Nickname: Manal Hilal Date of birth: 4/27/1975 Place of birth: Giza Specialization: carving Email: mnlhelal@yahoo.com drmnlhelal@gmail.com Website: http://www.arabiancreativity.com/manal_a.htm school grade - Bachelor of Applied Arts, Division of Sculpture, Department of Interior Design, Helwan University, 1998. - Master of Applied Arts, majoring in sculpture, architectural formation and restoration, thesis title (computer technology and its impact on the role of the sculptor in creating functional models) 2004.
membership
- Member of the Fine Artists Syndicate 6089/479, Sculpture. - Member of the Applied Arts Designers Syndicate. - Member of the Asala Association for the Care of Heritage and Contemporary Arts.
Jobs and occupations undertaken by the artist
- Assistant Lecturer, Department of Sculpture, Architectural Formation and Restoration, Faculty of Applied Arts - Helwan University 2004. - Assistant Professor and Head of the Department of Sculpture, Architectural Formation and Restoration, Faculty of Applied Arts - Helwan University.
The places where the artist lived
- Giza - Cairo.
Special exhibitions
An exhibition at the Future Library - January 2007.
Local group exhibitions
- Helwan University exhibition in the years 1995 - 1996 - 1997 - 1998. The National Fine Arts Competition - The Supreme Council for Youth and Sports, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2000. - A group exhibition in the State of Kuwait under the auspices of the Supreme Council for Youth and Sports (Sculpture) in 1997. The Artistic Competition of Helwan University in the years 1995, 1996 and 1997. - A field beautification competition for the Oriental Weavers Company in 1995. The artistic competition accompanying the workshop in Hurghada, under the auspices of the Supreme Council for Youth and Sports, 1995. The art competition accompanying the workshop in Gamasa under the auspices of the Supreme Council for Youth and Sports in 1996, 1997. - The Thirty-eighth Pioneers Exhibition 1998, the thirty-ninth 1999 and the 40th 2000 (Fine Arts Lovers Association). - Faculty members exhibition at the Scientific Conference of the College of Applied Arts 1999. - The exhibition accompanying the conference of the Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Sheraton Heliopolis Hotel, 2000. - Five-year exhibition under the title (touches) at the Syndicate of Fine Artists - February 2006. - The first exhibition of women in sculpture and painting at the Syndicate of Fine Artists - March 2006. - An exhibition honoring exhibiting artists in the Round Hall of the Syndicate of Fine Artists - May 2006. - Faculty Members Exhibition, College of Applied Arts, December 2007. - Exhibition of the Young Graduates Forum - Helwan University, March 2008. The exhibition accompanying the Scientific Conference of the College of Applied Arts, March 2008. - The Applied Art Designers Syndicate exhibition, April 2008. Creative Female Artists Exhibition at Effat Nagy and Saad El-Khadem Museum, March 2010. - Exhibition (Woman and Fine Art) at Prince Taz Palace, March 2010. - Faculty members exhibition at the Faculty of Applied Arts - Helwan University in (Nahdet Misr) Hall, Mahmoud Mukhtar Cultural Center - Mahmoud Mukhtar Museum, March 2016. - The General Exhibition of Fine Arts, session (39), September 2017. The Fourth International Ceramics Symposium, Hanager Art Center, Opera House, June 2018.
International group exhibitions / overseas fairs
A group exhibition in the State of Kuwait for a group of young Egyptian artists in 1997.
Technical tasks assigned to him and general contributions
- Design and implementation of a logo and some functional units at the Peace House Hotel in Ajami in 2000. - Design and implementation of Oscar, the annual conference of Media House 2006. - Member of the Arbitration Committee of the Youth Cities Exhibition - September 2008. - Head of the first Khnum International Forum for Sculpture and Pottery at (Salah Taher) Art Hall, Cairo Opera House - May 2023.
Literature and cultural activities
- Workshop with the German artist, Marls Boss, at the Faculty of Applied Arts, in cooperation with the Goethe Institute in Cairo, 1995, 1996. Artistic workshops under the auspices of the Supreme Council for Youth and Sports, Hurghada, 1995, Gamasa, 1996 and 1997. - A bronze casting workshop at the 15th of May Arts Complex, with the participation of the Goethe Institute in Cairo, October 1998. - A workshop for designing an inexpensive chair at the Goethe Institute in Cairo in 2000. - Supervision of a workshop `Formation of a wall with various materials` at the Effat Nagy and Saad Al-Khadem Museum, July 2010.
local awards
First prize for sculpture in the art competitions of Helwan University, 1995, 1996, 1997. Second prize in the National Fine Arts Competition - The Supreme Council for Youth and Sports in the years 95, 96, 97 and 2000. - Oscar of the Association of Artists, Writers and Journalists, Giza, 1998. Encouragement award at the Pioneers Exhibition - Fine Arts Lovers Association, 1999. - Badr El-Din Abu Ghazi Award, Vanguards Exhibition, Fine Arts Lovers Association, 2000. Second prize in the artistic competition accompanying the workshop in Hurghada, under the auspices of the Supreme Council for Youth and Sports, 1995. The third prize in the artistic competition accompanying the workshop in Gamasa, under the auspices of the Supreme Council for Youth and Sports, 1996. The Encouragement Award in the art competition accompanying the workshop in Gamasa, under the auspices of the Supreme Council for Youth and Sports, 1997. - First Prize in the National Fine Arts Competition - The Supreme Council for Youth and Sports, 2000.
Private collectibles
- For individuals in Egypt - Sweden - America - Germany.
