Zainab Abdel-Hamid Al-Zarqani
Personal Data     Fame Name : Zainab Abdel-Hamid Birth date : 27/1/1919 Place of birth : Qaliubia Date of death : 9/11/2002 Activities : Painting
Education
- Fine Art Diploma- High Institute of Art Teachers- Fine Art department- 1945. - Master Degree in drawing- High School of Fine Art - San Fernando- Madrid- 1952.
Membership
- of the Fine Artists Syndicate- Painting- 877\ 270. - Founding member of the Sound of Art Society- 1945.
Jobs
- A Teacher at the Fine Art Teachers Institute- which turned to be the Faculty of Art Eduaction - 1952, then part time Teacher. - In 1969, was assigned a Teacher at the Painting Department- Art Education Institution- Faculty of Art Education- Helwan.
Places of interest
- Qlaiubia, Cairo, South Spain, Mexico and the United States of America.
Solo shows
- at the Fine Art Club- Madrid- 1952. - at the Egyptian Institution for Islamic Studies- MAdird- 1970. - at the Fine Art Lovers Gallery- Gezira- 1952. - at the Fine Art Center- Zamalek- 1991. - at Khan Al-Maghrabi Gallery- 1999.
Local exhibitions
- Exhibitions of the Modern Art Society- at the Modern Art Museum in Cairo and the Fine Art Museum in ALexandria- 1947, 1948. - participated in a`Ten Egyptian Pioneering Femal Artists` exhibition, on the Woman International Year which was inaugurated by the Presindent`s Spouse- 1975. - was invited to participate in the 11th Alexandria International Biennale. - participated in the 1st Fine Art Syndicate Exhibition- Inaugurated by Egypt`s First Lady- Mansterly Palace- Cairo- 1979. - participated in the General Exhibition held by the Art Administration- on inaugurating the Nile Grand Gallery for Fine Arts- Cairo- 1984. - participated in the General Exhibition inaugurated by President Mohamed Hosni Mubarak- on placing the cornerstone of the New Egyptian Opera House Building-1985. - participated in two exhibitions at private galleries in Cairo, beside participating with seven Egyptian Femal Artists in the AUC Exhibition, on the Woman International Day- 1990. - National Fine Art Exhibition sessions (21, 23, 24, 25, 26) Years 1990, 93, 95, 97, 99. - Creations of the Egyptian Woman- Gezira Art Center- 1999. - National Fine Art Exhibition- session- 27\ 2001. - 4th Honorary Exhibiton for Artists born in Jan, Feb, Mar of 1888: 1935, Dimensions Gallery- The Egyptian Modern Art Museum- April- 2006.
International exhibitions
- Egypt-France Exhibition- held by the Fine Art Lovers Society- ( Pavillon de Marsan ) Paris- 1949. - participated in representing Egypt at the 25th Venice International Biennale- Italy- 1950. - Collective Art Production Exhibition- at the Fine Art Club- Madrid- Spain- 1952. - participated in representing Egypt at Sao Paolo Biennale - Brazil- 1953. - her works were selected within 9 Egyptian works to represent Egypt at Andre Mouris Gallery- PAris- 1954. - her works was selected to reperesent Egypt in Egypt Exhibition- Budapest\ Vienna- 1963. - her works was selected to reperesent Egypt in the Egyptian Contemporary Arts Exhibition- held at the People Ga;;ery- Beijing- 1981. - her works was selected to reperesent Egypt in Paris Salon- held by the National Fine Art Society- Grand Palalce- Paris. - her works was selected to reperesent the Egyptian Contemporary Art- in Greece and Bahrin- 1986. - her works was selected to reperesent Egypt in Bulgaria, Qatar and Rome Italy- 1987. - participated in Nonaligned Nations Exhibition- herld in Cairo- her work joined Tito Museum Collection- Yugoslavia- 1988. - participated in `A window over the Egyptian Art` held on inaugurating Aida Gallery- Cairo- 1989. - was selected to participate in the Egyptian Contemporary Art Exhibition- held at Gallery 4- Kuwait National Museum- her works were selected to represent Egypt at the 6th International Art Biennale- Valparizo- Chili. - her works were selected to represent the Egyptian Contemporary Art in Italy- t the Egyptian Academy in Rome - 1991.
Scholarship
- was awarded a scholarship from the Egyptian Government- for practicing painting in southern Spain (landscapes in focus)- 1951.
Assignment
- stayed for a year in Mexico- for art production- 1964.
Publications and activities
- participated in founding the Modern Art Society in whose exhibitions she participated in Cairo and Alexandria for 10 years- 1947. - was selected among the Egyptian delegation for a visit to Poland- 1957. - held art exhibitions in Warso and Karakouv.
Local recognition
- was honored on the 50th anniversary of the Art Education Faculty- 1993- 1994. - was honored at the National Fine Art Exhibition- session 26\ 1999.
Private collection
- Spain, France, Germany, Mexico and USA
State collection
- The Presidencey Palace. - Council of Ministers Presidency. - the Conference Hall- Naser City. - Opera House. - The Egyptian Modern Art Museum. - National Bank of Egypt. - Chess National Bank.