Curriculum Vitae
 
Mohamed Othman Ali
 
Personal Data
   
Birth date : 29/4/1940
Date of death : /8/2008
Activities : Sculpture
 

 
Education
 
- BA in Sculpture- Faculty of Fine Arts- Alexandria University- 1965.
- Sculpture and Bronze Diploma- Art Academy- Italy- equal to the Egyptian PhD with honour degree- 1975.
 
Membership
 
- of the Fine ArtistsSyndicate- sculpture- 54.
- of Al-Ahlia Society.
- General Secretariat of Al-Ghoury Artists Society.
 
Jobs
 
- Technical sculpture specialist in `the Television workshops`- Nov 1965.
- member of Al-Ghoury Center- 1966:1969.
- Supervisor of the Ceramics department 1969: 1970.
- Head of Al-Fustat Sculpture and Bronze Center- National Fine Art Center.
- Teacher of restoration and technology- delegated at the Faculty of Fine Arts- Menia
- Teacher of Italian Language- delegated at the Faculty of Languages and Translation- Al-Azhar University.
 
Places of interest
 
- Alexandria- Cairo.
 
Solo shows
 
- at Ekhnatoun Gallery- Cairo- 1970.
- at Estrotes Gallery- Florence- Italy- 1973.
- at Sarzana Gallery- Tuskana- 1974.
- at Eaternion Gallery- Napole- 1975.
- at Salam Gallery- Cairo- 1985.
- at Gezira Sheraton Hotel- 1985.
- at the Mass Culture Gallery- Menia- 1978.
 
Local exhibitions
 
- a Memorial for Suez (competition)- 1987.
- the Sculpture and Ceramics exhibition- Suez- 1987.
- the Egyptian Contemporary Sculpture Exhibition- Nile Gallery- 1987.
- the General Fine Art Exhibition- session- 21\ 1990.
 
International exhibitions
 
- Alexandria Biennale- 1970.
- International Sculpture Biennale- Geovane Gallery- Rome- 1973.
- Venniale Week Exhibition- Krara- 1972\ 73\ 75.
- The Egyptian Contemporary Art Exhibition- Sofia- Bulgaria- 1985.
- The Egyptian Contemporary Art Exhibition- Democratic Germany- 700 years after the founding of Berlin.
 
Scholarship
 
- scholarship in bronze sculpture in Italy- 1971:1976.
- Training at Pizza Santa Bronze Foundry Factories for Five Years.
 
Publications and activities
 
- Research on the Egyptian Puffed Glass- 1967.
- Research on foundry and the used Molds.
- Research on the Manner of Executing a Statue with a particular material.
 
Local recognition
 
- 2nd Prize of the Sculpture Festival- Mukhtrar Museum- 1985.
- 2nd Prize at the Monument Competition- Suez- 1986.
 
International recognition
 
- 2nd Prize of Alexandria Biennale- 1970.
- 3 Golden Medals at Venilley Week- Krara- 1972\ 73\ 75.
- 2nd Prize at the International Sculpture Exhibition- Geovane Gallery- Rome- 1975.
 
Private collection
 
- portraits for Public persons in Belgium, Holland, Britain, Italy, Kuwait, Jordan and USA.
 
State collection
 
- 3 bronze works at the Modern Art Museum- Milano.
- Red Marbel Statue- Garvanne Gallery- Rome- Italy.
- Strucked cooper acquisitions- USA.
- The Egyptian Modern Art Museum- Cairo