Education
2016 - 2018 MFA Fine Art Painting – Slade School of Fine Art, UCL, London (UK)
2014 - 2016 BA Fine Art – Kingston University, London (UK)
2013 - 2014 BA Architecture – Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London (UK)
Solo Exhibitions
2025 Object of Attention – Gypsum Gallery, Cairo (EG)
2023 Cabinet of Curiosities – Taymour Grahne Projects, London (UK)
2022 Figure of Speech – Taymour Grahne Projects, London (Online) (UK)
2021 Twofold – Galerie DuflonRacz, Bern (CH)
Watching Grass Grow – Gypsum Gallery, Cairo (Online) (EG)
Selected Duo/Group Exhibitions
2025 Soft Murmurs – Dajun Gallery, Taiwan (TW)
Condo London – Gypsum Gallery hosted by Union Pacific, London (UK)
2024 Home – Woaw Gallery, Hong Kong (CN)
The Fire – Display Fever at Metamorphika Studios , London (UK)
Laced with Dust – Studio West Gallery, London (UK)
Tale Tonic, due show with Marianne Fahmy – The Africa Centre, London (UK)
2023 Painters – London: A Group Show – Half Gallery, New York (US)
When the Heart of a Pig has Hardened, Dice it Small – Kirki Projects, Tinos (GR)
2022 Shelf Life – Marlborough Gallery, London (UK)
Jacuzzi of Despair – Svetova1, Prague (CZ)
2021 Duologue, due show with Soukaina Joual – Kunstraum Dreiviertel, Bern (CH)
Sawa Sawa – Shubbak Festival, London (UK)
2020 #36 Annual Open Exhibition – Southwark Park Galleries, London (UK) (Online)
KINO DER KUNST, International Film Festival and Art Exhibition, Munich (DE)
X-ray –Kunsthalle am Hamburger Platz, Berlin (DE)
Bayti Baytek –Shubbak Festival, London (UK) (Online)
2019 End of Year Exhibition – MASS Alexandria, Alexandria (EG)
In The Realm of Hungry Ghosts – MASS Alexandria at Bamako Biennale (ML)
The Salon curated by Lolita Cros – The Wing, London (UK)
Alegzandreea – Shelter Art Space, Alexandria (EG)
In Conversation: A Painting Show – Sharjah Art Gallery, Cairo (EG)
Roznama 7 – Medrar, Cairo (EG)
2018 Paper Trail II – Gypsum Gallery, Cairo (EG)
Graduate Degree Show – Slade school of Fine Art, UCL, London (UK)
Perpetual Movement, Arab Women Artists Now festival – Rich Mix, London (UK)
21st National Open Art Exhibition – Bargehouse, Oxo Tower Wharf, London (UK)
2017 The Vibrating Image – Nahim Isaias Museum, Guayaquil (EC)
Future Echoes – Refugees Museum, Thessaloniki (GR)
Interim show – Slade school of Fine Art, UCL, London (UK)
Ruth Borchard Prize Exhibition – Piano Nobile gallery, London (UK)
Progress/Regress – Crypt gallery, London (UK)
Faith – Austin Forum, Augustinian Centre, London (UK)
2016 First Time – Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Alexandria (EG)
Kingston Fine Art Undergraduate Degree Show – Knights Park, London (UK)
2015 Inhabit – Istituto Europeo del Design, Milan (IT)
2014 Vote for Art – Knights Park, Kingston University, London (UK)
2013 Re‐claimed – Central Saint Martins, London (UK)
2016 - 2018 MFA Fine Art Painting – Slade School of Fine Art, UCL, London (UK)
2014 - 2016 BA Fine Art – Kingston University, London (UK)
2013 - 2014 BA Architecture – Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London (UK)
Solo Exhibitions
2025 Object of Attention – Gypsum Gallery, Cairo (EG)
2023 Cabinet of Curiosities – Taymour Grahne Projects, London (UK)
2022 Figure of Speech – Taymour Grahne Projects, London (Online) (UK)
2021 Twofold – Galerie DuflonRacz, Bern (CH)
Watching Grass Grow – Gypsum Gallery, Cairo (Online) (EG)
Selected Duo/Group Exhibitions
2025 Soft Murmurs – Dajun Gallery, Taiwan (TW)
Condo London – Gypsum Gallery hosted by Union Pacific, London (UK)
2024 Home – Woaw Gallery, Hong Kong (CN)
The Fire – Display Fever at Metamorphika Studios , London (UK)
Laced with Dust – Studio West Gallery, London (UK)
Tale Tonic, due show with Marianne Fahmy – The Africa Centre, London (UK)
2023 Painters – London: A Group Show – Half Gallery, New York (US)
When the Heart of a Pig has Hardened, Dice it Small – Kirki Projects, Tinos (GR)
2022 Shelf Life – Marlborough Gallery, London (UK)
Jacuzzi of Despair – Svetova1, Prague (CZ)
2021 Duologue, due show with Soukaina Joual – Kunstraum Dreiviertel, Bern (CH)
Sawa Sawa – Shubbak Festival, London (UK)
2020 #36 Annual Open Exhibition – Southwark Park Galleries, London (UK) (Online)
KINO DER KUNST, International Film Festival and Art Exhibition, Munich (DE)
X-ray –Kunsthalle am Hamburger Platz, Berlin (DE)
Bayti Baytek –Shubbak Festival, London (UK) (Online)
2019 End of Year Exhibition – MASS Alexandria, Alexandria (EG)
In The Realm of Hungry Ghosts – MASS Alexandria at Bamako Biennale (ML)
The Salon curated by Lolita Cros – The Wing, London (UK)
Alegzandreea – Shelter Art Space, Alexandria (EG)
In Conversation: A Painting Show – Sharjah Art Gallery, Cairo (EG)
Roznama 7 – Medrar, Cairo (EG)
2018 Paper Trail II – Gypsum Gallery, Cairo (EG)
Graduate Degree Show – Slade school of Fine Art, UCL, London (UK)
Perpetual Movement, Arab Women Artists Now festival – Rich Mix, London (UK)
21st National Open Art Exhibition – Bargehouse, Oxo Tower Wharf, London (UK)
2017 The Vibrating Image – Nahim Isaias Museum, Guayaquil (EC)
Future Echoes – Refugees Museum, Thessaloniki (GR)
Interim show – Slade school of Fine Art, UCL, London (UK)
Ruth Borchard Prize Exhibition – Piano Nobile gallery, London (UK)
Progress/Regress – Crypt gallery, London (UK)
Faith – Austin Forum, Augustinian Centre, London (UK)
2016 First Time – Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Alexandria (EG)
Kingston Fine Art Undergraduate Degree Show – Knights Park, London (UK)
2015 Inhabit – Istituto Europeo del Design, Milan (IT)
2014 Vote for Art – Knights Park, Kingston University, London (UK)
2013 Re‐claimed – Central Saint Martins, London (UK)
Residencies
2022 Montresso Art Foundation artist residency, Marrakech (MA)
2021 Pro Helvetia Studio Residency, PROGR, Bern (CH)
2020 L’appartement 22 Artist-in-residence, Rabat (MA)
2019 MASS Alexandria independent studio programme, Alexandria (EG)
2017 Artist-in-residence at L'Atelier D'Alexandrie, Alexandria (EG)
Awards and Grants
2023 Regional Training and Events – AFAC (LB) as K-oh-llective
2022 ACS Studio Prize – Artists Collecting Society (UK) shortlist
Sainsbury Scholarship – British School at Rome (IT) shortlist
Contemporary British Painting Prize – CBP (UK) Longlist
The Waverton Art Prize – Boisdale (UK) shortlist
2020 Self Organisations Grant – Mophradat (BE) as K-oh-llective
2018 4th Frase Got Talent prize – Frase Contemporary (IT) shortlist
Dentons Art Prize 7.0 (UK) shortlist
Sarabande Emerging Artist Fund (UK) shortlist
2017 Highly Commended award – 21st National Open Art Moving Image (UK)
Frase Got Talent Prize (IT) shortlist
Ruth Borchard self-portrait prize (UK) shortlist
Public Events and Workshops
2025 Artist talk moderated by Sarah Sarofim – Gypsum Gallery, Cairo (EG)
2024 Artist talk – AWAN The Africa Centre, London (UK)
2023 Where do we go from here, K-oh-llective – ARD for Art, Cairo (EG)
2021 22, COP26 commission project – Liverpool Arab Arts festival (Online)
Ujamaa, National Trust commission – 575 Wandsworth road, London (UK)
Written to be Spoken, Live Praxes #2 – Radio/Live performance events (online)
2020 Voices of Young Artists in the Arab Region, UNESCO – video interview invite (online)
2019 Artist talk and painting workshop – The American University of Cairo (EG)
2018 Tashweesh festival – Goethe Institute, Cairo (EG)
2017 LIQUITEX White walls – 40ft x 8ft mural project, London’s Artists Quarter (UK)
Collections
Soho House Collection (UK)
X Museum Collection (CN)
Publications and Press
2025 Takes on: Condo 2025 - Frieze London
Regional art shows to look out for in February-March 2025 - Dazed Middle East
Thoughts: Nada Elkalaawy ‘Object of Attention - Sorcha Richardson on Substack
2024 The Anomie Review of Contemorary British Painting III - Anomie Publishing
2023 Maybe We’e in a Bad Marriage, K-oh-llective - NO NIIN Volume II
2022 Squatting the Internet, K-oh-llective - Rehearsing Hospitalities 4
2021 A Guest in Bern - Interview with Nada Elkalaawy, Kunstmuseum Bern
2020 Young Arab artists share their homes during pandemic - Jdeed Magazine
Systems of subtleties: Reflections on MASS Alexandria’s exhibition - Mada Masr
2019 The Wing: Inside London’s newest members club for women - Evening Standard
2018 Art Alert: Paper Trail group exhibition to open at Gypsum Gallery - Ahram Online
Visualising the invisible: Arab women artists reveal untold stories - Middle East Eye
Awan: Perpetual movement - Wall Street International
Chronicling fragmented memories from the Arab diaspora - tmrw magazine
Perpetual movement, March 2018 issue - Vogue Arabia
Perpetual Movement (AWAN), March issue - After Nyne magazine
Arab Women Artists Now festival - Sky News Arabia
Interview with Lizzy Collier - Banat Collective
The Arab Female-Led Exhibition Exploring Migration - Mille
2015 10 Egyptian Artists You Should Know About - Egypt Today Magazine
2022 Montresso Art Foundation artist residency, Marrakech (MA)
2021 Pro Helvetia Studio Residency, PROGR, Bern (CH)
2020 L’appartement 22 Artist-in-residence, Rabat (MA)
2019 MASS Alexandria independent studio programme, Alexandria (EG)
2017 Artist-in-residence at L'Atelier D'Alexandrie, Alexandria (EG)
Awards and Grants
2023 Regional Training and Events – AFAC (LB) as K-oh-llective
2022 ACS Studio Prize – Artists Collecting Society (UK) shortlist
Sainsbury Scholarship – British School at Rome (IT) shortlist
Contemporary British Painting Prize – CBP (UK) Longlist
The Waverton Art Prize – Boisdale (UK) shortlist
2020 Self Organisations Grant – Mophradat (BE) as K-oh-llective
2018 4th Frase Got Talent prize – Frase Contemporary (IT) shortlist
Dentons Art Prize 7.0 (UK) shortlist
Sarabande Emerging Artist Fund (UK) shortlist
2017 Highly Commended award – 21st National Open Art Moving Image (UK)
Frase Got Talent Prize (IT) shortlist
Ruth Borchard self-portrait prize (UK) shortlist
Public Events and Workshops
2025 Artist talk moderated by Sarah Sarofim – Gypsum Gallery, Cairo (EG)
2024 Artist talk – AWAN The Africa Centre, London (UK)
2023 Where do we go from here, K-oh-llective – ARD for Art, Cairo (EG)
2021 22, COP26 commission project – Liverpool Arab Arts festival (Online)
Ujamaa, National Trust commission – 575 Wandsworth road, London (UK)
Written to be Spoken, Live Praxes #2 – Radio/Live performance events (online)
2020 Voices of Young Artists in the Arab Region, UNESCO – video interview invite (online)
2019 Artist talk and painting workshop – The American University of Cairo (EG)
2018 Tashweesh festival – Goethe Institute, Cairo (EG)
2017 LIQUITEX White walls – 40ft x 8ft mural project, London’s Artists Quarter (UK)
Collections
Soho House Collection (UK)
X Museum Collection (CN)
Publications and Press
2025 Takes on: Condo 2025 - Frieze London
Regional art shows to look out for in February-March 2025 - Dazed Middle East
Thoughts: Nada Elkalaawy ‘Object of Attention - Sorcha Richardson on Substack
2024 The Anomie Review of Contemorary British Painting III - Anomie Publishing
2023 Maybe We’e in a Bad Marriage, K-oh-llective - NO NIIN Volume II
2022 Squatting the Internet, K-oh-llective - Rehearsing Hospitalities 4
2021 A Guest in Bern - Interview with Nada Elkalaawy, Kunstmuseum Bern
2020 Young Arab artists share their homes during pandemic - Jdeed Magazine
Systems of subtleties: Reflections on MASS Alexandria’s exhibition - Mada Masr
2019 The Wing: Inside London’s newest members club for women - Evening Standard
2018 Art Alert: Paper Trail group exhibition to open at Gypsum Gallery - Ahram Online
Visualising the invisible: Arab women artists reveal untold stories - Middle East Eye
Awan: Perpetual movement - Wall Street International
Chronicling fragmented memories from the Arab diaspora - tmrw magazine
Perpetual movement, March 2018 issue - Vogue Arabia
Perpetual Movement (AWAN), March issue - After Nyne magazine
Arab Women Artists Now festival - Sky News Arabia
Interview with Lizzy Collier - Banat Collective
The Arab Female-Led Exhibition Exploring Migration - Mille
2015 10 Egyptian Artists You Should Know About - Egypt Today Magazine
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