Curriculum Vitae
 
Omar Ahmed Abdel-Zaher Diab
 
Personal Data
   
Fame Name : Omar Abdel-Zaher
Birth date : 30/4/1966
Place of birth : Cairo
Activities : Graphic
Email : omar_abdzaher@yahoo.com
 

 
Education
 
- Graduated from the Faculty of Fine Arts Graphic Department, Menia University 1991.
- Diploma from the Faculty of Fine Arts Graphic Department, Menia University 1994.
- Master degree in fine arts for Graphic, (the impact of the primitive arts on the Egyptian Print Art ) Helwan University 2000.
- Ph.D. in fine arts entitled (folklore and its impact on the art edition in both Egypt and Iraq ) Helwan University 2006 .
 
Membership
 
- Member of the Fine Artists Association.
- Member of Cairo Atelier.
 
Jobs
 
- Designer at Egypt Today magazine ` Aujourdhui I`Egypt `, from 1992 to 1994.
- Designer at the Fine Arts Sector since 1995 until now 2005.
 
Places of interest
 
- Cairo .
 
Solo shows
 
- Exhibition in Cairo Atelier, 1998.
- At Arabesque art gallery, 2000.
- At Ekhnaton art gallery, Zamalek Arts Center, 2000.
- At Picasso art gallery 2001.
- At Arabesque art gallery, 2002.
- At Exhibition in Ekhnaton (3) art gallery, Zamalek Arts Center, Cairo 2003.
- At Khan al-Maghraby gallery, 2003.
- At Karim Francis gallery, 2004.
- At (al-Hussein Fawzi), Gezira Arts Center, September 2005.
- At ` Ragheb Ayiad` - Gezira Arts Center , September 2007.
 
Local exhibitions
 
- Exhibition at Menia Cultural Palace, 1989.
- The Youth Salon, 1989, 1990,1991, 1992, 1993 1994, 1995, 1997.
- Alexandria Youth Salon 1993.
- National Exhibition of Fine Arts session (23) 1993, (24) 1995, (25) 1997, (26) 1999.
- The Salon of Mini Works of Art, Third 1999, Fourth 2000 Fifth 2002 Sixth 2003.
- The Premiere Black and White Drawing Salon, Gezira Arts Center, May 2004.
- The 7th Salon of Mini Works of Art, 2004.
- The Third National Graphic Exhibition, 2005.
- National Exhibition of Fine Arts session (29) 2005.
- Innovation Exhibition in Future Library in Heliopolis, May 2006.
- Exhibition ` Ramadinat` - Salama Gallery - Mohandessen 2006 .
 
International exhibitions
 
- The Fifth Cairo International Biennale, 1994.
- Third International Exhibition in Bolivia, Latin America 1995.
- Egyptian art exhibition in Sarajevo 2002.
- Egyptian contemporary art exhibition in Athens 2004.
 
Scholarship
 
- Sabbatical leave of the Ministry of Culture.
 
Local and international Who's Who
 
- Chosen by the International Biographical Institution in London, among 1000 characters worldwide during the 21st century to be over characters of the global dictionary of curriculum vitae.
- Has been chosen again within 500 personal allover the world as “the Living Mythology of 2004”.That is the name of the book published by the International Biographical Institution .
 
Local recognition
 
- Recipient of the first prize in the painting, in group exhibition staged at the Palace of Culture in Menia,1989.
- Recipient of the first prize in painting in the 5th Youth Salon, 1993.
- Grand prix in Hilorama Exhibition, the French Cultural Center 1996.
- State Award for Art Creativity 2001.
 
International recognition
 
- Logo design for the Egyptian -French Cultural Relations 1997.
 
Private collection
 
- Egypt, America, France, England and Saudi Arabia.
 
State collection
 
- Museum of Egyptian Modern Art.
- Cultural Development Fund.