Sabry Ahmed el-Sayed
Personal Data     Fame Name : Sabry el-Sayed Birth date : 18/10/1933 Place of birth : Cairo Activities : Batik
Education
Diploma from the Faculty of Applied Arts, 1960. MA in applied arts, 1971. Ph.D. in the philosophy of applied arts, Helwan University, 1979.
Membership
Engineers Syndicate. Fine Artists Association. Applied Designers Association. Alumni of Applied Arts. Cairo Atelier Group of Artists and Writers. Contemporary Print Society. Staff Teachers Club, Helwan University. Al-Ghoury Artists Association.
Jobs
Professor of batik at the Faculty of Applied Arts, 1985. Deputy of Batik and Textile Typography Council, 1992,1993.
Solo shows
Batik and Textile Typography Exhibition at Cairo Atelier, 1964, 1971. Silkscreen Typography Show at art gallery of the Faculty of Applied Arts, 1979. Silkscreen Typography Show at art gallery of the Faculty of Applied Arts, 1980. Silkscreen Typography Show at art gallery of the Faculty of Applied Arts, 1982. Silkscreen Typography Show at art gallery of the Egyptian Center of International Cultural Cooperation, 1993. Batik and Silkscreen Show at Ekhnaton art gallery, 1985. Batik and Silkscreen Show at art gallery of the Egyptian Art Academy in Rome, 1995.
Local exhibitions
Afro-Asian Conference, Cairo 1959. The 1st Avant-garde Exhibition, organized by the Art Lovers Society, 1960. Applied Art Exhibition, organized by the Art Lovers Society, 1961, 1966. Cairo Atelier Salon, 1966,1982. Al-Ghoury Artists Exhibition, 1968 to 1982. Palestine Exhibition, 1969. Applied Designers Exhibition, 1979. The General Art Exhibition, 1969 to 1993. The 26th National Art Exhibition, 1999. The 3rd National Graphic Exhibition, 2005. The 29th National Art Exhibition, 2005.
International exhibitions
Spain International Biennale, Madrid, 1964. The World Youth Exhibition in Sofia, Bulgaria, 1968. Spain International Biennale for Youth, 1970. Alexandria International Biennale of Mediterranean Countries, 1972 –1984. Venice International Biennale, 1972 –1986. Balconies International Biennale in Madrid, Spain 1996. Egyptian Artists in Barry, Italy, 1981. “Art and Turquoise”, art gallery of Ahram newspaper, 1983. Batik Arts Show at Ekhnaton art gallery, 1983. Applied Arts Show at art gallery of Design Center of the Faculty of Applied Arts, 1993. The Egyptian Contemporary Art Exhibition in Paris, 1970,1976. The Egyptian Contemporary Art Exhibition in Nicosia, (Arab League), 1972. The Egyptian Contemporary Art Exhibition in Holland, 1973. The Applied Contemporary Art Exhibition in Germany, Paris, Yugoslavia, 1979. Egyptian Artists in Barry, Italy, 1989. The 3rd Egypt International Print Triennale, 2000.
Assignment
Teaching batik curriculum as primary subject for BA, MA, Ph.D. students, at Batik Department of Faculty of Applied Arts and Design Department of Faculty of Art Education.
Local recognition
Top prize plus gold medal, Applied Arts Exhibitions organized by Art Lovers Society, 1961-1966.
International recognition
Top prize for batik from Balconies International Biennale in Madrid, Spain 1996. Merit certificate for graphic from Sofia International Exhibition 1968.
Private collection
Among collections of art lovers in Cairo, Tunis, Germany, Netherlands, Australia, Italy, USA.
State collection
Egypt Modern Art Museum. Faculty of Fine Arts Museum, Menia University, 1984. Faculty of Applied Arts Museum, Helwan University, 1985.