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| Gazebya Hassan Serry |
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Personal Data
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| Fame Name |
: Gazebya Serry |
| Birth date |
: 11/10/1925 |
| Place of birth |
: Cairo |
| Date of death |
: 10/11/2021 |
| Activities |
: Painting |
| Email |
: www.facebook.com/Gazbia-Sirry-166759625052/ |
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| Education |
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- Graduated from the High Institute of Girls - Fine Arts Department - 1948.
- Diploma in art education 1949.
- Postgraduate studies under professor Marcele Gromier in Paris 1951- Rome 1952 and the Slid Faculty of London University 1953 - 1955. |
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| Membership |
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- Member of the Fine Artists Association since 1979 (painting).
- The Group of Modern Art.
- Board member of the Fine Artists Association 1979 - 1983.
- The Art Lovers Society in Cairo.
- The Egyptian Engravers Society in Cairo.
- The Group of Artists and Writers in Cairo Atelier.
- Al-Ghoury Artists Association in Cairo.
- Fine Arts Committee of the Supreme Council of Culture .
- The International AICA in Paris. |
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| Jobs |
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- Teacher at high schools from 1949 to 1955.
- Professor of painting at the Faculty of Art Education - Helwan University - 1981.
- Professor of painting at the American University in Cairo 1980 - 1981. |
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| Places of interest |
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- Cairo - Fayoum - Paris - Rome - California - Berlin - Beirut - and European countries. |
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| Solo shows |
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- Egypt Modern Art Museum - 1953.
- The French Cultural Center in Egypt - London - 1955.
- Cairo Atelier art gallery - 1959.
- Manesterly Museum in Cairo - 1963.
- Arts gallery in Bab al-louk - Cairo 1965.
- Alexandria Modern Art Museum 1965.
- Exhibition of Vincent Price Association in Los Anglos (travelling exhibition in USA).
- Ekhnaton art gallery - Cairo 1965.
- Brenken Gallery in Stockholm - Sweden - 1967.
- The Egyptian Cultural Center in Paris - 1968.
- Ekhnaton art gallery - Cairo 1968.
- Gallery One in Beirut - Lebanon - 1968.
- Municipal art gallery - Mingle Hall - Nancy France.
- La Ballet Blue Gallery - Paris - 1970.
- The German Cultural Center (Goethe) - Cairo 1970.
- Zailder Gallery in London - 1970.
- Marcele Brenhaim Gallery in Paris 1971.
- The German Cultural Center (Goethe) - Cairo 1971.
- Foreign Diplomats art gallery - Ministry of Culture - 1972.
- Grand Dallas art gallery in Bucharest - Romania 1972.
- Ekhnaton art gallery in Cairo 1973.
- Art gallery of Goethe Institute in Germany - 1973.
- “Watercolors” Cairo 1973.
- Art gallery of Autism Church in Toronto - 1973.
- Art gallery of the Arts Center - Ottawa - Canada - 1973.
- Art gallery of the Arts Center of Montreal - Canada -1973.
- Middle East Institute in Washington - USA - 1974.
- Los Anglos art gallery - USA - 1974.
- San Francisco - USA - 1974.
- Art gallery of the German Cultural Center (Goethe) in Cairo - 1975.
- Art gallery of Modern Art Society in West Berlin - 1976.
- Art gallery of the German Cultural Center (Goethe) in Cairo - 1976.
- The Egyptian Cultural Center in Paris - 1977.
- Art gallery of the German Cultural Center (Goethe) in Cairo 1977.
- Art gallery of the German Cultural Center (Goethe) in Alexandria - 1978.
- Mitchell art gallery in Abidjan - Ivory Coast - 1978.
- Art gallery of the German Cultural Center (Goethe) in Cairo - 1979.
- Private gallery of Mrs. Ayda Sadek in Cairo - 1980.
- Art gallery of the Egyptian Art Academy in Rome - Italy - 1980.
- Art gallery of the German Cultural Center (Goethe) in Cairo - 1980.
- Art gallery of the German Cultural Center (Goethe) in Cairo - 1982.
- Private gallery of Mrs. Mervat Saoud - Alexandria - 1983.
- Sultan art gallery in Kuwait - 1983.
- Ter de Maria Gallery - Paris - France - 1984.
- Ekhnaton (1) art gallery - Cairo - 1985.
- Gallery City in Tunis - 1986.
- Ekhnaton (1) art gallery - Cairo 1987.
- Mshrabya art gallery - Cairo - 1988.
- Foreign Diplomats art gallery - 1996.
- Ekhnaton (1 - 4) art gallery - 1996.
- Zamalek Arts Center - April 1994.
- Al-Shuna Arts Center in Alexandria - 1997.
- Ekhnaton art gallery in Zamalek - 1998.
- Foreign Diplomats art gallery -1999.
- Exhibition at Cairo Opera House - 2000.
- Ekhnaton art gallery in Zamalek - 2000.
- Exhibition at Old Cataract Hotel - Aswan - 2000.
- “Watercolors” at Foreign Diplomats art gallery - 2000.
- Exhibition at Safar khan art gallery - 2002.
- “Time and Place” - 2004.
- Exhibition at Zamalek Arts Center - 2002-2003.
- Exhibition at Zamalek Arts Center - 2006 - 2008 . |
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| Local exhibitions |
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- Youth of Art Group - Egypt Modern Art Museum - Cairo - 1950 - 1951.
- Cairo Salon - organized by the Art Lovers Society - Cairo - 1950.
- The Annual Fine Arts Exhibition of Cairo Atelier - 1951.
- Modern Art Group in Cairo and Alexandria - 1952 - 1953.
- Ismail Prize Exhibition - Cairo 1952.
- “Eight Artists Show” at Andrea Morris art gallery in Paris - France - 1954.
- Exhibition of London Society of British Artists - at New art gallery in London - 1954.
- Group show (18 artists) stars of the sixties - 1960.
- The permanent exhibition of freelance artists at Manesterly Museum - Cairo 1961.
- Exhibition of the Arab American Cultural Exchange Authority in Cairo - 1967.
- “Egypt with Quintuple Artists Vision” - in Stockholm - Sweden - 1967.
- Exhibition at the art gallery of Bab al-Louk - Ministry of Culture - Cairo - 1967.
- Freelance artists exhibition at the art gallery of the Arab Social Union - Ministry of Culture - 1968.
- The thirty anniversary of the High Institute of Art Education - Cairo - 1968.
- The Egyptian Contemporary Art Exhibition in East Europe Countries - 1969.
- The annual exhibition of fine arts organized by the Ministry of Culture - Cairo - 1969.
- The Egyptian Contemporary Art Exhibition in Galiera Museum in Paris - 1971.
- The Egyptian Contemporary Art Exhibition in Japan - 1974.
- Exhibition of “Ten Egyptian Female Painters through Half Century ” staged at the art gallery of the Arab Social Union - Cairo 1975.
- The Egyptian Contemporary Art Exhibition in Germany Federation - 1975.
- “Egypt Today” The Egyptian Contemporary Art Exhibition in USA - by 16 artists - 1981.
- Exhibition of Josef Museum for Unaligned Countries - 1988.
- Group exhibitions in Cairo - Alexandria - Port Said - Suez and Aswan.
- Represented Egypt in exhibitions staged in Buenos Aires - Rome - Vienna- Munich - Budapest - Prague - Athena - Warso - Moscow - Beijing - New Delhi - Damascus - Monaco - Tokyo - Lahai - Tobongen - Mexico - Copenhagen - Qatar - Sofia - and capitals of Eastern Europe.
- The 23rd National Art Exhibition - 1993.
- The 24th National Art Exhibition - 1995.
- The 25th National Art Exhibition - 1997.
- Artists of Helwan University Exhibition - 1997.
- “Hundred Years of Egyptian Modern Art” - at Beirut University in - Cooperation with the Egyptian Ministry of Culture - 1997.
- The 26th National Art Exhibition - 1999.
- The 27th National Art Exhibition - 2001.
- The 28th National Art Exhibition - 2003.
- The 29th National Art Exhibition - 2005.
- 1st Festival of Fine creation (1st Egypt`s Salon) 2007.
- 2nd Festival of Fine Creation(31st General exhibition) 2008. |
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| International exhibitions |
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- Venice Biennale - 1952 -1956 - 1958 - 1984.
- Sao Paolo Biennale - 1952 - 1963.
- Alexandria International Biennale - 1959 - 1961 - 1963.
- Afro Asian Exhibition in Cairo and Middle East - 1956 - 1957.
- African Arts Exhibition in Dakar - Senegal - 1966.
- Monaco International Exhibition - 1969.
- The 1st African Arts Exhibition in Algeria - 1969.
- The International Painting Exhibition (Can Sur Mere) - France - 1969.
- The African Art Exhibition in Lagos - Nigeria - 1977.
- The 1st Print Exhibition in Spain - 1981.
- Baghdad International Biennale - 1988.
- The Arab Female Artists Exhibition at the National Museum of Woman Arts - in Washington - Houston - Los Anglos.
- Egyptian Female Artists in UNESCO - Paris - 1995.
- “Arab Eyes” - in Sharjah - 1995.
- “Hope Right”- celebrating the 50th anniversary of the United Nations in Johannesburg -1996.
- “Creative Women” - 1997.
- The 7th Cairo International Biennale (guest of honour) - 1998.
- “Creative Women” art exhibition in Rhodes - Greece - 2000.
- Exhibition of the Arab artists at Horizon One gallery at Mr. and Mrs. Mohamed Mahmoud Khalil 2008 . |
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| Scholarship |
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- Colleagueship of Huntington Hartford Association in LA - USA 1965.
- Fine artists Sabbatical Leave of the Ministry of Culture -1966 - 1970.
- Colleagueship of the German Professors Exchange - West Berlin 1975.
- Invitation by the German Cultural exchange Authority - 1975 - 1976.
- Scholarship of Helwan University - 1980 - 1981.
- Colleagueship of Fullbright and the National Museum in Washington - 1993. |
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| Local and international Who's Who |
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- Dr. Emi Azar: Modern Painting in Egypt (French) - Cairo 1961.
- Dr. Naeem Attya: “the Adoring Eye” - the General Book Authority - Cairo - 1976.
- Art Encyclopedia - Ropier - Paris - 1976.
- Art Encyclopedia - Larosse - Paris - 1976.
- The International Biographical Dictionary - the International Biography Center - Volume 17 - England - 1980 - 1981.
- “Who’s Who” Cambridge International Biography Center - England - 1981.
- Gazebya Serry - the General Information Authority Publication - Ministry of Information - Cairo - 1984.
- “Who’s Who in the Arab World” - England 1988.
- The National Encyclopedia of Preeminent Egyptian Characters - the General - Information Authority Publication - Ministry of Information - Cairo - 1989.
- Social Thesis of the Egyptian Contemporary Artists - edited by Ezz-Edeen Naguib -Supreme Council of Culture Publication.
- Successful Women (Egyptian TV movie) 1982.
- Gazebya Serry’s Life Journey movies in Arab and Egyptian TV since 1982.
- Tape of Memories (TV program) 1987.
- Publications in Soviet Union - China - Swede.
- Many critical reviews about her works of arts.
- Gazebya Serry - Record film for the National Council of Records - Ministry of Culture - 1992.
- Mukhtar al-Attar: Art Pioneers and Vanguards of Enlightenment in Egypt - publication of the Egyptian Book Authority in cooperation with the Egyptian Critics Association in Cairo 1996.
- Book`The Social guide of the Contemporary Egyptian artist` at the Supreme Council of Culture 1998 - Ezz Al-Dien Naguib . |
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| Local recognition |
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- Honoring prize from art production contest, 1957.
- Top prize for painting from Cairo Salon organized by the Art Lovers Society, 1960.
- State encouraging prize plus Sash of Arts and Sciences (Top Class) for painting, 1970.
- Prize for designing “Batik Quadruple”, from Cairo Opera House, 1990.
- State Merit Prize, 1999 , 2000. |
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| International recognition |
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- Rome prizes for painting, 1952.
- Honoring prize for oil painting from Venice International Biennale, 1956.
- Second prize for print from Alexandria International Biennale, 1959.
- Top prize for painting from Alexandria International Biennale, 1963.
- The fourth grand prix of International Contemporary Art, Monaco, 1968. |
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| Private collection |
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- Among collections of art lovers in Cairo, Alexandria, England, France, Syria, Algeria, USA, Lebanon, Western Germany, Switzerland, Romania, Canada, Finland, Tunis, Kuwait.
- Private Collection of Mrs. Francine Henries, Vernon, France.
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| State collection |
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- Egypt Modern Art Museum, Cairo.
- Alexandria Modern Art Museum.
- Marine Museum in Alexandria.
- Gazebya Serry Museum in al-Shuna Arts Center in Alexandria, Egypt.
- The Egyptian National Bank in Cairo.
- Al-Ahram newspaper, Cairo.
- The Ministry of Foreigners and Egyptian embassies abroad.
- The Egyptian Art Academy in Rome.
- Arts and Sciences Museum in Evansville, Indiana, USA.
- Vincent Price Art Collection in Los Anglos, USA.
- Faculties of fine arts and art education in Cairo, Alexandria and Menia.
- Josef Museum of Unaligned Countries in Belgrade, Yugoslavia.
- Living Art Museum in Tunis.
- The grand conference hall at Cairo Opera House and Cairo.
- The National Museum of Woman Arts in Washington.
- Arab World Institute in Paris.
- Museum of Art and Sciences in Evansville, Indiana, USA.
- Unaligned Countries Museum in Yugoslavia.
- The American University in Cairo.
- Cairo Opera House.
- Great Cairo Library.
- Mubarak Public Library in Giza.
- The Supreme Council of Culture.
- Press Syndicate.
- Novetille Hotel in Cairo Airport.
- Sheraton Hotel in Giza.
- Sheraton Atoun Hotel in Nuba. |
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