Prof. Mohamed Ahmed Orabi
Personal data
Date of birth: 19/5/1961
Place of birth: Sohag
Specialization: photography
Email: orby_faiade@yahoo.com

school grade
Bachelor's degree from the College of Fine Arts, Department of Painting, 1984.
- MA in Painting, Faculty of Fine Arts, Helwan University, with the subject (The artistic style of the Nabi`s Group and its relationship to modern European art) 1991.
- Ph.D. in Painting, College of Fine Arts, Zamalek, in partnership with Washington State University, and its topic is (symbolicism in ancient Egyptian civilizations and its impact on the art of photography), 1996.

membership

- Member of the Fine Artists Syndicate 71/m, photography.
- Member of the Writers and Artists Association (Cairo Atelier).
- Member of the Asala Association.
- Member of the editorial board of New Ages Magazine.
- Member of the Supreme Authority for Beautification, Sohag Governorate.
- Member of the Palaces and Heritage Committee in Qena.

Jobs and occupations undertaken by the artist

Demonstrator, Faculty of Fine Arts, Minia University, 1985.
- Assistant Lecturer, Department of Painting, Faculty of Fine Arts, Minia University, 1991.
Visiting researcher at Washington State University in 1994.
- Teacher of drawing and painting at the Faculty of Fine Arts, Minia University, 1996.
- Fully delegated to work at the Faculty of Fine Arts in Luxor, South Valley University, 2000.
- Assistant Professor, Department of Painting, Faculty of Fine Arts, Minia University, 2003.
- Vice Dean of the Faculty of Fine Arts, Luxor, South Valley University.

The places where the artist lived

- Cairo .
- Minya.

Special exhibitions

- An exhibition at Juhayna Culture Palace, Sohag, 1984.
- Exhibition at the Cairo Atelier 1987, 1995.
- An exhibition in Washington, DC, USA, 1995.
- An exhibition in Damascus Gallery - Syria 1996.
- An exhibition at the Goethe Institute Hall in Alexandria 1996.
- An exhibition at the Museum of Fine Arts, Washington State University, Washington State University, USA, 1996.
- An exhibition entitled (Photographic Values of Black and White), Minya Palace of Culture, 1999.
Comu - Painting, The Legend of the Living, Cairo Atelier, under the title (Expression between pictorial performance and digital technology), 1999.
- Exhibition at Khan Al-Maghrabi Gallery, Zamalek, April 2012.
- Exhibition (Tawasin) in Ubuntu Hall, November 2015.
- Exhibition (Restoration between the Tangible and the Imaginary) in (Al-Bab - Selim) Hall, Museum of Modern Egyptian Art - Cairo Opera House, January 2017.

Local group exhibitions

May 15 competition for graduates of specialized technical colleges, 1984.
The General Exhibition of Fine Arts, session 15, 1985.
- Exhibition of Helwan University and the Youth and Sports Authority 1986.
Heritage Inspiration Exhibition, Faculty of Fine Arts, Minya, 1987.
Desert Competition, Nile Hall, Cairo, 1988.
The first Youth Salon 1989, the second 1990, the third 1991 and the fourth 1992.
- Group exhibition (Let's rejoice) Khan Al-Maghrabi - Zamalek - Cairo 1996
- Exhibition (Lamsett Nour) in Khan Al-Maghrabi in Zamalek, 1997.
- Group exhibition in the hall of the Faculty of Fine Arts - Luxor 1998.
- Photography exhibition entitled (Symbolic Perceptions of the Idea of Life), Faculty of Fine Arts, Luxor, 2002.
- Exhibition (In the Frame) at (Khan Al-Maghrabi) Gallery, June 2010.
Drawing Art Salon (Black and White), the second session, Al Jazeera Art Center, July 2010.
- The General Exhibition of Fine Arts, session (34) 2012.
The General Exhibition of Fine Arts, session (35), May 2013.
- Exhibition (Generations of Art) at Cordoba Gallery, Mohandessin, October 2014.
- Exhibition at (Dhaa) Gallery in Mohandessin - March 2016.
- Exhibition in Gallery (40) in Sheikh Zayed City, April 2017.
- Exhibition (Ramadaniyat) at Jeddah Atelier of Fine Arts - Saudi Arabia, June 2017.
- Exhibition `Luxor, Capital of Arab Culture` at the Public Library of Egypt in Luxor - July 2017.
- The General Exhibition of Fine Arts, session (39), September 2017.
- Exhibition (Bin Al-Balad Tales) at the Mahmoud Said Center for Museums in Alexandria, April 2018.
- An exhibition entitled (Mix) at Al Shomoua Gallery, May 2018.
The tenth (Ramadaniyat) exhibition at the Jeddah Art Atelier - Saudi Arabia, May 2018.
- Exhibition (In the Frame) at Khan Al-Maghrabi Gallery in Zamalek, June 2018.
- Exhibition (2030 in the eyes of touches) in the hall of touches in the center of the country - July 2018 (guest of honor).
- Exhibition of the Feast of the Wanli Brothers (The Wanli Brothers, from Diagnosis to Abstraction) at Generations Halls (1 and 2) at the Mahmoud Saeed Center for Museums in Alexandria, February 2019.
- Exhibition (Artists Between Dream and Reality Space) at Dey Art Gallery, April 2019.
The eleventh (Ramadaniyat) exhibition at the Jeddah Art Atelier - Saudi Arabia, May 2019.
(Al Diyar) exhibition at Khan El Maghraby Gallery in Zamalek, October 2019.
- Exhibition (The Journey) in (Hamid Ewes) Gallery, Museum of Fine Arts, Alexandria, November 2021.
- The Silver Jubilee Exhibition of the Faculty of Fine Arts, Luxor University, in the main exhibition hall of the Faculty of Fine Arts, Luxor, December 2021.

International group exhibitions / overseas fairs

- Young Egyptian Artists Exhibition, France, 1985.
The 19th Alexandria Biennale for the Mediterranean Countries, 1997.
Ostraca International Arts Festival, Sharm El-Sheikh, October 2016.
- Exhibition (A Painting in Every House) at Atelier Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, October 2016.
Madinaty International Art Symposium, fourth session, November 2017.
The Sixth International Salon of the South, Faculty of Fine Arts, Luxor, December 2018.
- Luxor African University Forum, Faculty of Fine Arts, Luxor, February 2020 (guest of honor).

Technical tasks assigned to him and general contributions

- Supervising the beautification of the city of Sohag and designing some wall works, including:
The Nile Monument in Opera Square 2002.
Mubarak's achievements in the public garden 2002.
Knowledge Mural 2002-2003.
- Design of photography works