Curriculum Vitae
 
Gamal El-dien Mohamed al-Hanafy
 
Personal Data
   
Fame Name : Gamal Hanafy
Birth date : 22/9/1932
Place of birth : Qalubya
Date of death : 23/12/2020
Activities : Ceramic
 

 
Education
 
Diploma from the Faculty of Applied Arts.
High studies in ceramic and porcelain at the Governmental Institute for Ceramic in Italy.
Diploma (equal to the Egyptian doctorate) from the Governmental Art Institute in Florence, Italy, 1968.
 
Membership
 
Founding member of the Fine Artists Association.
Founding member of the Applied Designers Association.
 
Jobs
 
Instructor at the Faculty of Applied Arts.
Teacher at the Faculty of Applied Arts.
Assistant professor and head of Industrial Designs Department.
Emeritus professor at Industrial Designs Department.
 
Places of interest
 
Cairo –Italy.
 
Solo shows
 
Solo show for ceramic at Ekhnaton art gallery in Cairo 1971.
Ceramic Show at Safarjan art gallery in Cairo 1971.
Ceramic show at Ekhnaton art gallery in Cairo 1973.
Solo show for ceramic at the Italian Cultural Center in Cairo 1977.
Solo show for ceramic and sculpture on ceramic at the Meridian Hotel 1979.
Solo show for ceramic at the Grand art gallery of the Faculty of Applied Arts 1980.
Artists art gallery in Maadi 1982.
Art gallery of Cairo Opera House, Cairo 1995.
 
Local exhibitions
 
The Egyptian Ceramists Exhibition at Cairo Atelier 1963.
Art Lovers Society Exhibition of Applied Arts 1964.
Alumni of the Faculty of Applied Arts Exhibition 1964.
Art Lovers Society Exhibition 1965.
Fine arts exhibitions 1969,1970,1971,1974,1975.
The 47th Cairo Salon, Art Lovers Society in Cairo 1971.
The Egyptian Contemporary Artists Exhibition at the Italian Cultural Center in Cairo 1975.
Art Lovers Society Exhibition in Cairo 1977.
The 80th Salon of Applied Arts at Ekhnaton art gallery in Cairo 1980.
Decorating Contest of al-Sadat City, Cairo 1980.
Commemorating Exhibition of the Egyptian Pioneer Artists at the Faculty of Fine Arts in Menia 1984.
The Egyptian Contemporary Ceramic at the Nile art gallery 1984.
The Egyptian Artists and Italian School, Cairo 1989.
The National Exhibition of Nile River at Nile art gallery in Cairo 1991.
Earthquake Victims Exhibition at the Fine Artist Association 1992.
“Africa Egyptian Art Exhibition”, Cairo 1993.
The 29th National Art Exhibition 2005.
 
International exhibitions
 
Exhibition of The Egyptian Youth Students in Italy, Milan 1967.
Contest of Sculpture Ceramic for Gardens in Florence, Italy 1976.
The Egyptian Contemporary Art Exhibition in Orbino, Italy 1979.
The Egyptian Applied Arts Travelling Exhibition in Europe 1979.
Exhibition of the Egyptian Artists at Leonardeo da Viencie Center in Italy 1981.
Cairo International Biennale for Ceramic 1994.
 
Scholarship
 
Scholarship to study at the Governmental Ceramic Institute in Italy, then at the Governmental Institute in Florence, Italy.
 
Assignment
 
Many scientific tasks in Italy in addition to historical studies in Islamic Ceramic, exhibited at the International Ceramic Museum in Vaienna, Italy.
Jury member of the International Empires Print Biennale in Ukraine 1991.
Jury member of the Environmental Pollution Contest, organized by the UNISEF and the National Council of Maternity and Infants.
Forum attached to the Egyptian Contemporary Ceramic Exhibition at the National Center of Fine Arts.
Developed ceramic designs at the New Valley of Egypt.
Jury member of the art contests organized by the Supreme Council of Youth and Sports.
Decorating contest of al-Sadat City.
Dedicated the Egyptian Martyrs monument to the Armed Forces Club in Al-Arish City.
Jury member of the 6th Cairo International Biennale for Ceramic.
Supervised many magistrate and doctorate studies at many art faculties in Egypt.
Addressed in many seminars .
 
Local and international Who's Who
 
Mentioned by the late Egyptian ceramist Said al-Saddr at his book “CERAMICS IN EGYPT” – Ministry of Culture Publication among the Prism Art Series.
The National Encyclopedia of Egyptian Preeminent Characters, Second Edition, Act I No. 742.
 
Publications and activities
 
Multi researches in ceramic in Arabic, Italian and English languages.
Introduced ten researches in ceramic history and technology.
Edited five books in ceramic, upon commission of the Ministry of Education.
 
Local recognition
 
Bronze medal for ceramic from the Art Lovers Society 1962.
Gold medal for ceramic from the Art Lovers Society 1971.
Mukhtar prize for outdoors sculpture 1973.
Commemorated by the Ministry of Culture at the 6th Cairo International Biennale for Ceramic.
Medal of Arts and Sciences (First Class) Cairo 1981.
State Encouraging Prize for ceramic 1981.
 
International recognition
 
Prize from Florence decorating contest.
Bronze medal at art contest staged on the occasion of the 400 anniversary of the Italian artist Michael Anglo.
 
Private collection
 
Among collections of art lovers, poets, authors and professors of ceramic in Egypt and Italy.
 
State collection
 
Egypt Art Academy in Rome.
The governmental Ceramic Institute in Italy.
Egypt Modern Art Museum.
Museum of the Faculty of Applied Arts.