Mohamed Hussein Hagras
Personal Data     Birth date : 18/12/1924 Place of birth : Tanta Date of death : 7/2/2004 Activities : Sculpture
Education
- studied sculpture at the free section- Faculty of Fine Arts- Cairo- till 1948. - Sculpture Diploma- Rome Academy- 1950. - BA in Medal Art- Rome 1952 .
Jobs
- A teaching staff member- Faculty of Fine Arta- Alexandria- 1958. - worked at the sculpture department- Arab Television- Cairo -1960. - sculpture teacher- Adham Ismail Center- subordinate to Damascus Fine Art Center- 1983- 1984.
Places of interest
- Tanta. - Cairo. - Alexandria .
Solo shows
- solo exhibitions in Cairo. - The Cultural Fine Art Exhibition- 1969. - at the Italian Cultural Centers- 1973. - at the Soviet Cultural Center- 1973. - Comprehensive Exhibition at Ekhnatoun Gallery- 1989. - Helwan Atelier Society Exhibition- 1994. - Alexandria Atelier Exhibition- 1992. - Comprehensive Exhibition in Alexandria- 1994- 1995. - at Karim Francise Gallery- 1998.
Local exhibitions
- participated in all of the general exhibitions- 1963- 1999. - National Fine Art Exhibition- session 25\ 1997. - National Fine Art Exhibition- session 26\ 1999. - National Fine Art Exhibition- session 27\ 2001. - 5th Small Works Salon- 2002. - National Fine Art Exhibition- session 28\ 2003. - 1st Sculpture Salon (Nobel Materials) Palace of Arts- Honorees- 2005.
International exhibitions
- 5th Alexandria Biennale- 1963. - 4th Cairo International Biennale- 1992. - group exhibition with artist\ Safia Hussein- in London and Berlin- 1976. - Group exhibition in Iran- 1980. - GRoup Exhibition in Moscow- 1981- 1985. - Group Exhibitions in Damascus- 1983\ 84\ 85\ 86\ 87.
Scholarship
- In 1955, he spent 9 monthes in Poland where he worked with the Sculptor Dino Kovesky in producing his works that were exhibited at an exhibition on His 80s. - was awarded the devotion scholarship for art in 1962. - was awarded a scholarship in Italy for 4 years where he gained the Art Academy Diploma- Rome.
Assignment
- free artist and participated in the restoration and suplementation of Ramsis II statue- supervised by Artist\ Ahmed Othman- 1955.
Local recognition
- was awarded Cairo Salon 2nd sculpture prize- Fine Art Lovers Society.
International recognition
- prize from the 5th Alexandria Biennale- 1963.
Private collection
- at art lovers in Egypt and abroad .
State collection
- The Egyptian Modern Art Museum - Cairo. - Egypt Opera House. - National Museum- Damascus. - The Oriental Arts Museum- Moscow. - The Soviet Arts Museum- Moscow.