The supplication of Ahmed Al-Sawy Ahmed

Personal data

Known name: Doaa Al-Sawy
Date of birth: 10/1/1982
Place of birth: Luxor
Specialization: Graphic
Email: E.duaa_art@yahoo.com
Doaa.ahmed@ffa.luxor.edu.eg

school grade

- Bachelor’s degree from the Faculty of Fine Arts, Helwan University, 2006.
- Master of Fine Arts, “Graphic Treatments in the Renaissance Era for the History of the Children of Israel,” Helwan University, 2012.
- Doctor of Philosophy in Fine Arts, `The Expressive and Symbolic Meaning of Cave and Mountain Drawings' - `Contemporary Graphic Vision', Helwan University. 2017.

Jobs and professions undertaken by the artist

- Lecturer at the Faculty of Fine Arts - Luxor University 2007.
- Assistant lecturer in the Graphics Department - Faculty of Fine Arts - Luxor University 2012.
- Lecturer in the Graphics Department - Faculty of Fine Arts - Luxor University 2017.

Places where the artist lived

- the shortest .

Special exhibitions

- Exhibition `From the Memory of the Wall` at the Faculty of Fine Arts - Helwan University 2016.
- “Fingerprints” Exhibition at the Faculty of Fine Arts - Helwan University 2016.
- `Bedaya` Exhibition at the Faculty of Fine Arts in Luxor - South Valley University 2018.
- “In the Presence of My Father” exhibition at the Faculty of Fine Arts in Luxor - South Valley University 2022.

Local group exhibitions

- Exhibitions of student activities at the Faculty of Fine Arts in Luxor in the period from 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 AD.
- Student activities exhibitions at the Faculty of Fine Arts in Minya, 2004.
- Exhibitions of the Supreme Council for Youth and Sports from 2002 to 2004.
- Group exhibitions at Luxor Culture Palace from 2013 to 2017.
- Group exhibitions in the Graphic Department, College of Fine Arts, 2013.
- Group exhibitions for faculty members at the College of Fine Arts 2009: 2017 AD.
- “Common Concerns” exhibition, Luxor African Film Festival, Luxor 2017.
- An exhibition for the October Victory celebration at the Qena Culture Palace 2020 AD.
- Nuba Ceremony Forum 2021 AD.
- Silver Jubilee Exhibition of the Faculty of Fine Arts - Luxor University 2022 AD.

International group exhibitions/overseas exhibitions

- German Friendship Exhibition in Egypt entitled “Imagination” 2009
Technical Forum for Youth in Arab Universities (Egypt, Iraq, Yemen, Palestine) 2004 AD.
- The International Traveling Friendship Exhibition between Egyptian and German Artists from 2006 to 2008 (Luxor, Cairo, Alexandria, Frankfurt, Berlin).
- The First International South Salon, Faculty of Fine Arts, Luxor, 2013
- An exhibition on the sidelines of the First International Forum for Graphic Arts at the Faculty of Fine Arts in Luxor 2016.
- The Sixth Luxor International Photography Symposium 2013.
- International Photography Salon for Visual Arts in Luxor 2018
- The Sixth International South Salon 2018.
- Luxor International African Film Festival 2019.
- The First International Luxor University Exhibition at the Egyptian Public Library in Luxor 2020 AD.
- Picasso Celebration Exhibition in Malaga, Spain 2020.

The technical tasks assigned to him and general contributions

- Assistant Commissary - 6th International South Salon in Luxor 2018 AD.
- Commissar of the Luxor University International African Forum, preparing a database (international African universities, institutions and research centers) 2020.
- Media Coordinator for the Silver Jubilee Celebration of the Faculty of Fine Arts - Luxor University 2022 AD.

Literature and cultural activities

- A workshop on “Summer Caravan Programs” at the Hurghada Culture Palace, 2010.
- Participation in the book of the Visual Arts Exhibition affiliated with the activities of the Luxor University International African Forum 2020 AD.

Local awards

- Mubarak Excellence Award for Top Universities, from the President of the Republic on Science Day 2006.

Special collectibles

- I have some individuals at home and abroad and the artist’s family.

Official collectibles

- I have South Valley University and the Faculty of Fine Arts.

For important artistic works in the artist’s life

- An exhibition (In the presence of my father) was held at the Faculty of Fine Arts - Luxor University in March 2022 AD.
- Caveman .
- Me and the moon.
- No reconciliation .

The influences that affected the artist intellectually and artistically

The genetic factor played an essential role in her study of art. Although the artist’s father studied at Al-Azhar Al-Sharif, art took up a lot of his time. He also loved photography, but he was not fortunate enough to study art. She and three of her brothers also enrolled in the College of Fine Arts. .
Her father was interested in the educational process and artistic talents. He would gather them from a young age on the roof of the house or in an open place in circles and draw shapes and drawings for them in the form of paintings, then leave them with blank canvases and colors to unleash their imagination and each of them would draw what he wanted. “We drew our drawings from the inspiration of the environment.” .
Because she grew up in an artist’s house, she was introduced to all the tools currently used in drawing at the college since her childhood, such as the matter does not stop at just ordinary wooden colors and a drawing book like children, and her father’s library, which includes hundreds of books on art, religion, literature, and general culture, helped her in forming her personality and various concepts. Pointing out that we did not practice drawing or our favorite hobbies outside the home, but rather at home with our father.
Al-Sawy mentions that all of her sisters loved drawing, and three of them studied fine arts. She differed from them in her love of studying antiquities at first, but she chose to study fine arts based on her father’s wishes. In her studies, she showed great excellence, which made her excel in studying the art of sculpture, photography, and graphics in the various sections of the college. She was talented in the arts, as all the professors in the college encouraged her to succeed in these profound talents.
Her father’s support played a major role in her life, even before his death, which made her feel societal challenges. He would sit next to her when she painted any painting and advise her to modify or add to it. He expected a bright future for her in fine art and college as well, which encouraged her to complete her academic studies in college. After that you 

In order to increase her artistic talent in this field.
She remembers that her father influenced her from a young age and formed her culture. When he traveled to another country, he would take pictures and different views of mountains, monuments, etc., and come and explain to them those views and in which country, so that we could form a visual vision and live in the picture so that we could draw something like it, and open our imagination to draw others. When she was young, she felt that going out with her father was an enjoyable trip. He explained to her the details of the streets, trees, etc. He also encouraged her from a young age to participate in competitions, in which she won first places.
Al-Sawy adds that one time she was sitting with her father watching the graduation ceremony of the top students at the Police College, and her father said to her: ‘Can you be so kind?’ So she said to him: ‘Pray for me, Father.’ Indeed, after she graduated from the College of Fine Arts, she got first place in the level at South Valley University, and she traveled to the Academy of Scientific Research in Cairo with her father, so the President of the Republic - at the time - President Mohamed Hosni Mubarak honored her in December 2012. She was very happy because this honor was her father’s wish because he was the one who helped her reach her goal.
Several months after her graduation, she was appointed as a teaching assistant at the Faculty of Fine Arts, Luxor University. She then completed her master’s degree in 2012, and then her doctorate.