Curriculum Vitae
 
Ahmed Abdel-Azeem Gad
 
Personal Data
   
Birth date : 9/8/1946
Place of birth : Daqahlia
Date of death : 29/4/2020
Activities : Sculpture
 

 
Education
 
- BA in Sculpture from the Faculty of Fine Arts- Helwan University 1971.
- MA in sculpture- Helwan University- 1978.
- PhD in Fine Arts, thesis `Impact of the Islamic Art upon the contemporary sculpture`- Helwan University- 1986.
 
Membership
 
- Of the Fine Artists Syndicate- Sculpture.
- Al-Ghouri Society.
- Cairo Atelier Society of Artists and writers.
- the Fine Arts Graduates Association.
- Fine Arts Lover Association.
 
Jobs
 
- A delegated Chair Person for the Sculpture Department- Faculty of Fine Arts- Ganoub el-Wadi University- Luxor- since 1996.
- Chair Person for the Sculpture Department- Faculty of Fine Arts- Helwan University- since 2003.
 
Places of interest
 
- Cairo .
- Luxor.
 
Solo shows
 
-An itinerant exhibition (Cairo,Suez, Aswan,Kafr El-Shaikh) 1983-1984.
-In Mixico and USA.
-In Kafr el-Shaikh and Aswan 1985.
-At Ekhnaton Gallery- Arts Complex- Zamallek. 1991.
-At Alexandria Atelier- 1992.
-In Kafr el-Shaikh- 1992.
-The Egyptian Diagnostic Exhibition- Rome- 1992.
-At Dar Ebn Luqman-Mansoura. 2000.
-At Mahmoud Said Museum- Alexandria, 2002.
-At the Fine Art Gallery-Mahmoud Said Center of Museums-Alexandria- 2003.
 
Local exhibitions
 
-the General Exhibition of Fine Arts, 1983,1989,1990,1993.
-the National Exhbition of Fine Arts, session 27, 2001.
-5th Small works Salon, 2002.
-An exhibition with Artists Hassan Kareem and Said abdel-Halem- at the Center of creation and Criticism- Ahmed Shawqi Museum- Karma Ebn Hanei- 2003.
-the NAtional Exhibition of Fine Arts, session 28. 2003.
-1st Sculpture Salon of Noble Materials- the Palace of Arts- 2005. a special invitation.
-1st Fine Creation Festival (the General Exhibition and the 1st Fine Arts Fair) 2007.
 
International exhibitions
 
-7th India Triennial- 1991.
-At the Egyptian Cultural Center- Paris- 1996, 1999.
-An Exhbition during the Cultural Egyptian Week in Saint Betrsberg- Russia. 2004.
 
Local recognition
 
-Human Rights Exhbition award- 1969.
-1st sculpture prize- of the 10th Pioneers Exhibitions- 1969.
-the Maternity 2nd Prize- 1970.
-Sculpture prize of Palestine Exhbition- 1970.
-Prize of the Opera Beautifying Competition- 1989,.
- The Opera Prize of Medals Arts 1990.
 
International recognition
 
-1st prize and the golden medal in sculpture of the 7th India Triennial- 1991.
-1st prize in sculpture of Parise Salon- 1996.
 
Private collection
 
-at individuals in Paris, New York and Rome.
 
State collection
 
- Egyptian Modern Art Museum.
- the Ministry of Social Affairs,.
-Cairo International Confernce Center.
-the Egyptian Opera House.
-Lalet Kala Academy- India.
- Al-Ahram Journal House.
 
Essays
 
- Works of Ahmed Abdel-Azeem is of a seriouse and constructive puropses due to his profeciency and his technical experience with sculpture; for he doesn`t rely on coincidence or imitation in his works. As well, there is a romantic sense that brings life to these seriouse works,.
Mohamed Rizque.