Samir Nashed Gendi
Personal Data     Fame Name : Samir Nashed Birth date : 23/7/1933 Place of birth : Suhag Activities : Sculpture
Education
Diploma in interior design from the Faculty of Applied Arts. Diploma from the Venice Art Academy, Italy, 1973.
Membership
- Fine Artists Association. - Applied Designers Association. - Cairo Atelier Group of Artists and Writers. - Al-Ghoury Artists Association. - Lovers of Heritage and Nature Society. Misr al-Gadida Neighbourhood Association.
Jobs
Emeritus professor at the Faculty of Applied Arts since 1957.
Places of interest
Many European Countries – Suhag City in Egypt.
Solo shows
- “Birds Sculpture”, at Cairo Atelier, 1984. - The Egyptian Contemporary Sculpture Exhibition at the art gallery of the Faculty of Applied Arts, 1985. - Sculpture Show at al-Salam art gallery of Mohammed Mahmoud Khalil Museum, 1986. - Solo show at the Egyptian Art Academy in Rome, 1994.
Local exhibitions
Exhibitions of the Graduates of the Faculty of Applied Arts since 1960. The General Art Exhibition since 1968. Egypt Artists Festival in Ain Shams University, 1975, 1976. Artists and Writers Exhibition since 1977. Applied Art Festival at the art gallery of the Faculty of Applied Arts, since 1979. The 80th Salon of Applied Arts at Ekhnaton art gallery, since 1980. Contemporary Sculpture Exhibition at the garden of Heliopelies Club, 1980,1989. Exhibition of the Studying Artists in Italy at the Italian Cultural Center, 1983,1989. Exhibition at Ayda Ayoub art gallery 1985. The Egyptian Contemporary Sculpture Exhibition at the AUC, 1986. Cairo Salon, since 1960. Exhibition of artist Hassan al-Aggaty and his students at Ekhnaton (2) art gallery, Zamalek Arts Center, April 1990. Art Show at the Fine Artists Association in Cairo, 1992. Pioneering Show at Art and Design Center of the Faculty of Applied Arts, 1992. The 40th Anniversary Construction of Cairo Atelier, 1993. Exhibition of artists Said Khattab and his students, 1996. Exhibition of Misr al-Gadida artists at the French Cultural Center, 1987,1988,1989,1992,1993. The Egyptian Contemporary Sculpture Exhibition, 1988. the Egyptian –American Art Exhibition , at the American Cultural Center in Alexandria , 1989. The Premiere Sculpture Salon of Noble Material at the Arts Palace, (Private Invitation) 2005. The 29th National Art Exhibition, 2005.
International exhibitions
Exhibition in Venice, Italy 1972. Exhibition of the Studying Artists in Italy, at the Egyptian Art Academy in Rome, 1973. Alexandria International Biennale of Mediterranean Countries, 1980. The International Contemporary Applied Art Exhibition in Yugoslavia, Paris and West Germany 1979. The Egyptian Contemporary Art Exhibition in Salzburg, Austria, 1980. The Egyptian Artists Exhibition in Barry, Italy, 1981. The First Cairo Arabic Biennale at Nile art gallery, 1987. Hungary Biennale for Mini Sculpture, Budapest, 1987. The Egyptian Artists Exhibition in Bulgaria, 1987. The Egyptian Contemporary Art Exhibition in Kuwait, 1989. Kuwait International Biennale, 1989. The 44th Venice International Biennale, Italy, 1990. The 4th Havana International Biennale, 1991. Exhibition at the Egyptian Art Academy in Rome, Italy 1992. The Egyptian Contemporary Art Exhibition in Tunis, 1993. Bangladesh International Biennale, 1999,2000. The Egyptian Contemporary Art Exhibition at the Romanian National Museum, Romania 2006.
Scholarship
- Scholarship to study in Venice, Italy 1970, 1973.
Local and international Who's Who
- Encyclopedia of the General Informative Authority, 1992.
Local recognition
Second prize (designing monumental sculpture of al-Saddat city), 1980. Prize for murals of the 10th of Ramadan City, 1982. Top prize from contest of decorating entrance of the Ministry of Electricity, 1993.
International recognition
Merit prize from Kuwait International Biennale - 1989.
State collection
Egypt Modern Art Museum. Cairo Opera House.