Elsayed Mohamed El-Sayed Abdo Salim
Personal data

Nickname: Elsayed Abdo Salim
Date of birth: 11/3/1952
Place of birth: Kafr El-Sheikh
Specialization: Sculpture
Email: aasleem@yahoo.com,
info@abdoslum.com

school grade

- Bachelor’s degree from the Faculty of Fine Arts, Department of Sculpture, Alexandria University, 1976.
- Postgraduate Diploma, Faculty of Fine Arts, Helwan University.
- Postgraduate studies, Master’s and Doctorate, Faculty of Fine Arts, Helwan University, 1994- 1998.

Membership

-Member of the Fine Artists Syndicate 1415/173, Sculpture.
-Member of the Artists and Writers Group at Cairo Atelier and Alexandria Atelier.
-Member of Al-Ghouri Artists Group and the National Society for Arts.

Jobs and professions undertaken by the artist

He worked as head of fine arts at the Kafr El-Sheikh Culture Directorate, then devoted himself to art.
- Professor of Sculpture at the Faculty of Specific Education in Kafr El-Sheikh.
- Head of the Art Education Department
- Vice Dean of the College of Technical Education for Community Service and Environmental Development Affairs.
- Former Dean of the Faculty of Specific Education in Kafr El-Sheikh.

Places where the artist lived

- Kafr El-Sheikh.
- Cairo .
- Alexandria .

Special exhibitions

- Four private exhibitions since 1978 in Kafr El-Sheikh, Dessouk and Fowa.
- Exhibition at the Pioneer Preparation Institute 1980 - Cairo.
- Exhibition at the Republic Theater 1980 - Cairo.
- Exhibition at Rajab Hall 1978, 1990.
- Exhibition at Cairo Atelier 1978, 1990, 1993.
- Exhibition at the Alexandria Atelier 1994- A duo exhibition with the artist/ Ahmed Gad.
- Exhibition at the Egyptian Academy of Arts in Rome - Italy 1995.
- Exhibition in the hall of the Faculty of Specific Education in Kafr El-Sheikh, 1996.
- Exhibition at the Egyptian Cultural Center in Paris with Dr. Ahmed Gad and Mr. Hassan Karim 1996.
- Exhibition at the Mansoura Museum, Dar Ibn Luqman, 1999.
- Exhibition (duo) at the Egyptian Cultural Center in Paris with Dr. Ahmed Gad 1999.
- Exhibition at the Mahmoud Said Museum in Alexandria, 2002.
- A special exhibition in Syria 2003.
- Exhibition at the Egyptian Cultural Center in Paris 2004.
- Exhibition at Ibdaa Hall in Cairo 2005.
- Exhibition at Ibdaa Hall in Mohandiseen 2006.
- Exhibition at Picasso Hall 2006.
- An exhibition in the exhibition hall of the Faculty of Specific Education in Kafr El-Sheikh 2008.
- Exhibition (A World Celebrating Conflict) at the Mahmoud Saeed Center for Museums in Alexandria, March 2013.
- Exhibition at Dha Gallery, January 2017.
- (Magic of Imagination) exhibition at Egypt Gallery, March 2019.

Local group exhibitions

- Exhibition at Cairo Atelier with the artist Abdel Wahab Abdel Mohsen 1990.
- All sessions of the general exhibition of Egyptian artists from 1980 until now.
- The National Fine Arts Exhibition, session (23) 1993, session (25) 1997, session (26) 1999, session (27) 2001, session (28) 2003.
- Exhibition (Egyptian Colours) at the Italian Cultural Institute, 2000.
- Fifth Salon of Small Works of Art 2002.
- The First Sculpture Salon of Noble Materials at the Palace of Arts 2005.
- National Fine Arts Exhibition, session (29) 2005.
- Art and Revolution Exhibition in Port Said 2007.
- The First Fine Creativity Festival (Thirtieth General Exhibition and First Fine Art Market) 2007.
- The Second Fine Creativity Festival (General Exhibition, Thirty-First Session) 2008.
- Exhibition (Incoming Stars) in the (Rateb Siddiq and Inji Efflatoun) halls at Cairo Atelier 2008.
- An exhibition at the Kafr El-Sheikh Culture Palace with some Yemeni artists who trained in his drawings in 2008.
- Exhibition for acquisition at the Museum of Fine Arts in Alexandria, May 2008.
- Gallery Salon, second session, at Ibdaa Arts Hall, May 2008.
- The second salon of Mansoura Atelier at Mubarak Public Library in Mansoura, November 2008 (guest of honor).
- Exhibition (Contemporary Sculptures) at the Saad Zaghloul Center, House of the Nation Museum - December 2009.
- (Faces) exhibition in One Horizon Hall - Muhammad Mahmoud Khalil Museum and his wife, December 2009.
- The Fourth Fine Creativity Festival (The Fourth Salon of Egypt), July 2010.
- Exhibition (A Contemporary Vision of the Human Body) at the Palace of Arts, October 2010.
- General Exhibition of Fine Arts, session (34) 2012.
- Exhibition (Museum and Statue) at the Gezira Arts Center, December 2012.
- “Birds that Refuse to Leave” exhibition in the “Abaad” Hall at the Museum of Modern Egyptian Art at the Opera House, November 2013.
- General Fine Arts Exhibition, session (36), June 2014.
- General Exhibition of Fine Arts, session (37) 2015.
- Exhibition at Gallery (Dha) in Mohandiseen - March 2016.
- General Fine Arts Exhibition, session (38), May 2016.
- Exhibition (Sculpture Document) at Darb Hall (1718), October 2016.
- Exhibition (Sculpture Document) in Hamed Owais Hall at the Museum of Fine Arts in Alexandria, January 2017.
- Ramadaniyat Exhibition at Jeddah Fine Arts Atelier - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, June 2017.
- An exhibition of the results of a workshop (a visual reading of Afifi Matar’s poetry) at the Dha Gallery for Culture and Arts in Mohandiseen, August 2017.
- Exhibition (Summer 2017) at Drop Gallery in Garden City - August 2017.
- General Fine Arts Exhibition, session (39), September 2017.
- Egypt International Salon, the first foundation session, in the Arts Hall, Al-Ahram Foundation, October 2017.
- Exhibition (Amsia Artists), the accompanying exhibition for the Third Lancia Congress (Education through Art) at the Mahmoud Mokhtar Cultural Center, April 2018.
- The tenth (Ramadaniyat) exhibition at Jeddah Arts Atelier - in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, May 2018.
- Exhibition (Summer 2018) at Drop Gallery in Garden City - July 2018.
- The Second Sculpture Salon at the Palace of Arts, September 2018.
- Exhibition (The Place - Mr. Abdo Selim and His Students) at Day Gallery, Mohandiseen, October 2018.
- General Fine Arts Exhibition, session (40), December 2018.
- Exhibition at Drop Gallery in Garden City, July 2019.
- Exhibition (In Love with Opera) in my hall (Salah Taher - Ziad Bakir) at the Opera October 2019
- Exhibition (Art and Peace 3) in the Arts Hall of Al-Ahram newspaper, October 2019 (guest of honor).
- An exhibition entitled “Dialogues of Faces and Places” at Dhi Atel Gallery

Exhibition at Drop Gallery in Garden City, July 2019.
- Exhibition (In Love with Opera) in my hall (Salah Taher - Ziad Bakir) at the Opera October 2019
- Exhibition (Art and Peace 3) in the Arts Hall of Al-Ahram newspaper, October 2019 (guest of honor).
- An exhibition entitled `Dialogues of Faces and Places` at the Gallery of the Arab Atelier for Culture and Arts in Mohandiseen, December 2019.
- Al-Dawa Sculpture Salon (3) exhibition at Note Gallery in Zamalek, February 2020.
- Cairo Salon (59) of Fine Arts at the Palace of Arts, October 2020.
- An exhibition entitled (Arabic Selections), the third at the Dha Gallery for Arts and Culture in Mohandessin, May 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.
- An exhibition entitled (Contemporary Visual Art) at Note Gallery in Zamalek, January 2022.
- An exhibition entitled (Memory of Cairo Atelier) at Cairo Atelier in May 2022.
- An exhibition entitled (Arabic Selections), the fourth exhibition at the Dha Gallery for Arts and Culture in Mohandiseen, June 2022.
- General Fine Arts Exhibition (43rd) at the Palace of Arts, September 2022.
- Exhibition at Lamasat Gallery in Dokki, October 2022.
- Lamasat Salon entitled (Art Shopping) in (Lamasat) Gallery in Dokki, March 2023.
- The Third Sculpture Salon at the Palace of Arts, February 2023.
- An exhibition entitled (Arabic Selections 2023) at the Dha Gallery for Arts and Culture in Mohandiseen and Zamalek, July 2023.

International group exhibitions/overseas exhibitions

- The Fifth Cairo International Biennale 1994.
- He represented Egypt in the Dialogue of Civilizations in Erfurt, East Germany, at the Confucura Exhibition 1995.
- The Third Rachana International Symposium (marble), Beirut 1996.
- The Ninth International India Triennale 1996.
The First International Granite Sculpture Symposium in Aswan 1996.
- The First Lithuanian International Symposium of Granite Sculpture 1997.
- The Second China International Symposium of Granite Sculpture 1998.
- Exhibition at the Egyptian Cultural Center in Paris 2005.
- National Arts Biennale (Path of the Sun) in Ecuador 2006.
- Contemporary Egyptian Art Exhibition - Tripoli, Libya 2008.
- Exhibition (From the Nile to the Two Holy Mosques) at the Jeddah Art Atelier in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, February 2015.
- South International Salon (fifth session) at the Faculty of Fine Arts in Luxor, April 2017.
- (Jerusalem Peace) Exhibition at the Alexandria Library, December 2017.
- The Sixth International South Salon at the Faculty of Fine Arts in Luxor, December 2018.
- Luxor University African Forum at the Faculty of Fine Arts in Luxor, February 2020 (guest of honor).

Scholarships and grants

- A one-year internal scholarship to the Pioneer Preparation Center 1979.
- A full-time grant from the Ministry of Culture for four years since 1990.

The technical tasks assigned to him and general contributions

- He established the Center for Teaching the Art of Copper Sculpture.
- Member of the Supreme Technical and Historical Committee for the Homeland Memory Project at the General Authority for Cultural Palaces, December 2010.

Literature and cultural activities

- A collection of master’s and doctoral theses at the Faculties of Arts and Art Education in Egypt that dealt with the artist’s works through analysis and theory on the basis that they represent an important aspect of realistic surrealist sculpture that touched human feelings, and the human being in many works such as the Press of Destiny, Adam’s Song, The Face of Life, The Apple, and Fission. ..etc. as one of the symbols of surrealist sculpture in Egypt.
Chinese magazines and newspapers wrote about him while he was building a 5m-high granite flood statue in the city of Channing, China.
Lithuanian newspapers also wrote about him and displayed some of his works and his statue in the city of Vilnius, the capital, which he called Dialogue Between Trees in 1997, 5 meters high.
- A film on the Egyptian Cultural Channel entitled (Bronze Suit).
- A documentary film on Norwegian Television Channel 2 about his sculptural works in 2007.

Local awards

- First prize for the Kafr El-Sheikh Artists Exhibition 1980 - 1981 - 1982 - 1983.
- Opera Prize in Art Medal 1989.
- Sculpture Award in the Nile Competition - General Exhibition 1994.
- He won many awards at the Ministry of Youth exhibitions.
- He was honored by the National Center for Fine Arts, El Sawy Culturewheel, with certificates of appreciation for his collection of works called (Good and Evil).
- He won the State Award and the Medal of Arts in sculpture.

International awards

- Medal of the Cultural Weeks in Spain 1980.
- He was honored at the Ecuador Biennale with some certificates of appreciation in 2006.

Special collectibles

- In some individuals in Egypt - Germany - Spain - America - France - Italy - Kuwait - Bahrain - Saudi Arabia.

Official collectibles

- Museum of Modern Egyptian Art in Cairo.
- Conference hall in Cairo.
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs .
- Ministry of Youth .
- Embassy of Qatar.
- German Embassy .
- Egyptian Opera House.
- Al-Ahram newspaper building.
- Open Sculpture Museum in Aswan.
- Tamura Museum, Japan.
- Museum of Art and Garden - Gezira Arts Center in Zamalek.

For important artistic works in the artist’s life

- Designing some logos and medals for Kafr El-Sheikh Governorate.
- Designing 16 field works in Alexandria, Giza, Kafr El-Sheikh, Port Said, Damietta, Mansoura, and Tanta.
He established the first largest bronze foundry in Egypt to carry out his large bronze works and the works of Egyptian sculptors.
He established a school for sculpture, hammered copper, and bronze in his village, Ibshan, Kafr El-Sheikh Governorate, in 1987.
He carried out many large bronze field works and wall paintings executed in hammered copper.
- The works of the Habib Georgi Museum in Harraniya were carried out in bronze.
- Adam Henein Museum’s works were executed in bronze.
- The National Film Festival Oscar was awarded in bronze for three consecutive sessions.
He executed the works of many Egyptian sculptors in bronze, including: Mahmoud Mukhtar, Adam Hanin, Sobhi Girgis, Gamal El-Segini, Muhammad Al-Alawy, Tariq Zabadi, Issam Darwish, Hassan Kamel, Abdel Majeed Al-Faqi, Ahmed Gad, Tariq Al-Koumi,