 2009
- Exhibition for the celebration of community service and environmental affairs for rhe South Sinai Governorate, 2008
- Some exhibitions at the Al-Tathawoq Cultural Palace in Sidi Gaber 2008 - 2009
- International workshop in California, USA, 2009
- Sinai exhibition, 2009
- Spirituality Exhibition, 2010
- Youth Salon, 2010
- Youth Salon, 2011
- Atelier Salon, Cairo Opera House, 2013
- Salon of the Fine Artists Association, Alexandria Atelier, 2013
- International Alexandria Youth Salon, 2014
- 6 x 6 Salon in Ismailia, 2014
- 2nd Youth Competition at the Freedom Center for Creativity, 2014
- 54th Pioneering Competition of the Art Lovers Society, 2014
- Young Fine Artists Forum, Alexandria, 2014
- Honorary guest at the Ship exhibition of the funeral church in Smouha, Alexandria, 2014
- 15th Youth Salon, 2014
- Alexandria Youth Salon exhibition, 2015
- Third exhibition for the Egyptian cat, 2015
- First Youth Salon of Teressina, 2015
- Third Youth Competition under the auspices of the Freedom and Creativity Center, 2015
- First exhibition at the Alexandria Library, 2015
- Honorary guest of the Fourth Ship exhibition at the Church of the Virgin, Smouha Alexandria, 2015
- Ninth Agenda Forum, 2016
- January 25, 2016 People's Revolution competition at the Khazma Arts Foundation, Cairo
- January 2016 People's Revolution competition at the Hamzah Foundation for Culture and Development
- Fourth Youth Competition under the auspices of the Freedom and Creativity Center, 2016
- South Salon International Exhibition, 2016
- Opening exhibition of the Anfoushi Culture Palace, 2016
- 27th Youth Salon Exhibition, 2016
- Exhibition of the National Council for Women at the Academy of Fine Arts, 2016
- Faculty members exhibition of Mansoura University's Faculty of Fine Arts, Mansoura Culture Palace, 2017
- Faculty members exhibition of Mansoura University's Faculty of Fine Arts, Mansoura, 2017
- 57th Vanguard Exhibition at the Association of Fine Arts Lovers in Cairo, 2017
- 28th Youth Salon Exhibition, 2017
- Faculty members exhibition of Mansoura University's Faculty of Fine Arts, Mansoura, 2018
- 12th Agenda Exhibition, Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Aleandria, 2019
- Inspiration from Egypt - Exhibition of the Ministry of Culture at the Hanager Center for Arts at the Misr Opera House, 2019
- Faculty members exhibition of Mansoura University's Faculty of Fine Arts, Mansoura, 2019
- Alexandrine exhibition at the Zamalek Gallery, Cairo, 2019
- Exhibition at the Vermillion Art Gallery, Alexandria, 2019
- The Difference - exhibition at the Zamalek Gallery, Cairo, 2019
- 30th Youth Salon at the Cairo Opera House, 2019
- Nūn - The Inspiration, Nūn Art Gallery Opening Exhibition, Luxor 2020
- Nūn Art Gallery Summer Collection, Luxor 2020
- 31st Youth Salon, Cairo, 2021
- Couples - Group Exhibition, Nūn Art Gallery, Luxor, 2021
- Nūn Art Gallery Summer Collection, Luxor 2021
- 14th Agenda, Bibliotheca, Alexandrina, Aleandria, 2021
- Nūn Art Gallery Luxor, Retrospective 2022
Solo Exhibitions:
- Heartbeat - exhibition at the Creativity Center of Alexandria, 2012
- Interactive Power - Performing art at Alexandria University Stadium
- Live painting performance at the Freedom Center for Creativity in Alexandria, 2014
- Performing art, Benelli, Ismailia 2014
- Unfinished Steps exhibition at Alexandria Atelier, 2014
- Live painting performance at the opening ceremony of the new Suez Canal at the Royal Museum of Alexandria, Alexandria, 2015
- Abstract Relations exhibition at the Faculty of Fine Arts, Mansoura University, 2018
- The Return of the Pharaoh exhibition at the Art Gallery in Luxor, 2019
- Shades of Imagination exhibition, at the Zamalek Gallery, Cairo, 2019
- Scraps of History exhibition at Alexandria University, 2020
- Golden Gifts exhibition at the Nūn Art Gallery, Luxor, 2020
- Daily Life exhibition at The Art's Hub, Cairo, 2022
Ahmed El-Shafei: Royal Couple
International Exhibitions:
- World Modernity Exhibition in the United States of America, 2009
- Workshop for Painting in the Mediterranean countries, 2010
- Free Art Exhibition, Paris, 2010
- Workshop of the Global Forum in Terrace, Greece, 2013
- International Arab-Turkish Biennale, 2013
- Egyptian Cat Exhibition, Brussels, Belgium, 2014
- International Biennale of Small Pieces, 2014
- Nasser Bin Hamad International Competition, Bahrain, 2014
- International Small Art Biennale, Alexandria Atelier, 2014
- Alexandria International Atelier Salon, 2015
- 4th International South Salon, 2016
- Nasser Bin Hamad International Competition, Bahrain, 2016
- 5th International South Salon, 2017
- First Youth Biennale Ostraka, 2017
- Fourth International Forum for Painting on Walls in Burullus, 2017
- Ostraka International Painting Festival in Sharm el-Sheikh, 2017
- Dhi Festival for Arab Youth, 2018
- First Fair of International Marathon. Luxor, 2018
- Arts and Literature Pavilion of Egypt's Africa Exhibition at the Sixth International Innovation Exhibition, Cairo, 2019
Awards:
- From the German International Exhibition 2010
- First prize of the Mediterranean Artists Youth Competition 2012
- First prize of the Youth Competition 2013
- First prize of the 6 x 6 Salon for Performance in Ismailia 2014
- At the Youth Salon from the CIB International Bank, 2014
- Prize for the fourth place at the 4th exhibition at the Virgin Mary Church, Smouha, Alexandria, 2015
- Jury Prize of the First Ostraka Youth Championship, 2017
TV Shows:
- Fifth Syrian Channel in celebration of the opening of the Grand Canal of Suez, 2015
- At Meri Anheideh on the first satellite TV channel, 2018
- At al-Sofia Aziz at Rai or Sky satellite 3 channel, 2018
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