Known name: Magdy Othman
Date of birth: 12/1/1969
Place of birth: Giza
Specialization: Photography
Email: KarKar_mego@yahoomail.com,
Karbedo_mego@hotmail.com

school grade

- Bachelor’s degree from the Faculty of Fine Arts, Department of Photography, Oil Painting Division, Helwan University, 1994.

Membership

- Member of the Fine Artists Syndicate (Photography) 4729/1389.

Jobs and professions undertaken by the artist

- Developing a production plan for (Al-Tahadi) newspaper on behalf of the International Federation of Disabled Persons, (Shabab Al-Ahrar) newspaper on behalf of the Ahrar Party, and (Al-Pharaohs) miscellaneous magazine, and served as technical editorial secretary for them 1990: 1992.
- Technical editor in the Kuwaiti newspaper (Al-Watan) 1991.
- Fashion designer in (Venus) magazine, 1992.
- Illustrator in the newspaper (Akhbar Al-Adab) 1993.
- Illustrator in (Al-Shabab) magazine 1993.
- Editor of Rai Al-Shaab newspaper for Dar Al-Shaab 1993.
- Technical editor in Al-Masaa newspaper for Dar Al-Tahrir (Al-Jumhuriya) 1993.
- Internal illustrations for two issues of the magazine (Literature and Criticism) 1993: 1994.
- Illustrator, art editor, and advertisement designer for the French newspaper Al-Ahram (Hebdo) 1994.
- Art critic in (New Culture) magazine, (Al-Sharq Al-Awsat) newspaper, (Al-Liwaa) Lebanese newspaper, and (Al-Hayat) International newspaper 1993: 1995.
- He wrote for (Cairo) magazine, (Al-Ahram Al-Masae) newspaper, and (Al-Ittihad) Emirati newspaper.
- Member of the Board of Directors of the Fine Arts Alumni Association, which was founded in 1945.
- Advisor for media and arts at the Arab Consultative Bureau within its advisory committee that included A. Dr. Ali Lotfy, former Prime Minister, commercial advisor, Prof. Dr. Zahi Hawass, head of the Giza Antiquities Sector, scientific advisor, 1996.
- Nominated for the position of Director of the Model Cultural Center for Children (Heliopolis) by the Ministry of Culture, which was supervised by Mrs. Suzanne Mubarak in 1996.
- Cultural Editor of the Saudi newspaper (Al-Jazeera) 1996-1997.
- Director of One Horizon Hall (the largest hall for changing museum displays in the Middle East) at the Ministry of Culture since 1997.
- Director of the Mahmoud Khalil Cultural Center 1999.
- Cultural editor of the Lebanese newspaper (Al-Liwaa) 1999.
- Nominated by the former Ambassador of Belgium in Cairo to work in one of the largest American institutions in the construction of halls and museums to supervise its project in Los Angeles, New York and Mexico 1999.
- Media and Arts Advisor at the Egyptian Foundation for Creative Promotion in 2001-2002.
- Head of the cultural section of the Lebanese newspaper Al-Liwaa, Cairo office, 2001-2003.
- Director of the Arts Complex since 2005.
- Director of Al Jazeera Arts Center.
- Director of Saad Zaghloul Cultural Center

Places where the artist lived

- Giza.

Special exhibitions

- Exhibition (Amati - Amati) at the Gezira Arts Center, Ahmed Sabry Hall, 2002.
- A special exhibition at the Future Library - Heliopolis 2004.
- Exhibition (The Crisis Place) at the Townhouse Hall in downtown Cairo, October 2006.
- An exhibition at the Saad Zaghloul Cultural Center, House of the Nation Museum, January 2009.
- Exhibition in the Rateb Siddiq Hall, Cairo Atelier, April 2009.

Local group exhibitions

- (Art for All) exhibition in the College of Fine Arts exhibition hall, 1991.
- The Thirty-First Vanguard Exhibition (Fine Arts Lovers Association) 1991 - Cairo.
- The Thirty-Second Vanguards Exhibition (Fine Arts Lovers Association) 1992 - Cairo.
- Supreme Council for Youth and Sports Exhibition 1992.
- Graduates Exhibition of the Faculty of Commerce, Cairo University, 1992.
- Fourth Youth Salon 1992, Sixth 1994.
- The Fourth Salon of Small Works of Art 2000, the Fifth 2002.
- National Fine Arts Exhibition, session (27) 2001.
- Joint exhibition (landscapes and flowers) in the studio hall, 2002.
- Exhibition (Perspective of Shapes) at World of Art Hall - Maadi 2003.
- Exhibition honoring the artist / Mohamed Al-Talawy in the Rateb Siddiq Gallery, Ingy Efflatoun - Cairo Atelier 2003.
- Exhibition at the Alexandria Atelier with the artist/Mohamed Al-Fayoumi 2003.
- Sixth Salon of Small Works of Art 2003.
- Still Life Exhibition (Generations - Trends - Techniques) at the Gezira Arts Center, September 2005.
- National Fine Arts Exhibition, session (29) 2005.
- The First Fine Creativity Festival (Thirtieth General Exhibition and First Fine Art Market) 2007.
- The Third Fine Creativity Festival (General Exhibition, Thirty-Second Session) 2009.
- 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.
- Exhibition at the Picasso Art Hall in Zamalek, February 2012.
- General Exhibition of Fine Arts, session (34) 2012.
- General Fine Arts Exhibition, session (35), May 2013.
- 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.
- General Fine Arts Exhibition, session (40), December 2018.
- An exhibition entitled `Dialogues of Faces and Places` at the Gallery of the Arab Atelier for Culture and Arts in Mohandiseen, December 2019.
- An exhibition entitled (The Five) at the (Creativity) Gallery in Zamalek, November 2022.

International group exhibitions / overseas exhibitions

- Group exhibition at Am Pasch Hall - Switzerland 2002.

Scholarships and grants

- I was nominated by the former Mexican ambassador to Cairo to obtain a doctorate in arts from Mexican universities in 1999.

For the technical tasks assigned to him and general contributions

- Media and Protocol Advisor at the Military Museum (while performing military service) and restorer of statues of the Hall of Glory, the Islamic Wing, the Navy, Thunderbolt and Artillery Halls, the design and implementation of the Museum’s Peacekeeping Hall, and a drawing of the projection of Rommel’s Cave in the Museum of the Worlds.
- Redesigning and implementing the exhibition hall (No. 1) maquette with a panorama of the October War, and redesigning, implementing and following up on the printing of the Military Museum’s catalog in Arabic and English.
- Nominated for the position of Director of the Model Cultural Center for Children (in Heliopolis) by the Ministry of Culture, which was honored by Mrs. Suzanne Mubarak in 1996.
- Designing a medal for the “Faces of Fayoum” exhibition, which was designed to be a medal for the Fine Arts Sector 1998.
- Designing the logo for the Dinshway National Museum 1999.
- Nominated as a member of the Egyptian Office for Restoration Works, Archaeological Consultations and Precision Restoration, as one of the offices contributing to the Fatimid Cairo Project in 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.
- Youth Salon Encyclopedia, Part Two, prepared by critic/Mohamed Hamza, 2002, issued by the Fine Arts Sector.

Literature and cultural activities

- A study on the Egyptian artist (Tabo Zadeh) in terms of the technique of coloring and the architectural structure of the paintings, and analyzes of the layers of color and the school to which he belongs. It was included in a doctoral dissertation for the restoration of oil paintings, discussed in Poland in 1999, by Mustafa Attia Mohy - lecturer in the Department of Restoration, Faculty of Archeology - Cairo University.
He has artistic critical articles in the Arab Affairs magazine, published by the League of Arab States, 2001.
- Writing and directing a plastic film material, 'The Martyr's Message', as part of an electronic music performance by the artist Dr. Mohamed Abdel Wahab Abdel Fattah, shown at the Republic Theater 2002.
- I wrote for (Nisf Al-Dunya) magazine and the Kuwaiti newspaper (Al-Seyassah).
- He has written in the magazines Al-Hilal - Half the World - Arab Affairs - Literature and Criticism - New Culture - Lines from Al-Hayat newspapers - Al-Sharq Al-Awsat - Al-Liwaa in Lebanon - Al-Ahram Hebdo - Kuwaiti Politics - Al-Watan in Kuwait - Al-Ahali - Al-Ittihad in the Emirates - Al-Jazeera in Saudi Arabia.

Local awards

- First Prize in Photography from the Fine Arts Lovers Association 1991.
- An award and a letter of thanks from the Ministry of Planning for designing the cover of the Human Development Report in Egypt within the United Nations Development Program 1993.
- A silver medal for designing a village child poster as part of Mrs. Suzanne Mubarak’s project, 1993.
- Certificate of Appreciation for the study (The Art and Life of the Artist Tahia Halim) from the Egyptian Society of Fine Art Critics 1993.

Special collectibles

- In individuals in Croatia, Jordan, Russia, Italy, Switzerland, Greece, and Canada.
- At the Minister Plenipotentiary of Brazil in Morocco.
- With the former ambassadors of Mexico, Belgium and Peru in Cairo.
- President of the Arts Association - France.
- President of Tern International Company (America).
- Director of the Cervantes Institute in Syria.
- Governor of the city of Kairouan (Tunisia).

Official collectibles

- Museum of Modern Egyptian Art - Cairo.
- Cultural Development Fund.
- Alexander 2000 Exhibition Organization (Greece).
- Ministers of Culture.
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs .
- Cultural Production Sector at the Egyptian Opera House.
- The cultural beauty building in the castle.