Nūn Art Gallery, Luxor

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Dalia Saleh Farah

Dalia Saleh Farah

Dalia Saleh Farah was born 1973 in Kuwait. In 1991, she enrolled in the Faculty of Fine Arts of Alexandria University and graduated from the Department of Decoration with a bachelor's degree in expressive arts in 1996.  

Shortly after starting her study, she developed an interest in drama, especially in live theatre performance. In her 3rd year, she decided to major in expressive arts (theatre, cinema & television) to graduate as a professional scenic and costume designer. She says:

"Several factors led me to that choice. Growing up as an extensive reader, especially of novels, made me passionate about the art of storytelling at an early point. I read a broad range of authors, among which Agatha Christie, Charles Dickens, Victor Hugo, and William Shakespeare were. As a matter of fact, I chose Macbeth to be my graduation Design project.
I assume that my mother's educational background influenced my hobbies and areas of interest, she has a degree in English Literature. With plenty of classic novels around me since infancy, I had a wonderful experience reading them over the years. My other significant hobby was drawing. When I grew up I wished to study either architecture or fine arts. Eventually, I chose fine arts."

Dalia Saleh Farah started to participate in theatre productions as an actor and a scenic artist since she was a university student. After graduation, she began to get assignments to design theatre productions. From 1999 till the present day (2021), she designed the scenography for approximately 14 theatre productions in coordination with several theatre groups and directors and she looks forward to participating in further theatrical experiments in the future.

  

Works at Nūn Art Gallery:

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

Click to enlarge The Ghost Horseman Digital Drawing 42 x 30 cm 2,250 EGP

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Academic Education:

• 2016 Associate Professor of Decoration: Permanent Scientific Committee of The Fine Arts Sector, Supreme Council of Universities, Cairo, Egypt
• 2009 Doctor of Philosophy in Arts, Division of Theatre Sciences, Helwan University, Faculty of Arts Cairo, Egypt, General Grade (A+)
  Thesis Title: The Impact of Advanced Techniques on Scenography in Theatrical
  Production
• 2003 Master of Fine Arts, Department of Decoration, Division of Expressive Arts,
  Faculty of Fine Arts, Alexandria University, Egypt
  Thesis Title: Scenography in Contemporary Theatre
• 1996 Bachelor of Fine Arts, Department of Decoration, Division of Expressive Arts, Faculty of Fine Arts, Alexandria University, Egypt, General Grade (V. Good)

 

Academic Professional Experience:

• 2019 - present Vice Director, Quality Assurance Center, Luxor University
  & Director, Quality Assurance and Accreditation Unit, Faculty of Fine Arts,
  Luxor University, Egypt

• 2016 - 2019 Head of Department of Decoration
  Faculty of Fine Arts, Luxor University, Egypt

• 2012 - 2016 Director, Quality Assurance and Accreditation Unit
  Faculty of Fine Arts, Luxor University, Egypt

• 2009 - 2012 Assistant Professor, Dept. of Interior Design
  Prince Sultan University, Riyadh KSA

• 2009 - 2016 Lecturer, Department of Decoration
  Faculty of Fine Arts, Luxor University, Egypt

• 2006 - 2008 Visiting Academic, Charles Sturt University
  School of Visual and Performing Arts, NSW, Australia

• 1997 - 2008 Teaching Assistant, Faculty of Fine Arts, Luxor University, Egypt

 

Professional Experience - Designing Theater Productions:

1. Scenic Design for Theater Production (People in Eighth Heaven), Faculty of Arts, South Valley University, 1999
2. Scenic Design for Theater Production (Happened Tomorrow), Ras El Teen Culture Palace, Alexandria, Egypt, April 2006
3. Scenic Design for Theater Production (Summer Rain), Wagga Civic Theater, Australia, 2007
4. Scenic Design for Theater Production (Orpheus Descending), Riverina Playhouse Theater, Australia, 2007
5. Scenic and Costumes Design for Theater Production (Blood Fields), Festival of Theater Clubs in Upper Egypt, 2014
6. Scenic and Costumes Design for Theater Production (What’s in the Pouch), with the participation of students of the Faculty of Fine Arts, Luxor Cultural Palace - May 2015, represented at Luxor University Qena, Egypt, December 2015
7. Scenic and Costumes Design for Theater Production (The Southern), Marsa Matrouh Cultural Palace, Egypt, 2016
8. Scenic and Costumes Design for Children play (Good Guys Forest), Marsa Matrouh Cultural Palace, Egypt, 2017
9. Scenic and Costumes Design for Theater Production (Womenfolk), The National Theater Group of Luxor, Luxor Cultural Palace, Egypt, 2018
10. Scenic and Costumes Design for Theater Production (Prayer of the Curlew), The National Theater Group of Luxor, Luxor Cultural Palace, Egypt, 2019
11. Scenic and Costumes Design for Theater Production (Biography of the Lineage of Demise) , The National Theater Group of Marsa Matrouh, Egypt, 2019
12. Scenic and Costumes Design for Theater Production (Na'sah), The National Theater Group of Marsa Matrouh, Egypt, 2020
13. Scenic and Costumes Design for Children play (Sultan for One Day), Marsa Matrouh Cultural Palace, Egypt, 2021
14. Scenic and Costumes Design for Theater Production (Exiles of the Lord), The National Theater Group of Al Wady Al Gadeed, Egypt, to be produced in April 2021

Scenic Design for Theater Production (Biography of the Lineage of Demise). The National Theater Group of Marsa Matrouh Egypt, 2019

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