Mohamed Abdel Moneim Ibrahim Morsi Gad

Personal data

Nickname: Moneim
Date of birth: 12/1/1965
Place of birth: Sohag
Specialization: Photography
Email: elmoneim@hotmail.com

school grade

- Bachelor’s degree from the Faculty of Fine Arts, Department of Photography, Minya University, 1988.
- Diploma in sculpture.
- Diploma in criticism and aesthetics.
- Master’s degree in Photography, Faculty of Fine Arts, Helwan University, entitled: Creative Values in Photography according to Hamed Nada - 1995.
- Studies in the art of acid etching, Faculty of Fine Arts, Complutense University, Madrid, Spain 2001.
- Studies in the art of quick drawing at the Complutense College of Fine Arts, Madrid, Spain, 2000-2001.
- Doctorate of Philosophy in Photography, Faculty of Fine Arts, Minya University - entitled: ‘Creativity of Performance in Photography according to Matisse and Picasso - A Comparative Study’ 2002.

membership

Member of the Fine Arts Alumni Association.
Member of the Fine Artists Syndicate.
Member of the Al-Ghouri Heritage Association.

Jobs and professions undertaken by the artist

He teaches at the Faculty of Fine Arts, Minya University.

Places where the artist lived

- Minya.
- Sohag.

Special exhibitions

Exhibition in Wetzenhausen, Germany, 1993.
Exhibition at Cairo Atelier 1999.

Local group exhibitions

An exhibition of student experiences on the occasion of the college’s second scientific conference in 1985 and the college’s third and fourth scientific conference in 1988.
A triptych exhibition at the Minya Culture Palace in 1985, (4 sculptural pieces) 1987.
- A bilateral exhibition at the Minya Culture Palace 1986, 1987.
The first exhibition (3 Egyptians in Sohag) 1987.
The second exhibition (3 Egyptians in Assiut 1988 and the third in 1991, Assiut).
Quartet exhibition at the Social Cultural Club in Minya 1988.
Sohag Artists Competition in 1988.
- The twenty-eighth Vanguards Exhibition 1988, the twenty-ninth 1989,
Thirty-first 1990, Thirty-first 1991 (Fine Arts Lovers Association).
The first Youth Salon 1989, the second 1990, the third 1991, the fourth 1992, the fifth 1993, the sixth 1994, the seventh 1995, the eighth 1996, the ninth 1997.
- General Exhibition of Fine Arts, session (21) 1990, session (22) 1992.
- A group exhibition at the Sheraton Al-Jazira Hotel, 1990.
Faculty members exhibition in Minya 1992, 1993.
The National Exhibition of Fine Arts, session (25) 1997, session (26) 1999.
Port Said Fourth National Biennale 1998.
The Tenth Youth Salon 1998 and the Eleventh 1999.
The Third Salon of Small Works of Art, 1999.
The National Exhibition of Fine Arts, 29th session, 2005.
- A joint exhibition entitled (Photography) in Creativity Hall, Cairo, July 2006.
- The First Fine Creativity Festival (Thirtieth General Exhibition and First Fine Art Market) 2007.
- An exhibition entitled (Academic) at Gougan Gallery, Heliopolis, 2007.
The General Exhibition of Fine Arts, session (43), at the Palace of Arts, September 2022.

International group exhibitions / overseas exhibitions

An exhibition at the Egyptian-Libyan Brotherhood Week in Tripoli 1993.
- Exhibition of the Egyptian Cultural Week in Bosnia and Herzegovina 2006.
The Sixth Luxor International Photography Forum, Luxor, December 2013.
- The Sixth International South Salon at the Faculty of Fine Arts in Luxor, December 2018.

Technical visits

- Germany - Libya.

Scholarships and grants

- A study mission to Spain to collect scientific material for a doctoral dissertation from 1999: 2001.

Local and international encyclopedias in which the artist's name is listed

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

Literature and cultural activities

- Studies in the art of acid etching, Faculty of Fine Arts, Complutense University, Madrid, Spain 2001.
- Studies in the art of acid-fast drawing at the Faculty of Fine Arts - Complutense University - Madrid - Spain 2001.

Local awards

Certificate of Appreciation for winning the second place in the Student Experiences Exhibition.
Silver medal for winning the second place in the student experiments exhibition.
A certificate of appreciation from the Directorate of Culture in Minya.
A certificate of appreciation in the field of artistic creativity from the Directorate of Culture in Sohag.
First prize in the Sohag Artists’ Photography Competition.
- Photography Award at the Twenty-Ninth Vanguards Exhibition (Fine Arts Lovers Association) 1989 - Cairo.
- Photography Award at the Thirty-First Vanguards Exhibition (Fine Arts Lovers Association) 1991 - Cairo.
- Encouragement Award in Drawing at the Second Youth Salon 1990.
Encouragement Award for Photography at the Fourth Youth Salon 1992.
- Third prize for photography at the Fifth Youth Salon 1993.
Certificate Award from the Sixth Youth Salon (Photography) 1994.
- Certificate of Appreciation for winning the ICA Financial Award at the 8th Youth Salon 1996.
Third Prize: Photography, Fourth Port Said Biennale 1998.

Special collectibles

- Some individuals in Egypt, Spain, Germany, England, France, Austria, Canada, New York, Chicago, Berlin, Kuwait, Morocco, Italy.

Official collectibles

- Museum of Modern Egyptian Art in Cairo
- Cultural Development Fund.
- Talaat Harb Library.
- Elias Modern House for Printing and Publishing.
- Semiramis Intercontinental Hotel - Cairo