Ayman Al-Siddiq Ali Al-Samra

Personal data

Known name: Ayman Al-Samri
Date of birth: 2/27/1965
Place of birth: Qalyubia
Specialization: Photography
Email: rnsemary@yahoo.com

school grade

- Bachelor’s degree from the College of Art Education, 1990.
- Master's degree 1996.
- Doctorate of Philosophy in Art Education on primitive dimensions in post-modern arts, specializing in photography, Helwan University 2001.

Membership

-Member of the Cairo Atelier for Artists and Writers.
-Member of the Alexandria Atelier for Artists and Writers.
-Member of the Fine Artists Syndicate.
-Member of the International Association for Education through Art (INSIA).

Jobs and professions undertaken by the artist

- Assistant lecturer, Faculty of Art Education, Photography Department, Helwan University.
- Lecturer at the Faculty of Art Education, Department of Photography, Helwan University.
- Professor at the Institute of Art Education.
- Professor of Photography, Faculty of Art Education, Helwan University.

Places where the artist lived

- Qalyubia (Kafr Shukr).
- Cairo .

Special exhibitions

- Exhibition at the Sports Club - Kafr Shukr 1986.
- Exhibition at the Sports Club - Kafr Shukr 1994.
- Exhibition at Atelier Cairo 1995.
- Exhibition in Akhenaten Hall (3) at the Arts Complex in Zamalek, 1997.
- Exhibition at the Greek Cultural Center in Alexandria, 1999.
- Exhibition in Akhenaten Hall (3) at the Arts Complex in Zamalek, 2000.
- Exhibition at the Gersham Hotel, Talaat Harb, 2001.
- Cairo Atelier Exhibition (complex artwork) 2001.
- Exhibition in Kamal Khalifa Hall, Al Jazeera Arts Center, 2002.
- Exhibition in Akhenaten Hall (1) at the Arts Complex in Zamalek, 2003.
- Exhibition in Kamal Khalifa Hall, Al Jazeera Arts Center, May 2006.
- Exhibition at (Kamal Khalifa) Hall, Al Jazeera Arts Center, April 2009.
- Exhibition (Walls of Time and Color) in the Chocolate Hall at the Kempinski Garden City Hotel - January 2012.
- (The Journey) exhibition in Al-Bab Hall at the Museum of Modern Egyptian Art (Opera House Square on the island) October 2012.
- Exhibition (My Country Owns a River) in the (Horizon) Hall of the Muhammad Mahmoud Khalil Museum and its campus, June 2015.
- (Kanna) exhibition at Dha Gallery in Mohandiseen, April 2017.
- “Nothing Remains” exhibition at Picasso East Gallery in New Cairo, February 2020.
- An exhibition entitled (Tent) at the Picasso Gallery in Zamalek, September 2022.

Local group exhibitions

- Participated in the Helwan University competition 1989.
- He participated in the Youth Salon from the second in 1990, the third in 1991, the fourth in 1992, the fifth in 1993, the sixth in 1994, the seventh in 1995, the eighth in 1996, the ninth in 1997, and the tenth in 1998.
- Exhibition at Atelier Alexandria 1994.
- Public exhibition at Akhenaten Hall in Zamalek, 1996.
- Exhibition in Mashrabiya Hall 1997.
- Cairo Atelier Salon Exhibition 1997.
- “T-Shirt” Exhibition in Mashrabiya Hall, 1998.
- An exhibition affiliated with Shell Company in the company hall - Heliopolis 1998.
- The National Fine Arts Exhibition, session (26) 1999 and session (27) 2001.
- Exhibition at Karim Francis Hall 2000.
- Al-Nitaq Festival Exhibition - Greek Club, Cairo 2000.
- Al-Nitaq Festival Exhibition, Gresham Hotel, Cairo, 2001.
- The Fourth Small Works of Art Salon 2001, the Fifth 2002 and the Sixth 2003.
- Panorama of the Twentieth Century Exhibition (about 100 artists in Egypt), Alexandria Library, 2003.
- Annual Salon of Cairo Atelier, June 2003.
- National Fine Arts Exhibition, session (28), 2003.
- An exhibition entitled (The Light of Shape) at the Palace of Arts and Atelier Alexandria, November 2004.
- Seventh Salon of Small Works of Art 2004.
- National Fine Arts Exhibition, session (29) 2005.
- `Ramadaniyat` Exhibition at Cairo Atelier, October 2005.
- The First Fine Creativity Festival (Thirtieth General Exhibition and First Fine Art Market) 2007.
- Exhibition (What's Happening Now) at the Palace of Arts 2007.
- The Second Fine Creativity Festival (General Exhibition, Thirty-First Session) 2008.
- Layali Al-Mahrousa Exhibition in the Citadel Museum, September 2008.
- Gallery Salon, second session, at Ibdaa Arts Hall, May 2008.
- Personal portrait exhibition in the exhibition hall of the Karma Ibn Hani Cultural Center in the Ahmed Shawky Museum, January 2009.
- The Third Fine Creativity Festival (General Exhibition, Thirty-Second Session) 2009.
- (Journey of the Holy Family) exhibition at the Saad Zaghloul Cultural Center in the Nation House Museum, June 2009.
- Atelier Salon (Fifty-Seventh) at Cairo Atelier, September 2009.
- (Faces) exhibition in One Horizon Hall - Muhammad Mahmoud Khalil Museum and his wife, December 2009.
- Exhibition (Why La), contemporary art exhibition - in the halls of the Palace of Arts, Opera House, 2010.
- Drawing Art Salon (Black - White), second session at Al Jazeera Arts Center, July 2010.
- The Fourth Fine Creativity Festival (The Fourth Salon of Egypt), July 2010.
- (Africa Dialogue) exhibition in the halls of the Palace of Arts at the Cairo Opera House, July 2010.
- (Art and Music) Festival at the Gezira Arts Center, January 2011.
- (Mother Egypt) exhibition at the Zamalek Art Hall in Zamalek, March 2011.
- Exhibition (Cairo 2011) at (Martyr Ahmed Bassiouni) Hall in Mohandiseen, November 2011.
- Exhibition (The Journey of the Holy Family to Egypt) at the Saad Zaghloul Cultural Center in the Nation House Museum, June 2012.
- (The Vision) Exhibition at the Karma Bin Hani Cultural Center - Ahmed Shawky Museum, June 2012.
- General Exhibition of Fine Arts, session (34) 2012.
- Cairo Salon (56) of Fine Arts at the Palace of Arts, March 2013.
- General Fine Arts Exhibition, session (35), May 2013.
- The First Ramadan Salon at the Darb (1718) Center for Contemporary Culture and Arts in Fustat - Old Cairo, July 2014.
- Harvest Exhibition (25 years) from the Youth Salon, November 2014.
- Salon (White - Black), third session, at the Gezira Arts Center in Zamalek, February 2015.
- Cairo Salon (57) of Fine Arts at the Palace of Arts, February 2016.

- Exhibition in (Nahdet Misr) Hall, Mahmoud Mukhtar Cultural Center, April 2016.
- Exhibition at Gallery (Dha) in Mohandiseen - March 2016.
- General Fine Arts Exhibition, session (38), May 2016.
- Exhibition (Contemporary Egyptian Photography Arts and Heritage) in the halls of the Gezira Arts Center in Zamalek, April 2017.
- Nour Al-Shakl Exhibition, third session, at the Palace of Arts - May 2017.
- Salon (White - Black), fourth session, at the Gezira Arts Center in Zamalek, May 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.
- The tenth (Ramadaniyat) exhibition at Jeddah Arts Atelier - in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, May 2018.
- “Manifesto” exhibition at Picasso East Gallery, Fifth Settlement, January 2019.
- Exhibition at Al-Mashrabiya Gallery in Dokki, September 2019.
- The eleventh (Ramadaniyat) exhibition at Jeddah Art Atelier - in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, May 2019.
- An exhibition entitled (Twenty Years of Creativity) at the Ibdaa Gallery in Zamalek, November 2020.
- An exhibition entitled (Arabic Selections), the third at the Dha Gallery for Arts and Culture in Mohandiseen, May 2021.
- Exhibition (Collectibles) at (Ebdaa) Art Gallery in Zamalek, July 2021.
- 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.
- An exhibition entitled `REYCLED RECYCLING` at the Picasso East Gallery in the Fifth Settlement, November 2022.
- An exhibition entitled (Arabic Selections 2023) at the Dha Gallery for Arts and Culture in Mohandiseen and Zamalek, July 2023.
- An exhibition entitled (Radio Theater) at Circle Gallery in downtown - October 2023.
- An exhibition entitled (Beginnings) in the halls of the Palace of Arts - in the courtyard of the Cairo Opera House - November 2023.

International group exhibitions/overseas exhibitions

- The Seventh Cairo International Biennale 1998.
- The Fourth Cairo International Biennale for Ceramics, 1998.
- Exhibition at Zinos Hall, Frankfurt, Germany, 1998.
- Dubrovnik International Biennale, Croatia, 1999.
- The Twenty-Second Alexandria Biennale for Mediterranean Countries, 2003.
- Egyptian Youth Salon Stars Exhibition held in Rome, Italy, in coordination with the Department of Foreign Exhibitions, 2005.
- The Second International Book Fiction Biennale at the Alexandria Library, 2005.
- The 52nd Venice International Biennale, 2007.
- The Second Luxor International Photography Forum, Luxor, November 2009.
- The First Carnival of Contemporary Visual Arts at the Egyptian Academy of Arts in Rome, March 2014.
- Exhibition of Egyptian and Saudi artists at the Jeddah Workshop at the Jeddah Art Atelier in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, February 2019.

Technical visits

- Museums in France, Spain, Italy, Germany, Belgium, and the Netherlands.

Scholarships and grants

- A three-month scholarship at the Arts Studio, Rotterdam, Netherlands, 1997.
- Scholarship from St. Lawrence University, USA, 1997.

Local and international encyclopedias containing the artist’s name

- Youth Salon Encyclopedia, Part One, prepared by Dr. Sobhi Al-Sharouni, published by the Fine Arts Sector, 1994.

Literature and cultural activities

- A workshop at the Luxor ceremony in 2000.
- International Workshop for the “Book Imagination” project, Alexandria Library, 120 international artists, 2002.
- A workshop entitled (Pencil Drawing) at the Gezira Arts Center in Zamalek, June 2010.
- Participated in a symposium (Postmodernism and Reception Theories) at the Museum of Modern Egyptian Art at the Cairo Opera House - March 2016.

Local awards

- The Grand Prize of “Akhenaten the Golden” from the Seventh Youth Salon 1995.
- An incentive award from the Supreme Council for Youth and Sports.
- Second prize for photography at the Ninth Youth Salon 1997.
- Jury Prize from the 10th Youth Salon 1998.

International awards

- The Grand Prize from the International Federation of Fine Art Critics, known as (ICA), Dutch arbitration, is a 3-month scholarship at the Rotterdam Art Studio, Netherlands, 1997.
- Best Pavilion Award at the Dubrovnik International Biennale in Croatia 1999.
- Honorary Award at the 22nd Alexandria Biennale for Mediterranean Countries, 2003.

Special collectibles

- Among some individuals in Egypt, America, England, Germany, Poland, and Finland.

Official collectibles

- Museum of Modern Egyptian Art in Cairo.
- Cultural Development Fund.