Curriculum Vitae
 
Hazem Mahmoud Khalil Al-Mestkawi
 
Personal Data
   
Fame Name : Hazem Al-Mestkawi
Birth date : 12/11/1965
Place of birth : Beni Swief
Date of death : 5/4/2024
Activities : Sculpture
Email : hazem.elmestikawy@aon.at ,
hazem.elmestikawy@gmail.com
 

 
Education
 
- Graduated from the Faculty of Art Education, Menia University, 1986.
 
Membership
 
- Member of Syndicate of Fine Artists .
- Member of Artists and writers Association - Cairo Atelier .
 
Jobs
 
- Freelance fine artist.
- Interested in artistic writing and criticism, irregularly.
- Board member of the city of Medina magazine, one of the founders of the magazine, responsible for the fine arts 1998.
- Member of the Supreme council of culture- Fine Art committee 2003-2004-2005.
- Director of Egyptian Modern Art Museum 8/2002 :4/2003.
 
Places of interest
 
- Menia Governorate, (1981-1986) study at the University of Menia.
- Austria, Switzerland and Egypt since 1996, so far as residence and work.
 
Solo shows
 
- Exhibition in Cairo Atelier, 1991. Exhibition in Venezuela Cultural Center 1994.
- Exhibition in Cairo Atelier, 1994.
- Exhibition in Bozvil Cultural Foundation, Switzerland, 1994.
- Exhibition at Karim Francis Gallery Cairo, 1996.
- Exhibition at Karim Francis Gallery, Cairo, 1997.
- Exhibition at Karim Francis Gallery, Cairo, 1998.
- Bilateral exhibition with artist Assem Sharaf, Gallery A.A.I, Vienna, Austria 1998.
- Bilateral exhibition, with Barbara Graf at Ekhnaton art gallery, Zamalek Arts Center, Cairo, 1999.
- Exhibition of tend tin with artist Sobhi Gerges, Sharif Abdel-Badie, at Karim Francis Gallery, Cairo, 1999.
- In Gi Gallery ,Switzelands 2002 .
- In Kareem Francis Gallery ,Cairo 2003 .
- In Atrium And Art Gallery , Vennia , Austria 2005 .
 
Local exhibitions
 
- seven artists dialogue, art gallery of Abdel-Moneim Al-Sawi, Nasr City, Cairo, 1989.
- The First Cairo Youth Salon, 1989.
- The Third Cairo Youth Salon, 1991.
- The 100th anniversary of sculptor Mahmoud Mukhtar, 1991.
- Exhibition at the opening of “Noon” art gallery, in Heliopolis, Cairo, 1991.
- General Art Exhibition, 1992 Cairo.
- The 4th Youth Salon, 1992.
- Miniature Exhibition at Karim Francis art gallery in Cairo, 1996.
- Exhibition of `meeting`, Cairo Atelier 1997.
- Exhibition at the Goethe Institute in Alexandria, 1997.
- The 10th Youth Salon, 1998.
- Group show at the `dimensions` art gallery, Cairo Atelier, 1998.
- The 11th Youth Salon, 1999.
- The 26th National Art Exhibition, 1999.
- The Third Salon of Mini Works of Art Cairo 1999.
- The 17th National Art Exhibition, 2001, Cairo.
- The 28th National Art Exhibition, 2003, Cairo.
- The Premiere Sculpture Salon of Noble Material, 2005.
- The 29th National Art Exhibition, 2005 Cairo.
 
International exhibitions
 
- International Woodcarving Symposium, Schwarzenberg, Austria, 1995.
- International Woodcarving Symposium, Anthergerisbach, Germany, 1996.
- International Woodcarving Symposium, Czech, Volari, 1997.
- Miniature Exhibition Arwa City, Switzerland, 1997.
- The 16th Jerash Festival for Culture and the Arts, Jordan, 1997.
- Salon 99 (Bozvil documentary Salon) House of Art, Basel, Switzerland, 1999.
- ‘Sculpture Today 99’ Mary Lewis art gallery, Hoxhvilden, Zurich, Switzerland, 1999.
- The Egyptian Contemporary Art Exhibition in ‘GTZ’ art gallery, Aishborn, Germany, 1999.
- The Egyptian Contemporary Art Exhibition in Youth Center for Artistic Creativity in Doha, Qatar, 1999.
- The Egyptian Contemporary Art Exhibition, Nicosia, Cyprus, 2000. Blace International Woodcarving Symposium, Czech 2000.
- The Fifth Aswan International Sculpture Symposium, Egypt, 2000. The 8th Cairo International Biennale, 2001.
- The Sixth Aswan International Sculpture Symposium, Egypt, 2001.
Symposium Sculpture (Matejehrven Austria), 2002.
- Exhibition of Contemporary Egyptian Art, Beijing, China, 2002.
- Exhibition of silver jublee for the arts center, zamalek, cairo, 2002.
- International Sculpture Symposium (House Rock), Austria, 2004.
- Exhibition of art and travelling case at Art Museum, Olten, switzerland, 2004.
- Exhibition of art box , Winterthur, switzerland, 2002.
- Exhibition of 5 rooms for studying at Oxid Hall, Winterthur, switzerland, 2002.
- Exhibition of trap and maze, Modern Art Documentation Center, Austria, 2005.
- Exhibition of art and calligraphy at Atrium ad Art Gallery, vienna, austria, 2005.
- Exhibition of forms of calligraphy at arts museum, Austria, 2006.
- Exhibition of (+w) at Atrium ad Art Gallery, vienna, austria, 2005.
- Exhibition of the Mediterranean triple for contemporary art, Marseille, France, 2008.
 
Scholarship
 
- Grant cultural exchange between Egypt and Switzerland in 1994 to work and resident for six months.
 
Assignment
 
- Designed sculptures at Tajeddin Al-Sobki Street, Golf Ground, Helipolies 1998 .
- Designed sculpture in the Faculty of Military Square, Abdel Aziz Fahmy Street, Helipolies 1998 .
- Vice-President of the Seventh International Sculpture Symposium in Aswan, 2002.
 
Local and international Who's Who
 
- Youth Salon Encyclopedia, First Edition, Edited by Dr. Sobhy el-Sharoony, 1994, Sector of Fine Arts Publication.
- Youth Salon Encyclopedia, Second Edition, Edited by Critic Mohammed Hamza, 2002, Sector of Fine Arts Publication.
- Winterthur Encyclopedia, switzerland 2002/2003.
- The book of art and calligraphy at Atrium ad Art, veinna, Austria, 2005.
 
Publications and activities
 
- Many of the articles published in Egypt, most of them concerning the World Sculpture, edited in Arabic and English.
 
Local recognition
 
- Encouraging prize for sculpture, the 4th Youth Salon, 1992.
- Top prize for design the garden entrance to the town of Al-Shorouq (landscape), Cairo, 1997.
- Top prize for Installation, the 11th Youth Salon, Cairo 1999.
 
Private collection
 
- Many acquisitions in Egypt, Switzerland, Austria, Germany and New Zealand.
 
State collection
 
- Bozvil Cultural Foundation, Switzerland, 1994.
- Museum of Outdoor Sculpture (Schwarzenberg), Austria, 1995.
- City Anthergerisbach, Germany, 1996. Volar town, Czech 1997.
- The entrance of one of the German cities, 1996.
- Enterance of swimming pool, Folary, Czech, 1997.
- Modern Art Museum, Cairo, Egypt, 1997/1999.
- The city of Aswan and The Culture Development Fund 2000.
- Museum of Outdoor Sculpture, Aswan, Egypt, 2001.
- The enterance of two of Austrian cities, 2002.
- Museum of Outdoor Sculpture (House Rock), Austria, 2004.