Muhammad Hussein Ibrahim Waseef

Personal data

Nickname: Muhammad Waseef
Date of birth: 5/13/1961
Place of birth: Giza
Specialization: Graphics
E-mail: mohammadwaseif@hotmail.com,
mohammadwaseif@yahoo.com

school grade

- BA from the Faculty of Fine Arts, majoring in Graphics, Helwan University, 1987.
Postgraduate Diploma in Fine Arts, majoring in Graphics, 1989.
Master's degree in Graphic Arts, majoring in animation and book art, 1995.
- Doctor of Philosophy degree in Fine Arts - Animation and book art 1998.

Membership

- Member of the Fine Artists Syndicate.
- Member of the Egyptian Photographic Society.
- Member of the Writers and Artists Association - Cairo Atelier.
- Member of the Giza Artists Association.

Jobs and occupations undertaken by the artist

- Assistant Lecturer at the Faculty of Education in Ismailia - Suez Canal University.
- Assistant Professor and Head of the Department of Art and Music Education, Faculty of Education, Ismailia, Suez Canal University.

The places where the artist lived

- Cairo.

Special exhibitions

- Exhibition (Brothers and Summer) in the Spanish Cultural Center 1989.
- The Second (Wassif Brothers) Exhibition at the Sohag Culture Palace, 1994.
- Exhibition (Love in Jahin’s Rubaiyat) at the Center for Criticism and Creativity, Ahmed Shawqi Museum, 2002.
- (Boyhood Dreams) exhibition, Cairo Atelier, 2002.
- Exhibition (Mirrors in the Margins of Nizar Qabbani) at Cairo Atelier 2003.
- Screening of the animated film (A Boy and a Girl - Every Day's Story) at Cairo Atelier 2003.
- An exhibition entitled (Winter Imaginations) in (Rateb Siddiq) Hall, Cairo Atelier, July 2006.
- An exhibition in the Boat Hall at the Al-Nasr Museum of Modern Art in Port Said, April 2017.

Local group exhibitions

- The first Youth Salon 1989, the second 1990, the third 1991.
- National Fine Arts Exhibition, session (25) 1997.
He was honored in the “Honorees’ Salon” at the tenth session of the Youth Salon in 1998.
- Exhibition (Love, Peace and Challenges 2002) at the Minya Culture Palace 2002.
- National Graphic Art Exhibition, third session 2005.
- An exhibition of Port Said artists (on the occasion of Port Said’s National Day celebrations) in the Boat Hall at the Al-Nasr Museum of Modern Art in Port Said, December 2017.

International group exhibitions / overseas fairs

- The 19th International Independent Exhibition of Printed Works in Japan, 1997.
- Kanagawa International Triennial of Printed Works in Japan, 1998.
- Tama International University Small Business Triennial, Japan, 1998.
- The Fourth Egypt International Triennale for Graphic Art 2003.

Local and international encyclopedias containing the artist’s name

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

Local awards

He received many awards and certificates of appreciation from Helwan University, the Supreme Council for Youth and Sports, the Youth Salon, the General Exhibition, and the Fall Small Business Exhibition.
He was honored in the (Salon of Honorees) in the tenth session of the Youth Salon 1998.

Special collectibles

- Individuals have public auctions in a number of Japanese cities (1997-1999).
- For individuals inside and outside the country in Syria, Kuwait, France and Germany.

Official collectibles

Museum of the Faculty of Fine Arts in Cairo.
The Spanish Cultural Center in Cairo.
The Supreme Council for Youth and Sports.
The International Museum of Printed Works, Kanagawa, Japan, 1997.
Tama University Museum of Art, Tokyo, Japan, 1998.