Samir Muhammad Fouad Ibrahim

Personal data

Known name: Samir Fouad
Date of birth: 6/9/1944
Place of birth: Cairo
Specialization: Photography
Email: sfibrahim@link.net,
samirfouad@gmail.com

school grade

- Bachelor’s degree, Faculty of Engineering, Communications Department, Cairo University, 1966.
- He studied in the studio of the artist Hassan Suleiman from 1979 to 1982.
- Free study at Coaldidal Institute - England LIFE CLAESS - from 1988: 1989.

Membership

- Member of the Engineers Syndicate.
- Member of the Fine Artists Syndicate 3859/1133 Photography.

Jobs and professions undertaken by the artist

He rose to many positions at I C L Computer Company (British), starting from computer engineer in 1967 to deputy general manager and director of operations from 1990 until retirement.
- Dedicated to art since 2001.

Places where the artist lived

He regularly visited England as a result of his work.
He traveled to Kenya in 1975: 1977 and spent two years there.

Special exhibitions

Exhibition at Stevenage Library, England, 1971.
- Heliopolis Club Exhibition - Heliopolis 1978.
- Watercolor exhibition in the Hanager Opera Hall, Cairo 1997.
Oil colors exhibition in the Hanager Hall, Opera House, 1999.
- Exhibition at Picasso Hall 2002.
- An exhibition entitled (Sheherazade Dancing) in the Hanager Hall, 2004.
- An exhibition entitled (The Rhythm of Time) at the Picasso Hall in Zamalek, 2006.
- An exhibition entitled (Watercolours) at the Picasso Hall in Zamalek, 2007.
- An exhibition entitled (The Escape of the Moment) at the Picasso Hall in Zamalek, February 2009.
- An exhibition entitled (Meat) at the Picasso Hall in Zamalek, November 2010.
- An exhibition entitled (From Homeland to Heaven) at the Picasso Hall in Zamalek, January 2012.
- Haneen Exhibition at Picasso Hall in Zamalek, April 2013.
- Maqamat exhibition, Picasso Hall, Zamalek, May 2014.
- Exhibition (35 x 2) in the (Ubuntu) hall
) In Zamalek, December 2014.
- (Repercussions) exhibition at the Picasso Hall in Zamalek, March 2016.
- (Al-Nadaha) exhibition at the Picasso Hall in Zamalek, February 2017.
- An exhibition in the Ofoq Hall at the Muhammad Mahmoud Khalil Museum and his wife, January 2018.
- “A Taste of Time” exhibition at the Picasso Gallery in Zamalek, December 2018.
- Exhibition at Picasso Hall in Zamalek, December 2019.
- An exhibition entitled (I Silent About Permissible Speech) at the Picasso Gallery in Zamalek, December 2020.
- An exhibition entitled (Lost Times) at the Picasso Gallery in Zamalek, December 2021.
- Exhibition at Picasso Gallery in Zamalek, November 2022.

Local group exhibitions

- Spring Exhibition 1979 - Cairo.
- Exhibition of eleven figurative artists (Italian Cultural Institute 1984).
- Exhibition of contemporary portraiture in Egypt (Italian Cultural Center - 1985).
- Exhibition “Contemporary Portrait Art in Egypt” at the Italian Cultural Center in Zamalek, December 1985.
- One painting exhibition (43 artists) (Cairo Atelier Club 1987).
- Exhibition of Contemporary Egyptian Portrait Art (American University 1990).
- Watercolor Art Exhibition (Mervat Masoud Gallery 1992).
- The first exhibition of the Nedaa Association in the Hanager Hall, Cairo, 1997.
- Pastel Exhibition, Picasso Gallery, Cairo, 1997.
- Exhibition of five watercolor artists at Doroub Hall, Cairo, 1998.
- The second exhibition of the Nidaa Association, Shamoua Hall, Cairo, 1998.
- Exhibition of 8 Artists - Cairo Atelier, November 2000.
- Spring exhibition in Salama Hall - March 2001.
- Sohabat Fann Exhibition at Doroub Hall - April 2001.
- Small Business Exhibition at Doroob Hall - November 2001.
- An exhibition entitled (The Company of Art) at the Picasso Hall - November 2004.
- The First Cairo Atelier Portrait Salon, Cairo Atelier, September 2005.
- National Fine Arts Exhibition, session (29) 2005.
- Exhibition (Ramadan Nights) at Shadekor Hall in Heliopolis 2006.
- Exhibition at the Egyptian Center for International Cultural Cooperation (foreign diplomats) in Zamalek, February 2007.
- The First Fine Creativity Festival (Thirtieth General Exhibition and First Fine Art Market) 2007.
- The Second Fine Creativity Festival (General Exhibition, Thirty-First Session) 2008.
- Gallery Salon, second session, Picasso Hall, May 2008.
- Exhibition (For Gaza) at Cairo Atelier, January 2009.
- The 31st Arts Salon Exhibition at the Heliopolis Club in Heliopolis, June 2009.
- The Third Fine Creativity Festival (General Exhibition, Thirty-Second Session) 2009.
- Exhibition at Shadecor Hall in Heliopolis, October 2009.
- (Faces) exhibition in One Horizon Hall - Muhammad Mahmoud Khalil Museum and his wife, December 2009.
- Annual Small Business Exhibition in Doroob Hall, December 2009.
- Exhibition (Art for Every Family) at Shadekor Hall in Heliopolis, March 2010.
- (Art for All) exhibition in its fifteenth session at (Salama) Hall in Mohandessin, May 2010.
- The Fourth Fine Creativity Festival (General Exhibition, Thirty-Third Session) 2010.
- Exhibition (Twelfth Collections) at the Picasso Fine Arts Hall, June 2010.
- (Model) Exhibition in (Cordoba) Hall, Mohandiseen, July 2010.
- Group exhibition at Doroob Hall in Garden City, July 2010.
- Exhibition (A Contemporary Vision of the Human Body) at the Palace of Arts, October 2010.
- Exhibition of small works of art at Doroob Hall in Garden City, November 2010.
- Exhibition (Egyptian Selections) at Picasso Hall in Zamalek, March 2011.
- Exhibition (Abdel Nasser.. The Dream) at the Picasso Hall in Zamalek, September 2011.
- (Cairo 2011) exhibition at (Martyr Ahmed Bassiouni) Hall in Mohandiseen, November 2011.
- General Exhibition of Fine Arts, session (34) 2012.
- Exhibition (Art for Every Family) at Shadekor Hall - Heliopolis, March 2012.
- Exhibition (Journey of the Holy Family) at Picasso Hall in Zamalek, June 2012.
- A group exhibition in Doroob Hall, July 2012.

- (Generations) exhibition at Picasso Hall in Zamalek, September (guest of honor) 2012.

Exhibition of small works of art in Doroub Hall, November 2012.
- “I Am the Egyptian” exhibition at Cala Art Hall in Zamalek, March 2013.
- Cairo Salon (56) of Fine Arts at the Palace of Arts, March 2013.
- Exhibition (On the Banks of Mahmoud Saeed) at the Mahmoud Saeed Center for Museums in Alexandria, April 2013.
- Exhibition (Picasso Collectibles 15) at the Picasso Hall in Zamalek, June 2013.
- General Fine Arts Exhibition, session (35), May 2013.
- Group exhibition at Doroob Hall, July 2013.
- (Art for All) exhibition at Salama Hall in Mohandessin, May 2014.
- General Fine Arts Exhibition, session (36), June 2014.
- (Colored Sketch) Exhibition in (Doroob) Hall, September 2014.
- Exhibition of small works of art in Doroob Hall, November 2014.
- “Generations of Art” exhibition at Cordoba Gallery, Mohandiseen, October 2014.
- (Kalthumiyat) Exhibition, Beirut - Lebanon, January 2015.
- Exhibition (Attitudes) at Picasso Hall in Zamalek, April 2015.
- General Exhibition of Fine Arts, session (37) 2015.
- General Fine Arts Exhibition, session (38), May 2016.
- Exhibition (A Painting for Every House), third session, at the Gezira Arts Center, September 2016.
- Exhibition (Opera by an Artist) at Salah Taher Fine Arts Hall - Cairo Opera House, October 2016.
- Exhibition of small works of art at Doroob Hall in Garden City, November 2016 (guest of honor).
- Exhibition in Gallery (40) in Sheikh Zayed City, April 2017.
- (Art for All) exhibition at Salama Arts Hall in Mohandiseen, April 2017.
- The first small works exhibition at Picasso Hall 2 in Zamalek, July 2017.
- Exhibition (Summer 2017) at Drop Gallery in Garden City - August 2017.
- Exhibition at Soma Gallery for Visual Arts, August 2017.
- General Fine Arts Exhibition, session (39), September 2017.
- Exhibition (Small Works of Art 2017) at Drop Gallery in Garden City, November 2017.
- “Times of Art” exhibition at Picasso Hall in Zamalek, July 2018.
- Exhibition (Summer 2018) at Drop Gallery in Garden City - July 2018.
- Exhibition of small works of art at Doroob Hall in Garden City, November 2018.
- Exhibition at Drop Gallery in Garden City, July 2019.
- Cairo Salon (59) of Fine Arts at the Palace of Arts, October 2020.
- An exhibition entitled (Small Works) at the Cordoba Gallery in Mohandiseen, November 2020.
- Exhibition at Odyssey Gallery in Heliopolis, October 2021.
- Exhibition (Small Works of Art 2021) at Doroob Gallery in Garden City, November 2021.
- Exhibition (Contemporary Portrait... Day/Indoor) at (Cordoba) Gallery, Mohandiseen, January 2022.
- An exhibition entitled (Art for All) at the Salama Arts Hall in Mohandessin, March 2022.
- An exhibition entitled (The Scene) at the Arts Complex (Aisha Fahmy Palace) in Zamalek, March 2022.
- “Spring Joy” exhibition at Doroob Gallery in Garden City, May 2022.
- An exhibition entitled (The Company of Art - 5) at Doroub Gallery in Garden City, November 2022.
- An exhibition entitled (Egyptian Tales) at (Villa Odyssey) Hall in Korba, Heliopolis - February 2023.
- An exhibition entitled (Contemporary Portrait... Birthplace: A Poem) at the Gallery (Córdoba), March 2023.
- An exhibition entitled (Generations of Heliopolis Artists) at (Villa Odyssey) Hall in Korba, Heliopolis - May 2023.
- An exhibition entitled (Art in its most beautiful form) at Doroob Gallery in Garden City - June 2023.
- An exhibition entitled (Arabic Selections 2023) at the Dha Gallery for Arts and Culture in Mohandiseen and Zamalek, July 2023.
- An exhibition entitled (Art... A Beautiful Melody) at Doroob Gallery in Garden City - August 2023.
- An exhibition entitled (Summer Selections) at (Villa Odyssey) Hall in Korba, Heliopolis - August 2023.

International group exhibitions/overseas exhibitions

- Zonta Club Exhibition - Nairobi - Kenya 1975.
- Mexico International Watercolor Biennale 2002.
- (Egyptian) Exhibition at Roshan Art Gallery in Jeddah - Saudi Arabia 2010.
- The Fourth Luxor International Photography Forum, Luxor, December 2011.

Technical visits

Visiting museums and exhibitions in England.
- England, Paris, America, Czechoslovakia, Italy, Hungary, Croatia, India.

The technical tasks assigned to him and general contributions

- Member of the jury of the Arts Prize Exhibition, the first session of the Farouk Hosni Foundation for Culture and Arts, January 2020.

Special collectibles

- With some individuals, banks, and institutions in Egypt, England, France, and the United States of America.

Official collectibles

- Museum of Modern Egyptian Art - Cairo.
- Investment Authority .

The influences that affected the artist intellectually and artistically

- He is interested in the problem of representing the elements of movement and time. He stores in his paintings the form of instantaneous movement in space through the moving form, and he also stores it implicitly in forms whose movement time has passed.