This is Samir Ahmed Hafez

Personal data

Known name: Wahad Samir
Date of birth: 2/10/1973
Place of birth: Giza
Specialization: Photography
Email: wehad 10@hotmail.com,
wehad10@gmail.com, dr.wehadsamir@yahoo.com
Internet website: www.fenon.com - www.foustatcenter.gov.eg

school grade

- Bachelor’s degree from the Faculty of Specific Education, Art Education Division, Cairo University, 1994.
- Master’s degree in the formulation of jewelry and clothing accessories, 2000.
- Doctorate in the formulation of jewelry and clothing accessories 2006.

Membership

- Member of the Fine Artists Syndicate, Photography Division, 5905/1871.
- Member of Cairo Atelier.
- Member of the Asala Association for the Care of Traditional and Contemporary Arts 411.
- Member of the Pioneers Association for the Care of Traditional Arts.
- Member of the Cleo Store Women’s Skills Center.
- Member of the Cinema Professions Syndicate, Decoration Division 1117.

Jobs and professions undertaken by the artist

- Teaching assistant at the Faculty of Specific Education, Department of Art Education, Cairo University, 1994 - 1995.
- Teaching assistant at the Higher Institute of Applied Arts, Fashion Department, 6th of October City, 1995: 2000.
- Teaching a course to teach jewelry arts to primary school children at Narmer Maadi School, 1998.
- Teaching courses on designing and implementing jewelry for young women, women and children, 1999.
- Assistant lecturer at the Academy of Art and Design, Higher Institute of Applied Arts, Fashion Department, specializing in jewelry, 6th of October City, 2000 until now 2003.
- Teaching courses on designing and implementing jewelry for students at Hadhramout University in Yemen, 2002, 2003.
- Doctor, teacher at the Academy of Art and Design, Higher Institute of Applied Arts, Fashion and Design Department, supervising the Jewelry Department at the Traditional Crafts Center in Fustat, Cultural Development Fund, Ministry of Culture.
-- Teaching courses and seminars to teach traditional Egyptian handicrafts and how to preserve heritage in Egypt at the National Council for Women.
- Visual artist, jewelry designer, fashion designer.
- Assistant Professor at the Higher Institute of Applied Arts, Fashion Department, 6th of October City, 2012.
- Professor at the Higher Institute of Applied Arts, Fashion Department, 6th of October City, 2019.

Places where the artist lived

- Giza.

Special exhibitions

- An exhibition in Al-Sharaaa Hall for the design and implementation of jewelery at the Faculty of Specific Education, Cairo University, 2000.
- Exhibition (Touches of Jewelry Art) at the Russian Cultural Center 2003.
- Exhibition (Whispers of Silver Roses), Russian Cultural Center 2005.
- Exhibition (Silver Tones) in Al-Ahram newspaper hall, 2005.
- Exhibition (Silver Formations) at the Egyptian Center for International Cultural Cooperation - (Foreign Diplomats Hall) in Zamalek 2005.
- (Silver Visions) exhibition at Prince Taz Palace 2005.
- Jewelry Exhibition at the National Center for Women 2006.
- Exhibition (Silver Faces) at the Egyptian-French Friendship Association 2006.
- Hala exhibition at the World Summit on Women - City Stars 2006.
- Islamic ornaments exhibition - Fustat Crafts Center 2007.
- Jewelery exhibition in Al-Ahram newspaper 2007.
- Jewelry Exhibition at the Journalists Syndicate 2007.
- (The Sweetest Jewelry) Exhibition at Beit Karim Hall 2007.
- (Hali Wa Had) exhibition on the sidelines of the eighth conference of the National Council for Women 2008.
- (Namnama Jewelry) Exhibition at the Journalists Syndicate 2008.
- (Dandasha Jewelry) Exhibition at the Egyptian Diplomatic Center 2008.
- (Oriental Jewelry) Exhibition at the Opera House 2008.
- Silver Rings Exhibition, inaugurated by the Egyptian Minister of Culture at the Alexandria Creativity Center 2009.
- A jewelry exhibition entitled The Art of Jewelry and the Study of the Effect of the Human Brain on It at the Ain Shams Medicine Conference No. 33 at Ain Shams University 2010.
- Silver Creations Exhibition, Russian Cultural Center, 2010.
- A permanent exhibition of jewelry products at Prince Taz Palace - Al-Ghouri Agency - Al-Ghouri Dome - Alexandria Creativity Center - Sabil Katkhuda - Fustat Crafts Center - Makki Al-Qalaa 2010.
- Exhibition (Islamic ornaments, a contemporary plastic vision) on the sidelines of the South-South Dialogue Conference at the Faculty of Specific Education, Assiut University, November 2010.
- (Silver Strings) Exhibition at (Kamal Khalifa Hall) at Al Jazeera Arts Center, December 2011.
- Exhibition (Egyptian Dandasha) in the (25/30) Graphic and Fine Arts Hall at the Academy of Arts in Al-Haram, February 2015.
- (Egyptian Touches) exhibition at the Egyptian Center for International Cultural Cooperation in Zamalek, December 2017.
- (Symphonies) Exhibition at Mahmoud Mokhtar Cultural Center, February 2018.

Local group exhibitions

- She participated in the plastic movement from 1994 until now.
- Exhibitions at the Supreme Council for Youth 1987: 1992.
- Exhibitions of the College of Specific Education 1991: 1996.
- Exhibition of design inspired by popular art, Al-Sharaaa Hall, Cairo University, 1996.
- The First Autumn Salon for Small Pieces at the Arts Complex in Zamalek, 1997.
- The Tenth Youth Salon at the Arts Complex in Zamalek, 1998.
- The Eleventh Youth Salon at the Arts Complex in Zamalek, 1999.
- Annual exhibition of the Fine Arts Committee at Maadi Club 1999: 2002.
- Exhibition of faculty members at the Higher Institute of Applied Arts 2000, 2001.
- Art exhibition held on the sidelines of the Arab League conference at Sheraton Heliopolis 2000, 2001.
- Participation in the Orphan’s Day celebration at the Institute 2002 - 2003 - 2004 - 2005.
- Cairo University Exhibition on Beautification of Giza Governorate 2001.
- Postgraduate Studies Exhibition at the Faculty of Specific Education, Cairo University, 2001.
- Jewelery Art Festival, first session, at the Gezira Arts Center, January 2002.
- Exhibition (University Youth Week), Assiut 2003.
- Fine Arts Competition Exhibition at the College of Fine Arts 2003.
- Presentations of Egyptian fashion designers with jewelry pieces 2003.
- Young Artists Exhibition at Sama Hall 2003.
- Science Club Competition at the Ministry of Higher Education, December 2003.
- Fine Arts Competition at the Ministry of Higher Education 2003.
- (Jewellery) Exhibition at Abu Al-Rish Institute 2003..

College of Fine Arts Salon 2004.
- Fine Arts Competition at the Ministry of Higher Education at Al-Azhar University, March 2004
- Participation in the Fine Arts Competition at the Ministry level within the Institute 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010..
- A group exhibition at Al-Tanweer Channel’s celebration of its fourth anniversary in 2005.
- Participation in the Youth Salon held at the Faculty of Fine Arts in Zamalek 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010.
- Participation in an exhibition in Universities Youth Week 2005, 2007.
- Jewelery Art Festival, second session, at the Gezira Arts Center, January 2006.
- Annual exhibition of the Cairo Fine Arts Group in the Hanager Opera Hall, 2007.
- Exhibition of 50 artists (fine arts) at the Marriott Hotel 2007.
- (The Sweetest Jewelry) Exhibition at Beit Karim Hall in Nasr City, August 2007.
- Cairo Fine Arts Group Exhibition entitled (The Summer Came) in the Main Hall of Fine Arts at the Cairo Opera House, September 2007.
- (Oriental Jewelry) Exhibition at the Opera House 2008.
- (Silver Jewelry) Exhibition at the Creativity Center throughout Ramadan 2008.
- The (Silver Jewelry) exhibition, which was opened by the French Minister of Culture and the Egyptian Minister of Culture at Prince Taz Palace, 2008.
- “She is for Women” exhibition in the Portrait Gallery on the occasion of Women’s Day 2009.
- Silver Rings Exhibition at the Creativity Center in Alexandria 2009.
- Representing the Ministry of Higher Education in the Universities Youth Week in Mansoura in the Fine Arts Competition 2009.
- Small Industries Competition at Mansoura University 2009.
- Exhibition (Reviving Heritage) at Cairo University 2009.
- The Institute’s participation in the Sixth Youth Creativity Salon for Fine Arts under the supervision of the Ministry of Higher Education 2009.
- Diyarna Exhibition of the Ministry of Social Solidarity 2009, 2010.
- Exhibition (Women and Fine Art) at Prince Taz Palace, March 2010.
- Fourth Plastic Creativity Festival (Small Works of Art Market)
In the (Renaissance of Egypt and Isis) hall at the Mahmoud Mukhtar Cultural Center - Mahmoud Mukhtar Museum, June 2010.
- Participation in the First Poet’s House Salon Exhibition for Fine Arts 2010.
Participating in an exhibition in the Science Clubs held in Minya - Representing the Ministry of Higher Education in the Fine Arts Competition during the University Girls’ Week at Minya University 2010.
- Participation in an exhibition in the Third Forum of Science Clubs for Egyptian Universities, organized by Cairo University 2010.
- Exhibition (Heritage Revival) at Zagazig University 2010.
- Small Industries Competition in Kafr El-Sheikh, December 2010
- The Fifteenth Dakahlia Salon for Artists of the Fine Arts Syndicate in Dakahlia, June 2011 (guest of honor).
- Salon (White - Black), third session, at the Gezira Arts Center in Zamalek, February 2015.
- National Society of Fine Arts Salon at the Gezira Arts Center in Zamalek, November 2015.
- Exhibition (Art Tree Salon) at Saad Zaghloul Cultural Center - House of the Nation Museum, March 2016.
- Exhibition (Contemporary Heritage) at Picasso Hall - June 2016.
- Exhibition (A Painting for Every House), third session, at the Gezira Arts Center, September 2016.
- (Land of Turquoise) exhibition at Prince Taz Palace, October 2016.
- Exhibition (Africa in the Eyes of Egyptian Artists) in the lobby of the Supreme Council of Culture, May 2017.
- Exhibition of the Egyptian Women’s Creativity Forum in Plastic Arts in the Hanager Hall at the Cairo Opera House, May 2017.
- (Idea) exhibition in my hall (Renaissance of Egypt - ISIS) at the Mahmoud Mukhtar Cultural Center - Mahmoud Mukhtar Museum, July 2017.
- An exhibition on the sidelines of the second international conference of the “Education is National Security” initiative, “Technical Education... Between Reality and Aspirations,” at the Federation of Egyptian Industry, November 2017.
- Exhibition (Amsia Artists), the accompanying exhibition for the Third Lancia Congress (Education through Art) at the Mahmoud Mokhtar Cultural Center, April 2018.
- Art Tree Salon, third session, in my hall (Nahdet Misr - Isis) at the Mahmoud Mukhtar Cultural Center, April 2018.
- Exhibition (Contemporary Heritage) at the Saad Zaghloul Cultural Center, House of the Nation Museum, May 2018.
- Exhibition (Variations 2) for faculty members of the Faculty of Applied Arts in the Nahdet Misr Hall at the Mahmoud Mukhtar Cultural Center - Mahmoud Mukhtar Museum, December 2018.
- (Creativity and Melody) Exhibition at Suez Canal University, February 2019.
- An exhibition entitled (Africa in the Eyes of Artists) at the Academy of Arts in Al-Haram, April 2019.
- Exhibition (Contemporary Heritage 2) at the Saad Zaghloul Cultural Center, House of the Nation Museum, May 2019.
- Suez Canal Exhibition (Past.. Present.. Future) in (Mokhtar Abdel Gawad) Hall, the central building - at the Academy of Arts in Al-Haram - December 2019.
- Exhibition (Variations 3) for faculty members of the Higher Institute of Applied Arts in the Ziad Bakir Hall in the Music Library of the Cairo Opera House, December 2019.
- An exhibition entitled (Fine Art, Arabic Calligraphy, Decoration, Jewelry, and Handicrafts) on the occasion of International Women’s Day at the Mahmoud Mukhtar Cultural Center - Mahmoud Mukhtar Museum, March 2020.
- An exhibition entitled (Creative Women) on the occasion of International Women’s Day in the Round Hall of the Fine Artists Syndicate in March 2022.

International group exhibitions/overseas exhibitions

- Arab and international jewelry design competition of the World Gold Council and L’azurde Company 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006.
- Arab jewelry design exhibition for the World Gold Council between Egypt and Dubai 2000, 2001.
- Participation in the World Gold Council’s conference at the International Garden in Alexandria, 2001.
- Participation in the World Gold Council’s conference at the Cairo Sheraton 2001.
- Participation in the World Gold Council exhibition at Al Salam Hotel 2001.
- Saint-Antienne Biennale, France, with gold and silver jewelry, 2002, 2004.
- Participation in the World Gold Council’s advocacy for the Marriott Mirage Hotel 2004.
- Exhibition (Silver Variations) at the Academy of Arts, Rome - Italy 2006.
- Participation in the International Autumn Salon in Paris, France 2010.
- The 11th Arab Plastic Artists’ Fingerprints Forum - Vanillet, Cairo - July 2016.