Nūn Art Gallery • Luxor, Egypt • Artist Alaa Abu el-Hamd

Nūn Art Gallery • Artists • Alaa Abu el-Hamd

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Alaa Abu el-Hamd

Contemporary Egyptian artist Alaa Abu el-Hamd at the "Paradise" exhibition in Luxor, 2018

The award-winning artist Alaa Abu el-Hamd was born in Qena in 1979. He is an assistant professor in the Department of Painting at the Faculty of Fine Arts in Luxor and has participated in numerous exhibitions in Cairo, Port Said, Alexandria and Luxor since 2000.

Alaa's subjects are inspired by the ancient Egyptian murals and carvings in the tombs and temples of magnificent Thebes, nowadays known as Luxor. His paintings show the relationship between gods and objects, between men and women. They are characterised by their stillness and strength. Alaa focuses on the pure souls, into which the viewer is drawn by the ebony eyes of his figures. The silence of their colours gives the impression that they are alive.

Alaa Abu el-Hamd is an artist, who is profoundly touched by nature and the culture surrounding him in Luxor, which in turn is deeply rooted in the eternity of the ancient Egyptian art and the mythology behind: the Fields of Aaru, the heavenly paradise, where Osiris rules and the souls live for eternity; the myths of the divine couple of Isis and Osiris and the everlasting love story between man and woman, upon which the whole Egyptian civilisation was built.

However, Alaa is also inspired by the daily village life and the mural paintings, which were painted on the walls layer by layer for generations. Sometimes, the old colours shine through - like in Alaa's paintings.

Works at Nūn Art Gallery:

Exhibited at the Nūn Art Gallery Exhibition "Ruhaniyat"
in November/December 2021


Click to enlarge Apis 2 Oil on Canvas 90 x 90 cm 25,000 EGP	Click to enlarge Apis 3 Oil on Canvas 90 x 90 cm 25,000 EGP	Click to enlarge Apis 4 Oil on Canvas 90 x 90 cm 25,000 EGP

Click to enlarge Apis 1 Oil on Canvas 90 x 90 cm 25,000 EGP	Click to enlarge White Ladies (2 Pieces) Oil on Canvas 76 x 141 cm each 35,000 EGP	Click to enlarge

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Exhibited at the "Couples" Exhibition
at Nūn Art Gallery in March/April 2021

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White Ladies (2 Pieces)
Oil on Canvas
76 x 141 cm each
35,000 EGP

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Other Works by Alaa Abu el-Hamd available at Nūn Art Gallery:


Click to enlarge Woman 1 Oil on Canvas 40 x 40 cm SOLD	Click to enlarge Woman 2 Oil on Canvas 40 x 40 cm SOLD	Click to enlarge Woman 5 Oil on Canvas 40 x 40 cm SOLD

Click to enlarge Woman 4 Oil on Canvas 40 x 40 cm 4,000 EGP	Click to enlarge Woman 3 Oil on Canvas 40 x 40 cm 4,000 EGP

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Videos:

• Short video with the artworks above:

Education:

BA in Painting from the Faculty of Fine Arts at the South Valley University
in Luxor, 2003

Profession:

Lecturer at the Faculty of Fine Arts at the South Valley University in Luxor

Local Group Exhibitions:

2002 Exhibition for the Palestinian Entefada, Faculty of Fine Arts, Luxor
2003 Artists from the South, Candles Hall, Maadi, Cairo
2003 Small Works Exhibition, Ministry of Culture, Cairo
2004 Teaching Staff Exhibition at the Faculty of Fine Arts, Luxur
2006 Egyptian-German Friendship Exhibition at the Faculty of Fine Arts, Luxor
2006 Friendship exhibition at the Faculty of Specific Art at the Helwan University
2007 Youth Salon, Cairo
2007 Exhibition at the Biennale of Port Said
2007 1st Festival of Fine Creation (18th Youth Salon )
2008 Youth Salon, Cairo
2008 2nd Festival of Fine Creation (19th Youth Salon)
2009 Youth Salon, Cairo
2016 Dialogue, Le Caire, Cairo
2018 Artists of Tomorrow, ArtsMart Gallery (TAM), Cairo
2020 Bride of the Nile, Samah Art Gallery, Cairo
2020 Art Town, Uptown Cairo
2020 Nūn Art Gallery Luxor, Summer Collection 2020
2021 Couples - Group Exhibition, Nūn Art Gallery, Luxor

International Exhibitions:

2008 Friendship Exhibition, Frankfurt, Germany
2008 Friendship Exhibition, Berlin, Germany

Solo and Double Exhibitions:

2014 Gezira Art Center, Cairo
2017 Roots - Solo Exhibition at the Faculty of Fine Arts, Luxor
2018 ArtsMart Galelry, Cairo
2018 Paradise - Double Exhibition with Manal Shuaib at the Faculty of Fine Arts, Luxor
2019 Soul to Soul - Double Exhibition with Brian Flynn at the Art Gallery, Luxor
2020 Bride of the Nile - Solo Exhibition at Samah Art Gallery, Cairo
2021 Motion - Solo Exhibition at Motion Art Gallery, Cairo
2022 Ka & Ba - Solo Exhibition at Motion Art Gallery, Cairo