Mustafa Abdo Ahmed Meshaal

Personal data

Nickname: Mustafa Meshaal
Date of birth: 18/1/1944
Birthplace: West
Date of death: 12/19/2010
Specialization: photography
Email: mmashal_arts@hotmail.com
Website: mmashal.jeeran.com , http://www.mmashal.jeeran.com/Apaintings-2.html

school grade

- Bachelor's degree from the Faculty of Fine Arts, Painting Department, 1967 - Cairo.

membership

- Active member of the Syndicate of Fine Artists.
- Member of the Association of Artists and Writers (Alexandria Atelier).
- Member of the Asala Association for the Care of Heritage and Contemporary Arts.

Jobs and occupations undertaken by the artist

- Plastic arts specialist at Gharbia Culture Palace.
- Director of the Technical Department, Western Culture Palace.
- General Manager of Western Culture.
Teaching art education (drawing - painting) at the Faculty of Specific Education in Tanta.
- Teaching art education in the city of idols (Ain Koumnet) in Algeria for a period of four years from 1977-1981.
- Undersecretary for Technical Affairs at the Palace of Culture in Tanta.
- Editor-in-Chief of the Western Atelier Magazine, published by the General Administration of Western Culture.
- Fine artist .

The places where the artist lived

- the shortest.
- Rashid.
- Arish.
- Morocco .
- France.
- Algeria.

Special exhibitions

- An exhibition in Tanta 1970.
An exhibition in Arish 1985.
- Exhibition in Akhenaten Gallery, Cairo Atelier, 1991.
Exhibition in Tanta 1992.
- An exhibition at Shatby Culture Palace - Alexandria 1993.
- An exhibition in Shebin El-Koum Culture Palace - Sadat City 1993.
- An exhibition at the Spanish Cultural Center in Alexandria 1998.
Touring exhibition of the General Authority for Cultural Palaces 1998.
- An exhibition at the General Authority for Cultural Palaces - Western Culture 1999.
Tawaf exhibition in Tanta - Assiut - Shebin El-Koum 2000.
- An exhibition at the Palace of Culture, Al-Mahalla Al-Kubra, 2002.
- An exhibition at the Egyptian Center for International Cultural Cooperation (Foreign Diplomats), January 2003.
- Exhibition at Creativity Palace in Alexandria 2003.
- Exhibition at Abdel Moneim El Sawy Culture Wheel (Ard Hall), 2004.
- An exhibition at the Mansoura National Museum, February 2007.
- An exhibition entitled (Legends) at Dhy Gallery for Culture and Arts, January 2019.

Local group exhibitions

A joint touring exhibition in the governorates, 1968.
- Middle Delta Artists Exhibition with the artist Mostafa Butt and the artist Abdel Wahhab Abdel Mohsen in Tanta, Assiut, Minya, January 1990.
- The General Exhibition of Fine Arts from 1986 until the 21st session of 1990.
The first Port Said National Biennale 1992, the second 1994.
- Alexandria Atelier Artists Exhibition from 1986 until now.
- Luxor Artists Exhibition - Akhenaten Hall 1988.
The National Exhibition of Fine Arts, Session No. 24, 1995.
- An exhibition of 6 artists gathered by Alexandria, Sidi Gaber Palace, Alexandria, May 1996.
West Germany Exhibition (Munich), participation with the Asala Association, 1997.
- A joint exhibition with the Asala Association in Al-Ahram newspaper, 1997.
The First Salon of Small Works of Art, Arts Complex, March 1997.
- The National Exhibition of Fine Arts, Session (25) 1997, Session (26) 1999.
The Fifth Salon of Small Works of Art, 2002.
- The National Exhibition of Fine Arts, Session (28), 2003.
The Sixth Salon of Small Works of Art, 2003.
The Seventh Salon of Small Works of Art, 2004.
- Exhibition of Egyptian Governorates Artists accompanying the Alexandria Golden Jubilee Biennale 2005.
- The National Exhibition of Fine Arts, Session (29), 2005.
- International Artists Forum in the Fine Arts Hall of the Egyptian Opera House, September 2006.
- Exhibition (Climate Change) on the occasion of the celebration of the World Environment Day, at Karma Bin Hana Cultural Center, Ahmed Shawky Museum, June 2007.
- The First Fine Creativity Festival (the general exhibition, the thirtieth session, and the first plastic art market), 2007.
- The Second Fine Creativity Festival (General Exhibition, Thirty-first Session), 2008.
- The Third Fine Creativity Festival (General Exhibition, Thirty-second Session), 2009.
Exhibition of exhibitions for the acquisition of the Arish National Museum of Antiquities in Arish, April 2010.
- Fourth Fine Creativity Festival (General Exhibition, Thirty-Third Session), 2010.
The Fourth Fine Creativity Festival (Small Artworks Market) in the two halls (Nahdet Misr and Isis) at Mahmoud Mukhtar Cultural Center - Mahmoud Mukhtar Museum, June 2010.
- Exhibition (The National Team 3) in Cordoba Hall, Mohandessin, December 2010.
- Exhibition (Birds that refuse to leave) in (Abaad) Hall, Museum of Modern Egyptian Art, Opera House, November 2013.
- An exhibition entitled `Dialogues of Faces and Places` at the Arab Atelier Gallery for Culture and Arts in Mohandessin, December 2019.
Mobdeoun Khalidon exhibition at Dhi Gallery, Mohandessin, January 2021.
- The third exhibition entitled (Arabic Selections) at the (Dhi) Gallery of Arts and Culture in Mohandessin, May 2021.
- Exhibition (Generations) at (Hala Art Gallery) in Nasr City, September 2021.
- An exhibition entitled (Arabic Selections), the fourth in the (Dhi) Gallery of Arts and Culture in Mohandessin, June 2022.
- An exhibition entitled (Creative Immortals) at (Dhaa) Gallery of Culture and Arts in Zamalek and Mohandessin, September 2022.
- An exhibition entitled (Arabic Selections 2023) at the (Dhi) Gallery for Arts and Culture in Mohandessin and Zamalek, July 2023.

International group exhibitions / overseas fairs

The 21st Alexandria International Biennale for the Mediterranean Countries, 2001.
- Chinese International Peace Exhibition, Hanager Hall, Cairo Opera House, 2005.
Luxor Third International Photography Forum, Luxor, November 2010.

Technical visits

- A large number of artistic visits related to mass culture in most governorates such as Luxor, Aswan, Assiut, New Valley, Arish, Minya, Qena, Rashid and others.

Missions and grants

A sabbatical grant from the Egyptian Ministry of Culture from 1992 to 1999.

Technical tasks assigned to him and general contributions

- Participation in the preparation of the Gharbia Governorate pavilion in the tourism festival in Cairo for several years.
- Decorating the agricultural industrial exhibition in Gharbia Governorate.
- Member of the jury of the 12th Youth Salon 2000.
- Restoration of Ras El-Teen Palace in Alexandria with the group of Dr. Adel El-Masry for a period of three years.
Beautification of the Archaeological Museum of Nubian Antiquities in Aswan.

Literature and cultural activities

- Published several technical articles in the local press in Gharbia.
- Participated in many technical lectures in the Palaces of Culture.
- Participated in the activities of the Writers Union, Western Branch.

local awards

First Prize in Photography, Tanta Exhibition, 1970.
- First prize (painting) The first Port Said National Biennale 1992, the second 1994.

Private collectibles

- I have many individuals in Egypt and a number of countries in the world.

Official collectibles

- Museum of Modern Egyptian Art - Cairo.
The Egyptian Opera House.
Branch management of the Ministry of Culture.
Al-Ahram Foundation.
- The Supreme Council of Egyptian Culture.
Museum of the Faculty of Fine Arts in Cairo.
Book House in Tanta.
- Museum of Modern Art in Alexandria (Mahmoud Said).