Hazem Mahmoud Khalil Al-Mestkawi
Personal Data     Fame Name : Hazem Al-Mestkawi Birth date : 12/11/1965 Place of birth : Beni Swief Activities : Sculpture Email : hazem.elmestikawy@aon.at , hazem.elmestikawy@gmail.com
Education
- Graduated from the Faculty of Art Education, Menia University, 1986.
Membership
- Member of Syndicate of Fine Artists . - Member of Artists and writers Association - Cairo Atelier .
Jobs
- Freelance fine artist. - Interested in artistic writing and criticism, irregularly. - Board member of the city of Medina magazine, one of the founders of the magazine, responsible for the fine arts 1998. - Member of the Supreme council of culture- Fine Art committee 2003-2004-2005. - Director of Egyptian Modern Art Museum 8/2002 :4/2003.
Places of interest
- Menia Governorate, (1981-1986) study at the University of Menia. - Austria, Switzerland and Egypt since 1996, so far as residence and work.
Solo shows
- Exhibition in Cairo Atelier, 1991. Exhibition in Venezuela Cultural Center 1994. - Exhibition in Cairo Atelier, 1994. - Exhibition in Bozvil Cultural Foundation, Switzerland, 1994. - Exhibition at Karim Francis Gallery Cairo, 1996. - Exhibition at Karim Francis Gallery, Cairo, 1997. - Exhibition at Karim Francis Gallery, Cairo, 1998. - Bilateral exhibition with artist Assem Sharaf, Gallery A.A.I, Vienna, Austria 1998. - Bilateral exhibition, with Barbara Graf at Ekhnaton art gallery, Zamalek Arts Center, Cairo, 1999. - Exhibition of tend tin with artist Sobhi Gerges, Sharif Abdel-Badie, at Karim Francis Gallery, Cairo, 1999. - In Gi Gallery ,Switzelands 2002 . - In Kareem Francis Gallery ,Cairo 2003 . - In Atrium And Art Gallery , Vennia , Austria 2005 .
Local exhibitions
- seven artists dialogue, art gallery of Abdel-Moneim Al-Sawi, Nasr City, Cairo, 1989. - The First Cairo Youth Salon, 1989. - The Third Cairo Youth Salon, 1991. - The 100th anniversary of sculptor Mahmoud Mukhtar, 1991. - Exhibition at the opening of “Noon” art gallery, in Heliopolis, Cairo, 1991. - General Art Exhibition, 1992 Cairo. - The 4th Youth Salon, 1992. - Miniature Exhibition at Karim Francis art gallery in Cairo, 1996. - Exhibition of `meeting`, Cairo Atelier 1997. - Exhibition at the Goethe Institute in Alexandria, 1997. - The 10th Youth Salon, 1998. - Group show at the `dimensions` art gallery, Cairo Atelier, 1998. - The 11th Youth Salon, 1999. - The 26th National Art Exhibition, 1999. - The Third Salon of Mini Works of Art Cairo 1999. - The 17th National Art Exhibition, 2001, Cairo. - The 28th National Art Exhibition, 2003, Cairo. - The Premiere Sculpture Salon of Noble Material, 2005. - The 29th National Art Exhibition, 2005 Cairo.
International exhibitions
- International Woodcarving Symposium, Schwarzenberg, Austria, 1995. - International Woodcarving Symposium, Anthergerisbach, Germany, 1996. - International Woodcarving Symposium, Czech, Volari, 1997. - Miniature Exhibition Arwa City, Switzerland, 1997. - The 16th Jerash Festival for Culture and the Arts, Jordan, 1997. - Salon 99 (Bozvil documentary Salon) House of Art, Basel, Switzerland, 1999. - ‘Sculpture Today 99’ Mary Lewis art gallery, Hoxhvilden, Zurich, Switzerland, 1999. - The Egyptian Contemporary Art Exhibition in ‘GTZ’ art gallery, Aishborn, Germany, 1999. - The Egyptian Contemporary Art Exhibition in Youth Center for Artistic Creativity in Doha, Qatar, 1999. - The Egyptian Contemporary Art Exhibition, Nicosia, Cyprus, 2000. Blace International Woodcarving Symposium, Czech 2000. - The Fifth Aswan International Sculpture Symposium, Egypt, 2000. The 8th Cairo International Biennale, 2001. - The Sixth Aswan International Sculpture Symposium, Egypt, 2001. Symposium Sculpture (Matejehrven Austria), 2002. - Exhibition of Contemporary Egyptian Art, Beijing, China, 2002. - Exhibition of silver jublee for the arts center, zamalek, cairo, 2002. - International Sculpture Symposium (House Rock), Austria, 2004. - Exhibition of art and travelling case at Art Museum, Olten, switzerland, 2004. - Exhibition of art box , Winterthur, switzerland, 2002. - Exhibition of 5 rooms for studying at Oxid Hall, Winterthur, switzerland, 2002. - Exhibition of trap and maze, Modern Art Documentation Center, Austria, 2005. - Exhibition of art and calligraphy at Atrium ad Art Gallery, vienna, austria, 2005. - Exhibition of forms of calligraphy at arts museum, Austria, 2006. - Exhibition of (+w) at Atrium ad Art Gallery, vienna, austria, 2005. - Exhibition of the Mediterranean triple for contemporary art, Marseille, France, 2008.
Scholarship
- Grant cultural exchange between Egypt and Switzerland in 1994 to work and resident for six months.
Assignment
- Designed sculptures at Tajeddin Al-Sobki Street, Golf Ground, Helipolies 1998 . - Designed sculpture in the Faculty of Military Square, Abdel Aziz Fahmy Street, Helipolies 1998 . - Vice-President of the Seventh International Sculpture Symposium in Aswan, 2002.
Local and international Who's Who
- Youth Salon Encyclopedia, First Edition, Edited by Dr. Sobhy el-Sharoony, 1994, Sector of Fine Arts Publication. - Youth Salon Encyclopedia, Second Edition, Edited by Critic Mohammed Hamza, 2002, Sector of Fine Arts Publication. - Winterthur Encyclopedia, switzerland 2002/2003. - The book of art and calligraphy at Atrium ad Art, veinna, Austria, 2005.
Publications and activities
- Many of the articles published in Egypt, most of them concerning the World Sculpture, edited in Arabic and English.
Local recognition
- Encouraging prize for sculpture, the 4th Youth Salon, 1992. - Top prize for design the garden entrance to the town of Al-Shorouq (landscape), Cairo, 1997. - Top prize for Installation, the 11th Youth Salon, Cairo 1999.
Private collection
- Many acquisitions in Egypt, Switzerland, Austria, Germany and New Zealand.
State collection
- Bozvil Cultural Foundation, Switzerland, 1994. - Museum of Outdoor Sculpture (Schwarzenberg), Austria, 1995. - City Anthergerisbach, Germany, 1996. Volar town, Czech 1997. - The entrance of one of the German cities, 1996. - Enterance of swimming pool, Folary, Czech, 1997. - Modern Art Museum, Cairo, Egypt, 1997/1999. - The city of Aswan and The Culture Development Fund 2000. - Museum of Outdoor Sculpture, Aswan, Egypt, 2001. - The enterance of two of Austrian cities, 2002. - Museum of Outdoor Sculpture (House Rock), Austria, 2004.