Egyptian contemporary artist, researcher, and Full Professor of Art Education based in Cairo. His interdisciplinary practice explores identity, memory, the body, and constructed realities through painting, mixed media, conceptual figuration, and visual narratives.

Cairo, Egypt
Professor of Art Education
www.waeldarweish.com

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SELECTED INTERNATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS
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• 55th Venice Biennale — Maldivian Pavilion, Venice, Italy
• Abu Dhabi Art Fair
• Art13 & Art14 London
• Sotheby’s / CARAVAN, London
• Christie’s auction presence
• Cairo International Biennale
• International exhibitions across Europe, USA, Middle East, and Asia
• Works included in museum and international private collections

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EDUCATION
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2008 — PhD in Art Education, Faculty of Art Education, Capital University, Cairo, Egypt
2003 — MFA, Painting & Drawing Department, Faculty of Art Education, Cairo, Egypt
1998 — BA, Faculty of Art Education, Capital University, Cairo, Egypt

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ACADEMIC POSITION
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Full Professor of Art Education
Faculty of Art Education, Capital University, Cairo, Egypt

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SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
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2026 — Exception, Access Art Gallery, Cairo, Egypt
2023 — Isthmus, Museum of Modern Egyptian Art, Cairo Opera House, Egypt
2023 — Half Dream!, Yassin Art Gallery, Cairo, Egypt
2022 — I M …YOU!, Demi Art Gallery, Cairo, Egypt
2022 — 25 Years of Art, Arteology Gallery, Cairo, Egypt
2020 — Ambivalent Self, Blue Rhino Art Consultancy, London / Istanbul
2018 — Not Expect, DAI Art Gallery, Cairo, Egypt
2017 — Visual Code, Capital Gallery, Cairo, Egypt
2016 — Time Intermezzo, Zamalek Art Gallery, Cairo, Egypt
2015 — The Prank, Art Sawa Gallery, Dubai, UAE
2014 — Disappearance, Art Sawa Gallery, Dubai, UAE
2013 — Collective View, Art Sawa Gallery, Dubai, UAE
2012 — Witness, Art Sawa Gallery, Dubai, UAE
2012 — Egyptian Embassy, Zagreb, Croatia
2012 — Egyptian Embassy, Ljubljana, Slovenia
2011 — Gallery-Museum Lendava, Slovenia
2010 — Shrouded Memories, Art Sawa Gallery, Dubai, UAE
2009 — Cairo Atelier, Cairo, Egypt
2008 — Gezira Art Center, Cairo, Egypt
2002 — Center of Arts, Zamalek, Cairo, Egypt

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SELECTED INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITIONS, BIENNALES & ART FAIRS
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2025 — Biennale d’Arte Contemporanea, Casagiove, Italy
2025 — The 61st Cairo Salon, Palace of Arts, Cairo Opera House, Egypt
2025 — Ayla Contemporary Art Symposium, Aqaba, Jordan
2025 — Fifth International Biennial “With the Message to Rule Peace”, Serbia
2024 — International Festival of Contemporary Plastic Arts, Algeria
2024 — Cairo Salon 60, Cairo Opera House, Egypt
2024 — Contemporary Visions, Italian Cultural Center, Cairo, Egypt
2024 — Visions, Odyssey Art Gallery, Cairo, Egypt
2023 — Copelouzos Family Art Museum, Athens, Greece
2023 — Art D’Égypte, The Body Presence, Cairo, Egypt
2023 — Capital Art 2, The Capital Promenade, Cairo, Egypt
2023 — The Beginnings, Palace of Arts, Cairo Opera House, Egypt
2022 — Cairo Art Week, Baron Palace, Cairo, Egypt
2022 — Biennial of Contemporary Arts, Casagiove, Italy
2022 — Cairo Art Fair, TAM Gallery, Cairo, Egypt
2022 — Recycled, Picasso Art Gallery, Cairo, Egypt
2021 — Contemporary Art Salon, Palace of Arts, Cairo Opera House, Egypt
2021 — Picasso Gallery, Marassi, Egypt
2021 — Artists in Action, Demi Art Gallery, Cairo, Egypt
2020 — The Intercontinental Biennial of Indigenous Art, USA
2020 — Luxor International Painting Symposium 13, Luxor, Egypt
2020 — Ars Gratia Artis Exhibition, Fundación Paurides, Spain
2020 — Art Without Borders, Serbia
2020 — National Exhibition, Palace of Arts, Cairo Opera House, Egypt
2019 — Naples International Art Symposium, Academy of Fine Arts, Naples, Italy
2019 — Miller Art Museum, Wisconsin, USA
2019 — N’Namdi Center for Contemporary Art, Michigan, USA
2019 — Cairo Reflection, Al Hanager Arts Center, Cairo Opera House, Egypt
2019 — Mirage of Hope, International Organization for Migration, Tunisia
2018 — International Biennale & Art Symposium, Veliko Gradište, Serbia
2018 — Sotheby’s / CARAVAN, London, United Kingdom
2018 — International Art Festival “Ode to Life”, Montenegro
2018 — Katara International Art Symposium, Qatar
2018 — N’Namdi Center for Contemporary Art, Michigan, USA
2018 — Örebro International Video Art Festival, Sweden
2017 — International Art Colony “My Balkan”, Serbia
2016 — International Art Symposium, New Delhi, India
2016 — Ayla Art Symposium, Jordan
2015 — Moscow Art Fair, Gallery Kremlin, Moscow, Russia
2015 — Cairo Amman Bank International Art Symposium, Jordan
2015 — Galleries Night, Art Sawa Gallery, Dubai, UAE
2015 — Narrative Movements, New Delhi, India
2014 — CARAVAN 3, Cairo / Washington D.C.
2014 — Art14 London, Olympia, London, United Kingdom
2013 — 55th Venice Biennale, Maldivian Pavilion, Venice, Italy
2013 — Abu Dhabi Art Fair, UAE
2013 — Christie’s Dubai, UAE
2013 — Beirut Exhibition Center, Lebanon
2013 — Art13 London, Olympia, London, United Kingdom
2013 — SYRI-ARTS Exhibition & Auction, Beirut, Lebanon
2012 — Abu Dhabi Art Fair, UAE
2012 — Christie’s Auction, Dubai, UAE
2012 — Secrets Project, Darat Al Funun, Jordan
2011 — MENASART Art Fair, Beirut, Lebanon
2011 — International Fine Arts Colony, Hungary
2011 — Çankırı Karatekin University Summer Academy, Turkey
2010 — III Biennale of Art Ecuador, Quito, Ecuador
2010 — Abu Dhabi Art Fair, UAE
2010 — Arab Cultural Week, Johannesburg, South Africa
2010 — Land of the Hyperreal, Havana, Cuba
2010 — Black and White, Gezira Art Center, Cairo, Egypt
2009 — Abu Dhabi Art Fair, UAE
2009 — Dublin Electronic Arts Festival, Ireland
2009 — Darklight Film Festival, Dublin, Ireland
2009 — Undercurrent Contemporary Egyptian Art, Dubai, UAE
2009 — Agenda Exhibition, Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Egypt
2008 — Cairo International Biennale, Cairo Opera House, Egypt
2008 — Art Paris Abu Dhabi, Emirates Palace, UAE
2008 — Art Sawa Gallery Opening, Dubai, UAE
2008 — Örebro International Video Art Festival, Sweden
2008 — Dubai Art Fair, UAE
2008 — From Athens to Marseille to Cairo, Marseille, France
2007 — Kunstmuseum Bonn, Bonn, Germany
2007 — Days of Egyptian Culture, New Delhi, India
2007 — What Is Happening Today, Cairo Opera House, Egypt
2007 — Imagining the Book II, Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Egypt
2005 — Egyptian Academy in Rome, Italy
2005 — Imagining the Book I, Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Egypt
2005 — Art and Soul, Cairo Opera House, Egypt
2002 — 6th International Ceramics Biennial, Cairo Opera House, Egypt
2002 — Arab Visual Artists Exhibition, Taha Hussein Museum, Cairo, Egypt
2001 — Arab Visual Artists Exhibition, Taha Hussein Museum, Cairo, Egypt
2000 — 5th International Ceramics Biennial, Cairo Opera House, Egypt
1998–2004 — Annual Salons of Young Artists, Cairo, Egypt
1998–2003 — Annual Salons of Miniatures, Cairo, Egypt

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AWARDS & HONORS
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2018 — Biennale Award, International Biennale & Art Symposium, Serbia
2018 — First Prize, Fine Arts Festival, Monastir, Tunisia
2010 — First Prize, Lind Art International Young Artists Fine Arts Colony, Slovenia
2003 — Grand Prize, 13th Salon of Young Artists, Cairo Opera House, Egypt
2000 — Jury Prize, All-Egyptian Artists Exhibition, Cairo Opera House, Egypt
1999 — Jury Prize, 11th Salon of Young Artists, Cairo Opera House, Egypt
1998 — First Prize, 10th Salon of Young Artists, Cairo Opera House, Egypt

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RESIDENCIES & INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS
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2019 — Naples International Art Symposium, Italy
2019 — My Balkan International Art Colony, Serbia
2016 — Machinists International Symposium, Armenia
2015 — Narrative Movements, New Delhi, India
2015 — Moscow Art Fair Residency Program, Russia
2015 — Thessaloniki Art Fair Program, Greece
2012 — International Fine Arts Residence “The Old School”, Bulgaria
2011 — International Fine Arts Colony, Hungary
2011 — Çankırı Karatekin University Summer Academy, Turkey
2010 — Lind Art International Young Artists Colony, Slovenia

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PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
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• Egyptian Museum of Modern Art
• Bibliotheca Alexandrina
• Danish Embassy in Cairo
• 15th May Museum
• Copelouzos Family Art Museum, Athens, Greece
• Gallery-Museum Lendava, Slovenia
• Çankırı Karatekin University Collection, Turkey
• New Cairo Airport Collection
• Museum of Modern Art, Monastir, Tunisia

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AUCTION & MARKET PRESENCE
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• Christie’s Auction Results
• Artsy
• International gallery representation across Europe, the Middle East, and the United States

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SELECTED PRESS & PUBLICATIONS
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• Ahram Online
• Arab News
• Egypt Today
• My Art Guides
• Cairo West Magazine

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LINKS
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Instagram — instagram.com/waelarts
Artsy — artsy.net/artist/wael-darwish
YouTube — youtube.com/@waelarts
LinkedIn — linkedin.com/in/wael-darwesh
Website — waeldarweish.com