Alaa Eddin Saad Abu-Bakr
Personal Data     Fame Name : Alaa Eddin Birth date : 17/1/1959 Place of birth : Alexandria Activities : Graphic - Print Email : prof_aladin@yahoo.com Web Site : www.aladinsaad.net
Education
- BA in graphic cartoon- Faculty of Fine Arts- Cairo. - MA in graphic- book arts- 1989. - PhD in graphic- Book Arts- Faculty of Fine Arts- Cairo University- 1993.
Membership
- of the Fine Artists Syndicate. - of the Egyptian Caricature Community. - the Caricaturists` International Royal Club- England.
Jobs
- ascended the teaching posts of the Faculty of Fine Arts- graphic- Cairo
Places of interest
- Alexandria- Caior- Riyadh. - visits and short stays in Paris, France and Vienna, Austria.
Solo shows
- at the Faculty of Fine Arts Gallery- 1993. - at the Fine Artists Syndicate- 1996. - at the Fine Art Gallery- Opera House- 1997.
Local exhibitions
- the graduates exhibition- Faculty of Fine Arts- Cairo- 1981. - the Egyptian Contemporary Graphic Exhibtion- 1983. - the Diamond Jublee- Faculty of Fine Arts- Cairo- 1984. - the Egyptian Caricature Assocoiation- Nile Gallery- 1987. - the General Exhibition- Nile Gallery- 1987. - Exhibition at the Franch Center- Monira- 1988. - the Teaching Staff Exhibition- Salam Hall one- 1988. - the Teaching Staff Exhibition- Arts Center- 1989. - Exhibition of the Fine Arts Faculty- Menia University- 1996. - 3rd Exhibition of the Fine Arts Faculty- 1998.
International exhibitions
- the International Caricature Exhibition- Canada- 1989. - the International Caricature Exhibition- France- 1992:2000. - the International Caricature Exhibition- Italy- 1992/ 93. - Okotsuk Festival- Japan- 1994. - the International Caricature Salon- Belgium- 1993:2000. - the International Caricature Exhibition- Iran- 1996. - the International Caricature Exhibition- USA- 1993.
Assignment
- was engaged in teaching activities at the Faculty of Fine Arts for all levels. - has worked in `Strips arts` , since 1975 , for papers and publishers e.g Al-Ahram, Dar El-Helal, Dar Al-Ettehad Abu Dhabi, Kids Magazines in KSA, many international magazines in England, France, Japan and USA.
Local and international Who's Who
Internationally: - the Strips and Caricaturists Encyclopedia- the Arab World Institute- France. - WITTY WORLD Encyclopedia- USA. - NIPPON Cartoon Encyclopedia- Japan. - U. MAROSTICA - Japan. - JESTER Magazine- England.
Publications and activities
- Wrote the first arabic reference in Strips Arts. - released a seriese of illustration books entitled `the Flying Cartoon` - has many works in the press field published in local, arab and international magaszines and papers.
Local recognition
- Bronze medal and a certificate of merit from the Faculty of Fine Arts- Cairo- 1984. - the Supremacy statue and a certificate of merit from the Faculty of Fine Arts- Menia- 1996.
International recognition
- 1st at Vatchinsa International Festival- Italy- 1992. - Order of merit in cartoon- from Okotsuk Festival- Japan- 1994. - the jury prize at NIPPON International Festival- Japan- 1997. - a certificate of merit from the Peace International Festival- Turkey- 1997. - a prize from the International internet Cartoon Festival- Taiwan- 1999.
Private collection
- at local and international museums and galleries in Egypt, Italy, England, USA, Japan, Abu Dhabi, Iran and Turkey.
State collection
- at international museums and galleries in Italy, Japan, Belgium and Iran. - at Al-Ahram, Dar Al-Helal and Cairo Cartoon Studio.