Ahmed Refaat Suleiman Mohamed

Personal data

Nickname: Ahmed Refaat
Date of birth: 4/29/1963
Place of birth: Cairo
Specialization: photography
Email: solishaker@gmail.com,
solishaker@hotmail.com ,
AREFFAT@KSU.EDU.SA

school grade

- Bachelor's degree from the Faculty of Art Education, Helwan University, 1988.
- Master of Science in Art Education, majoring in design, Helwan University, 1995.
- Ph.D. between Egypt - Helwan University and Buffalo - New York University on the organic potential of paper dough in molding and artistic expression 2000
- Diploma of the First International Tashkent Biennale - Uzbekistan 2001.

membership

- Member of the Fine Artists Syndicate No. 2382/8751, photography.
- Member of the American Society of Paper and Engraving Artists, Dard Hunter.
- Member of the Paper Artists Association - Europe.
- Member of the Brit Knox Museum Foundation - Buffalo - New York.
- Member of the Friends of Burchfield, Brown (Regional Museum), New York
- Member of Cairo Atelier Group.

Jobs and occupations undertaken by the artist

Assistant Lecturer, Department of Decorative Designs, Faculty of Art Education, Helwan University, 1996.
- Lecturer, Department of Decorative Designs, Faculty of Art Education, Helwan University, 2000.
Assistant Professor of Design and Graphics, Department of Decorative Designs, Faculty of Art Education, Helwan University, 2007.
- Associate Professor, College of Education (Department of Art Education), King Saud University, 2008 until now.

The places where the artist lived

- Cairo .
New York.

Special exhibitions

- An exhibition at Akhenaten Hall, Zamalek Arts Complex, 1996, 1999, 2001, 2002.
- An exhibition in the exhibition hall of the Two Trees Hotel, Sinoma, California, USA, 1997.
- An exhibition in the exhibition hall of the College of Arts and Engineering, Lafayette, Pennsylvania, USA, 1997.
- An exhibition at the Buffalo College of Art Gallery - Amherst - USA 1998.
- An exhibition in the Art Gallery of the National Library - Olean - America, 1998.
- Exhibition at Monsieur Hall, Buffalo, New York, USA, 1998.
- An exhibition in the exhibition hall, College of Art and Design, San Jose University, California, USA, 2001.
- Exhibition in (Ahmed Sabry) Gallery, Al-Jazeera Art Complex, Zamalek, 2005.
- Exhibition at Ratib Seddik Gallery, Cairo Atelier, 2008.
- Exhibition (Pages from the Literature of Tea and Coffee) at Ratib Seddik Hall, Cairo Atelier, July 2009.
- Exhibition (One Egyptian.. The Artist's Book) in (Al-Bab - Selim) Hall, Museum of Modern Egyptian Art, December 2021.

Local group exhibitions

- Helwan University Youth Competition for Fine Arts, from 1985 to 1989.
- Youth competition exhibition (the Supreme Council for Youth and Sports) 1989, 1990-1992.
The Second Youth Salon 1990, the Third 1991, the Fifth 1993, the Sixth 1994, the Seventh 1995, and the Ninth 1997.
- The National Exhibition of Fine Arts, Session (24) 1995, Session (26) 1999, Session (27) 2001, Session (28) 2003.
Meaning and Value Exhibition - Al-Sharaa Hall - College of Specific Education 1996.
- The Third Salon of Small Works of Art 1999, the Fourth 2000, and the Fifth 2002.
- The Islam Exhibition in Sicily, Italy, at the Arts Complex in Zamalek, 2001.
- The National Exhibition of Fine Arts, Session (29), 2005.
- The First Fine Creativity Festival (the general exhibition, the thirtieth session, and the first plastic art market), 2007.
- The Third Fine Creativity Festival (General Exhibition, Thirty-second Session), 2009.
- Fourth Fine Creativity Festival (General Exhibition, Thirty-Third Session), 2010.
- Harvest Exhibition (25 years old) from the Youth Salon, November 2014.
- Exhibition (Emsia Artists), the exhibition accompanying the Third Congress of Lancia (education through art), Mahmoud Mukhtar Cultural Center, April 2018.
- Exhibition (Agenda), session (13), at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina Conference Center, February 2020.
- The General Exhibition of Fine Arts, session (41) February 2020.
The General Exhibition of Fine Arts, session (43), at the Palace of Arts, September 2022.
- Symposium (Be-longing Italy - Egypt) at (Nile) Gallery in Zamalek, November 2022.
- An exhibition entitled (Visual and Digital Design ... A Future Vision) for faculty members and the supporting staff at the Faculty of Art Education in Zamalek, December 2022.

International group exhibitions / overseas fairs

- Art and Design Professors Exhibition, University of Buffalo, College of Fine Arts, New York University.
Touring exhibitions for the Western New York region from March 1997 to June 1998.
- An exhibition at the Engraving and Paper Artists' Ceremony Hall - Buffalo - New York - USA 1997.
An exhibition of experiments from visual arts, Buffalo, New York, USA, 1997.
Sharjah Fourth International Art Biennale 1999.
Sao Paulo International Biennale, Brazil, March 2000.
- The Egyptian Cultural Week - Helsinki - Finland - April 2000.
- Buenos Aires Biennale - Argentina - November 2000.
- First Tashkent International Biennale - Uzbekistan - October 2001.
The First International Book Fiction Biennale, Bibliotheca Alexandrina, 2002.
- Arab participation exhibition in the Frankfurt International Book Fair - Germany 2004.
The Second International Book Fiction Biennale, Bibliotheca Alexandrina, 2005.
- Exhibition (Art and Spirit) Egypt and Korea - Palace of Arts, Opera House, 2005.
The Artist's Book Exhibition, Al Jazeera Art Center, June 2006.
- The Egyptian Exhibition of Fine Arts, held within the celebration of the Francophonie Week, at the French Cultural Center, New Delhi, India, March 2009.

Technical visits

Missions and grants

Museum Fellowship Program Grant - with the support of the Fulbright Commission - San Jose University - California - USA 2003.

Technical tasks assigned to him and general contributions

Commissar of the Contemporary Egyptian Art Exhibition, Helsinki, Finland, March and April 2000.
General Commissar of the Fourteenth Youth Salon 2002.
Member of the official delegation to the Venice International Biennale 2003.
- Member of the judging panel of the Youth Salon, the rough session