Ahmed Abdel Tawab Mahmoud Gharib

Personal data

Known name: Ahmed Abdel Tawab
Date of birth: 7/25/1976
Place of birth: Giza
Specialization: Sculpture
Email: ahmeda102@hotmail.com
atawab2002@yahoo.com

school grade

- Bachelor’s degree from the Faculty of Commerce, Cairo University, 1999.

Membership

- Member of the Fine Artists Syndicate 13600/554 Sculpture.

Jobs and professions undertaken by the artist

- Character designer for (television series) Clay, in the field of children’s films, 1999.
- Working in the field of decoration, theatrical decoration 2002.
- Currently a freelance visual artist in the field of sculpture.

Places where the artist lived

- Giza (Al Badrashin Center).

Special exhibitions

- Two exhibitions at the Badrashin Culture Palace 1997, 1998.
- Exhibition in (Mohamed Nagy) Hall, Cairo Atelier, November 2008.
- “Hymn to the Sun” exhibition at Zamalek Art Hall, April 2016.
- “She is Free” exhibition at Zamalek Art Hall, April 2018.
- Exhibition (But..!) at Zamalek Art Hall, February 2021.

Local group exhibitions

He participated in fifteen exhibitions at the Cairo University level from 1995-1999.
He participated in five exhibitions at the university level in Egypt (painting - sculpture) from 1995 - 1999.
- Festival at the American University (Photography) 1997, 1998.
- Egyptian Universities Youth Meeting Exhibition 1996.
- Minister of Higher Education Competition for Artistic Creativity (Photography) 1999.
He participated in eight Ministry of Youth and Sports exhibitions: 1992, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002.
- The Third Small Works of Art Salon 1999, the Fourth 2000, the Fifth 2002, and the Sixth (Sculpture) 2003.
- The 40th Vanguards Exhibition 2000, the 43rd 2003, the 44th 2004, the 45th 2005 (Fine Arts Lovers Association).
- Panorama Egyptian Sculpture Exhibition at Zamalek Art Hall 2009.
- National Fine Arts Exhibition, session (27) 2001, session (28) 2003.
- The First Innate Art Exhibition 2002.
- Artist Rateb Siddiq Competition at Alexandria Atelier 2003, 2004.
- General Authority for Culture Palaces Competition 2003.
- The Fifteenth Youth Salon (Sculpture), 2003, the Sixteenth, 2004.
- Seventh Salon of Small Works of Art (Painting - Sculpture) 2004.
- Rateb Siddiq Prize Competition at Cairo Atelier, March 2005, 2006.
- The First Fine Creativity Festival (18th Youth Salon 2007).
- The Second Fine Creativity Festival (General Exhibition, Thirty-First Session) 2008.
- The Third Fine Creativity Festival (General Exhibition, Thirty-Second Session) 2009.
- The Fourth Fine Creativity Festival (General Exhibition, Thirty-Third Session) 2010.
- The Fourth Fine Creativity Festival (Small Artworks Market) in the (Nahdet Misr and Isis) halls at the Mahmoud Mukhtar Cultural Center - Mahmoud Mukhtar Museum, June 2010.
- The First Cordoba Small Business Salon in Cordoba Hall, March 2011.
- General Exhibition of Fine Arts, session (34) 2012.
- General Fine Arts Exhibition, session (35), May 2013.
- General Exhibition of Fine Arts, session (37) 2015.
- General Fine Arts Exhibition, session (38), May 2016.
- Exhibition (Sculptural Hymns) in the (Renaissance of Egypt and Isis) halls at the Mahmoud Mukhtar Cultural Center, October 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.
- (MASTERPEICES XVI) exhibition at Zamalek Art Hall, July 2017.
- The Second Sculpture Salon at the Palace of Arts, September 2018.
- The annual art exhibition (Master Plies), the seventeenth session - at the Zamalek Art Hall - July 2018.
- General Fine Arts Exhibition, session (40), December 2018.
- Exhibition (Agenda) of the 13th session at the Alexandria Library Conference Center, February 2020.
- An exhibition entitled “Violet in the Heart of El Gouna” at the “Dawar El Omda” Hotel in El Gouna, May 2021.
- Exhibition (Agenda) of the 15th session at the Alexandria Library Conference Center, February 2022.
- An exhibition entitled (Different Space) at (Yassin) Gallery in Zamalek, August 2022.
- Cairo Art Exhibition, TAM Gallery, December 2022.
- The Third Sculpture Salon at the Palace of Arts, February 2023.
- Exhibition (Agenda) of the 17th session at the Alexandria Library Conference Center, February 2024.

International group exhibitions/overseas exhibitions

- An exhibition on the sidelines of the Beijing Olympics - China 2008.

Local and international encyclopedias containing the artist’s name

- Encyclopedia of Young Artists, Part Three, prepared by critic/Mohamed Hamza - published by the Fine Arts Sector 2004.

Literature and cultural activities

- The First Stone Forum Workshop in the Mahmoud Mukhtar Museum Garden, 2005.

Local awards

- Four awards from faculty exhibitions at Cairo University from 1995: 1999.
- First prize (engraving), Universities Youth Week Competition 1999 - Cairo.
- Encouragement Award in the National Fine Arts Competition - Ministry of Youth and Sports 1999.
He received several awards from the Ministry of Youth from 1996 to 2001.
- First Prize from the General Authority for Cultural Palaces 2003.
- Artist Rateb Siddiq Competition Award at Alexandria Atelier 2003.

Special collectibles

- With many individuals in Egypt, the Emirates, Spain, and Bahrain.

Official collectibles

- Museum of Modern Egyptian Art - Cairo.