Curriculum Vitae
 
Mohamed Hussein Hagras
 
Personal Data
   
Birth date : 18/12/1924
Place of birth : Tanta
Date of death : 7/2/2004
Activities : Sculpture
 

 
Education
 
- studied sculpture at the free section- Faculty of Fine Arts- Cairo- till 1948.
- Sculpture Diploma- Rome Academy- 1950.
- BA in Medal Art- Rome 1952 .
 
Jobs
 
- A teaching staff member- Faculty of Fine Arta- Alexandria- 1958.
- worked at the sculpture department- Arab Television- Cairo -1960.
- sculpture teacher- Adham Ismail Center- subordinate to Damascus Fine Art Center- 1983- 1984.
 
Places of interest
 
- Tanta.
- Cairo.
- Alexandria .
 
Solo shows
 
- solo exhibitions in Cairo.
- The Cultural Fine Art Exhibition- 1969.
- at the Italian Cultural Centers- 1973.
- at the Soviet Cultural Center- 1973.
- Comprehensive Exhibition at Ekhnatoun Gallery- 1989.
- Helwan Atelier Society Exhibition- 1994.
- Alexandria Atelier Exhibition- 1992.
- Comprehensive Exhibition in Alexandria- 1994- 1995.
- at Karim Francise Gallery- 1998.
 
Local exhibitions
 
- participated in all of the general exhibitions- 1963- 1999.
- National Fine Art Exhibition- session 25\ 1997.
- National Fine Art Exhibition- session 26\ 1999.
- National Fine Art Exhibition- session 27\ 2001.
- 5th Small Works Salon- 2002.
- National Fine Art Exhibition- session 28\ 2003.
- 1st Sculpture Salon (Nobel Materials) Palace of Arts- Honorees- 2005.
 
International exhibitions
 
- 5th Alexandria Biennale- 1963.
- 4th Cairo International Biennale- 1992.
- group exhibition with artist\ Safia Hussein- in London and Berlin- 1976.
- Group exhibition in Iran- 1980.
- GRoup Exhibition in Moscow- 1981- 1985.
- Group Exhibitions in Damascus- 1983\ 84\ 85\ 86\ 87.
 
Scholarship
 
- In 1955, he spent 9 monthes in Poland where he worked with the Sculptor Dino Kovesky in producing his works that were exhibited at an exhibition on His 80s.
- was awarded the devotion scholarship for art in 1962.
- was awarded a scholarship in Italy for 4 years where he gained the Art Academy Diploma- Rome.
 
Assignment
 
- free artist and participated in the restoration and suplementation of Ramsis II statue- supervised by Artist\ Ahmed Othman- 1955.
 
Local recognition
 
- was awarded Cairo Salon 2nd sculpture prize- Fine Art Lovers Society.
 
International recognition
 
- prize from the 5th Alexandria Biennale- 1963.
 
Private collection
 
- at art lovers in Egypt and abroad .
 
State collection
 
- The Egyptian Modern Art Museum - Cairo.
- Egypt Opera House.
- National Museum- Damascus.
- The Oriental Arts Museum- Moscow.
- The Soviet Arts Museum- Moscow.