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	Essmatt Abdel-Haleem Ibrahim (Dawestashy)   Personal Data     Fame Name : Essmatt Dawestashy Birth date : 14/3/1943 Place of birth : Alexandria Activities : Painting Email : dawestashy@Yahoo.com     Education   - BA Faculty of Fine Arts, Alexandria University , (sculpture), 1967.   Membership   - Member of the Fine Artists Association .- Member of the Egyptian Society of the Fine Arts Critics.- Member of Asala Society of Fine Arts. - Member of the Egyptian Society of Photography. - Member of the Community Arts and the Arts and Social Sciences in Alexandria. - Member of the Egyptian Society of the Friends of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina. - Member of the Group of Alexandria and Cairo Ateliers.   Jobs   - 1968 Assistant director in Egyptian Television-direction course. - 1969- Engineer and décor telecast in Libyan TV, Benghazi.- 1973 Supervisor of cultural activities and exhibitions at Mahmoud Said Museum in Alexandria.- 1994 Director of the Museum of Fine Arts and Cultural Center in Alexandria. 1996 Freelance artist from the Ministry of Culture. - Fine artist, art critic.   Places of interest   - Since 1943, resident in the area of maritime Alexandria (Place of birth) - Since 1962, resident of 53 Street Ahmed Qamha, Bab Sahrk of Alexandria. - Since 1969, resident with (wife and children) in the Avenue de Al-Foihat Benghazi-Libya work there. - Since 1977, resident of Alexandria-Ibrahamia behind 16-Hafsi St., Tel: 5919172 - Since 1995, permanently residing in his atelier in Agamy, Alexandria 3087070.   Solo shows   Staged many solo exhibitions (64) in Alexandria, Cairo, Egypt provinces and abroad (Germany, Italy, and Kuwait), during the period from 1962 to 2002. - Exhibition entitled (the sad faces of globalization) at Bekar and Abdel-Salam al-Sharif) galleries of the Press Syndicate building in Cairo, 2004. Exhibition at Creation art gallery, 2004. - At Karma Ibn Hanee Cultural Center - Ahmed Shawky Museum , Giza 2006 - At Shadecor gallery , Heliopolis 2006 - Exhibition entitle ` Faces of the Egyptian Woman` - Shadecor gallery - Heliopolis 2007 - Exhibition entitle ` Tableaus of lovers` at Gougan gallery - Zamalek 2008 - Exhibition entitle ` Tableaus of lovers` at the Egyptian Cultural Center in Paris 2008   Local exhibitions   - Participated in the fine art movement since 1962, most public and national exhibitions in Egypt, in the arts of Drawing , sculpture, photography, oil painting and the installation, as well as exhibitions of Egyptian art modern in world countries.- Participated in exhibitions of Camera Club Salon of Photography since 1989.- Mini Works of Art Exhibition of Alexandria and Cairo ateliers.- Freelance artists’ exhibitions and other group shows.-The 26th, 27th National Art Exhibition, 1999, 2001.-The 6th Salon of Mini Works of Art, 2003. The 28th National Art Exhibition, 2003. - The 16th Annual Salon titles (4 x1 optical profiles) in Alexandria Atelier 2004. -The First Press Illustration Exhibition at Arts Palace, March 2004. The First Form Through Light (Nour al-Shakl) Art Exhibition, at Arts Palace, November 2004.The 7th Salon of Mini Works of Art, 2004.The 5th Nile Salon of Photography, 2004. Exhibition -the first Photography Forum (Meeting), at Camera Club in Alexandria Atelier 2005.- The 17th Annual Salon (Optical Hymns), Camera Club – Alexandria Atelier, 2005.-The Premiere Sculpture Salon of Noble Materials (private invitation).-The 2nd Form Through Light Art Exhibition, at Arts Palace, October 2005.The 29th National Art Exhibition, 2005. - Salon of the Circle Mini Works of Art - Portrait gallery - Down Town 2006 - Exhibition ` The Folk Hertiage` - Nahdiet Misr gallery - Mahmoud Mukhtar Center 2006 - Exhibition ` Bride` Karma Ibn Hanee Cultural Center - Ahmed Shawky Museum , January 2007 - 1st Festival of Fine Creation ( General exhibition and 1st Fine Art Fair) 2007 - Exhibition ` Grant and Art` - Al-Oruba Rotary Club 2007 - 6th Nile Salon of Photoraphy 2007 - Exhibition entitle ` Alexandrian meeting` - Mahmoud Saeed Center of Museums 2007 - Festival of Sketchs and Mini tableaus at Shadecor gallery - Heliopolis 2008 - 2nd Festival of Fine Creation (31st General exhibition) 2008   International exhibitions   - Participated in the exhibition of Artists of Alexandria in Spain 1978.- Participated in the contemporary Egyptian art exhibitions in Germany, Greece 1983 1987 1988, Mexico 1993, Italy 1991, Tunisia 1997, France 1994, Syria1997, Bulgaria1997, Osbekdan 1999 Lebanon1999, Spain 1999.- Participated in Sao Paulo Biennale 1990-1992- Havana Biennale at the French Natt City, Drake art gallery, Glow Festival 1994.- Participated in the Baghdad International Festival 1988.- Participated in the Numa International Exhibition, Japan, 1994.- the Tokyo International Photography Salon ,1994.- Alexandria Biennale, 1994.- Civilizations Forum in Germany 1995. - Egyptian Cultural Week Exhibition in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates 2000.- The 8th Cairo International Biennale 2001.- Symposium Aswan International 2000 2001.- The Egyptian Contemporary Art Exhibition in Khartoum 2005. -The 2nd Writers Fiction Biennale in Bibliotheca Alexandrina, 2005. - Exhibition of the 3rd workshop in Photography at galleries of Alexandria Atelier , April 2008   Scholarship   - Received a grant of sabbatical leave from the State , 1996 to 2003.   Assignment   -The guest of honour at the 6th Nile Salon of Photography, 1994, (portrait).- Member of the Organizing Committee of the second and third Nile Salon of Photography participated outside arbitration, the Chairman of the Selection Committee and Jury Committee of the 7th Youth Salon, 1995.-In 1994, he tasked with the management of the Museum of Fine Arts in Alexandria renovate and develop the museum and the revival of Alexandria Biennale in its eighteenth year, as Secretary-general.- Selected in several of art commissions of exhibitions.- Most contributions in the art movement by his own efforts to encourage and support youth artists and the welfare of artists pioneer and documenting their actions, establishing and organizing exhibitions of artists in Cairo, Alexandria and the preparation of catalogues and the opening of numerous exhibitions, a number of seminars, lectures, presentations etc.Advisory Member of acquisition committee in Bibliotheca Alexandrina.- Member of the Supreme Committee of Curriculum Vita of Fine Artists, upon nomination by the Head of the Sector of Fine Arts.   Publications and activities   - Produced a number of books , short story , poetry, scripts, artistic and criticism studies and documentation: (Klamyat 1966 - things 1987-Silence 1982- Geometrical Forms 1987-Dawestashy World 1992- Alexandria Biennale, 1994- Spirit Celebratory (Said al-Adawy 1996) - Mahmoud Said 1997-Effat Nagi (Magic Power) 1995- Large Volume documentary about Mahmoud Said 1999 Fine Spirit 2001 Miniature 2002). - Directed many short film and video latest of them was “brush and pen” in inauguration ceremony of the opening of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, 2001. - Participated in numerous magazines:- Cultural awakening in Alexandria- human and development in Cairo.Write in most Egyptian and Arabic magazines and newspapers such as the Innovation, Crescent, Lines, and Candles, Cairo, Kuwaiti al- Arabi and others. - Directed documentary films film and video and participated in some youth film festivals and film books and theatrical scenario.   Local recognition   · The first local prize in oil painting (in the waiting for hope), at exhibition of fine arts of the General Federation of the Republic for Students in Alexandria, 1962.· -Artistic and social superiority award of the Ministry of Education, 1962.· The most important local awards:· -Mukhtar Award 1984. Award of Nile competition -1989.· –Picasso and Miro award, the Spanish Cultural Centre 1980.· Award for mini work of art, 1997-2000.· -1987 the Kodak award for photography (on the occasion of passing 75 years in Egypt.   International recognition   -Radio France awards for poster design about Africa 1988.Jury award in Alexandria Biennale 1994.Award for Child illustrations in Japan1993, for photography 1994   Private collection   - Among collections of art lovers in some countries in the world (Egypt-Libya-Saudi Arabia-Kuwait-Lebanon-Sudan-Greece-Italy-France-United States-Germany).   State collection   - Museum of Egyptian Modern Art in Cairo and Alexandria. - The Ministry of Culture.- Museum of Fine Arts-School of the University of Alexandria.- Museum of Faculty Fine Arts, Menia University.-Egyptian Opera House.-International Conference Hall.
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