Curriculum Vitae
 
Mohamed Yehia Mohamed Abdo Mustafa
 
Personal Data
   
Fame Name : Yahia Abdo
Birth date : 1/8/1950
Place of birth : Behira
Date of death : 25/12/2021
Activities : Graphic - Print
Email : dr.yehia.abdou@gmail.com
 

 
Education
 
- BA in Graphic- Book arts and cartoons- Faculty of Fine Arts- Helwan University - 1976.
- MA in Cartoons `Walt Disney Cartoons`- it is the first MA thesis at the cartoons department- Faculty of Fine Arts- helwan University- 1984.
- PhD in Book Arts- `Contemporary View of Kalila Wa Demna`- the first PhD thesis at the graphic Department - Helwan University - 1988.
 
Membership
 
- Member of the Fine Artists Syndicate .
- Member of the Cinematic jobs Syndicate .
 
Jobs
 
- A reader at the Graphic Department- book art and cartoons- Faculty of Fine Arts- Helwan University - 1984.
- Assistant Teacher at the Graphic Department- book art and cartoons- Faculty of Fine Arts- Helwan University- 1988.
- teacher at the Graphic Department- book art and cartoons- Faculty of Fine Arts- Helwan University- 23 \1 \1993.
- Associat Professor at the Graphic Department- book art and cartoons- Faculty of Fine Arts- Helwan University- 27\ 5\ 1993.
- Design Teacher at the Graphic Department- book art and cartoons- Faculty of Fine Arts- Helwan University- 21\ 3 \1999.
- Deputy of Social and Environment Develop Affairs- Faculty of Fine Arts- Helwan University- 17 \10 \2000.
- worked a teacher at the Cinema Institute - Cairo Art Academy.
- Dean of the Faculty of Fine Arts- Helwan University- 1\ 8\ 2005.
 
Solo shows
 
- at the Grand Art Gallery- Faculty of Fine Arts Zamalek- 1987- 1990.
- at the Art For All Gallery- Grand Art Gallery- Faculty of Fine Arts - Zamalek- 1998,
- Heliopolis Artists- The French Cultural Center- HEliopolis- 1991.
- The Islamic Arts Exhibition- Al-Ahra Newspaper- 1996.
- the Friends Exhibition- Dr\ Ezzat Saqr Tout Gallery- 1996.
- the Fine Art Teachers- on the 90th Anniversary of the Faculty of Fine Arts- 1998.
 
Local exhibitions
 
- the Graphic Masters Exhibition - 1987- 1988.
- the Fine Arts Masters- 1990.
- the Graphic Artists Exhibition- the French Cultural Center- Helioolis-1990.
- 1st Exhibition for the Egyptian Society for Fine Arts and Graphic Use- 2004.
- 7th Small works Salon- 2004.
- Child Inspiring Creations Festival- Arts Palace- 2006.
- Art and Grant Exhibition- Oroba Rotary Club- 2007.
 
International exhibitions
 
- Exhibition of Artists Samir Al-Gendy and Hassan Ghonaim- Saudi Arabia- 1996 .
- 6th Ceramics International Biennale- 2002 .
- Miniature and Ornamentation Competition- Algerian Ministry of Culture in association with the Islamic Organization for Education, Scince and Culture (ISESCO) - 15 :19 November 2006.
 
Assignment
 
- supervised and discussed many MAs and PhDs.
- was assigned by the Ministry of Interriors to desin fine art works that record the Glory of the Ministry and the Silver Jubilee- 1981.
- was selected by Mr\ Anis Mansour to depict October War, the Peace Time and many other National events on the covers of October Magazine- 1976.
- was assigned to design covers and illustrations for The Saudi National Guard Magazine and King Khaled University Magazine.
- was cmomissioned by the Egyptian Television to prepare `Arts and Cartoons` program (27\ 12\ 1991- 14\ 7\ 1992).
- was assigned by the Police Academy to its art works.
- was commissioned by (Safir Publisher and Distributor) to be a technical Supervisor since1984 until now. while his works were published as cards and posters on local and interantional ocassions.
- founder and head of the Egyptian Fine Art and Graphic Use Society.
 
Local and international Who's Who
 
- his name was not registered at any encyclopedia however many Egyptian and Arab papers issued articles about him, in addition to German, Turkish and Singabourian papers (Al-Ahram, Al-Akhbar, Akher Sa`aa, October, Sabah El-Khair, Rosa Al-Yousef and Nef Al-Dounia in Egypt, Manar Al-Islam Abu Dhabi, Allewaa Lebanon, Ackaz, Al-Youm, Omm Al-Qura KSA, Al-Khalig and Zahrat Al-Khalig UAE, Al-Moslemon, The Midel East London).
- his works were on most of the publishers such as `Dar Al-Maaref, Dar Al-Shorouq ,Dar Al-Eatesam, Dar Al-Fikr Alaraby, The General Book Admnistration Safir and Al-Dar Al-Mysria in Egypt- in Jeddah The International Aid Administration, Dar Al-Salam Syria- the International Book House Cybrus, the Saudi Center for Strategical Studies, Dar Al- Rashid, Dar Al-Maalem Al-Thaqafia KSA).
 
Publications and activities
 
- many Egyptian and Arab Publishers sought his support for faces of famouse wtriters and Scholars like; Anis Mansour, Dr\ Zaki Naguib Mahmoud, Shaikh Mohamed Al0-Ghazaly, Mohamed Hasanien Haikal, Al-Shaikh Al-Sharawy, Gaffar Numiry the former Sudanese President, the Saudi thinker Abdel-Mohsen Al-Twaigry, Mr\ Abdel-Tawab Yousef and Al-Qaradawy.
- invented cartoon characters for a sea world in a series of child books published by Dar Al-Maaref entiteld `Adventures of a sea wave` , Walt Disney`s Micky Mouse, Dunald Duck which the Egyptian and Arabic visual Media admired and he he was invited to the USA to explain his cartoon characters and visit Walt Disney Studios.
- created many valuable child books..in addition to occassion cards and posters inspired by the Original Arabic Islamic Heritage.
- participated with his researches in many art and scientific cinferences and symposiums.
- has been participating in press works since his graduation til now as he designed many Egyptian and Arabic magazine covers (October, Rosa Al-Yousef, Sabah Al-Khair, the Police, Akher Sa`aa in Cairo- King Khaled Magazine and Al-Rabeta in KSA- Loaa Al-Islam, Manar Al-Islam UAE- the Arab Defence and Allouaa in Lebanon).
 
Local recognition
 
- was awarded a certificate of merit from the {olice Academy for his creations.
- was nominated by Helwan University and the International Aid Administration to win King Faisal International award (for art and Islam service) and he was the first Egyptian artist to be nominated for this award - 1996.
 
International recognition
 
- was awarded a certioficate of merit from the High Institute for Art and Education- Faculty of Culture and Social Sciences EirFourt University- 1996.
 
Private collection
 
- at art lovers and administrations in America, France, England, Kuwait, Cybrus, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, USA, Germany, Singapore, and some republics of the Soviet Union.
 
State collection
 
- Ministry of Culture- Egypt.
- Al-Ahram .
- The Police Clube- Gezira.
- Ain Shams Faculty of Medicine.