Mustafa Ibrahim Ibrahim Butt

Personal data

Nickname: Mustafa Butt
Date of birth: 10/22/1943
Place of birth: Menoufia
Specialization: Photography
Email: mbutt43@yahoo.com
mbutt1943@gmail.com

school grade

- Bachelor’s degree from the College of Art Education, 1966.

Membership

- Member of the Fine Artists Syndicate.
- Member of Cairo Atelier.
- Member of the Beautification Committee in Western Menoufia.
- Member of the Educational Professions Syndicate.
- Member of Asala Association.

Jobs and professions undertaken by the artist

- General supervisor of artistic education at the Directorate of Education in Menoufia.
- Currently on pension.

Special exhibitions

- Exhibition at Akhenaten Hall 1968, 1970, 1981.
- Exhibition in a gallery in Rome, Italy 1971, 1986.
- Exhibition at the Soviet Cultural Center 1976 - Cairo.
- Exhibition at the Soviet Cultural Center 1977 - in Alexandria.
- Exhibition at the Spanish Cultural Center 1979.
- A traveling exhibition at the Palaces of Culture 1969, 1970, 1981 - 2003.
- An exhibition at the Asiad Culture Palace with the artist/ Abdel Wahab Abdel Mohsen and the artist/ Mustafa Mishal.
- An exhibition at the Shebin El-Kom Culture Palace in the Quesna Culture House.
- Exhibition at Tanta Culture Palace 1990.
- Exhibition at Cairo Atelier 1997.
- Exhibition at the Egyptian Center for International Cooperation 2005.
- Exhibition at Shebin El-Kom Culture Palace 2006.
- Exhibition in (Rateb Siddiq) Hall, Cairo Atelier, December 2009.
- (The Village and the Legend) exhibition at the Capital Gallery in Zamalek, March 2018.
- An exhibition entitled (The Village and the Legend) at the Dha Gallery for Culture and Arts in Mohandiseen - October 2021.
- Exhibition (The Village and the Legend 2) in the (Al-Bab - Selim) Hall at the Museum of Modern Egyptian Art at the Cairo Opera House, January 2022.

Local group exhibitions

- He participated in the plastic arts movement since his graduation.
- The Seventh Vanguards Exhibition (Fine Arts Lovers Association) 1966 - Cairo.
- Cairo Salon 1971, 1989.
- The Thirteenth Vanguards Exhibition (Fine Arts Lovers Association) 1973 - Cairo.
- One Painting Exhibition 1978.
- Exhibition at Akhenaten Hall with artist Mustafa Obaid 1981.
- Exhibition with Dr. Ali Hobeish, Quesna Culture House, 1988.
- National Fine Arts Exhibition, session (26) 1999.
- Seventh Salon of Small Works of Art 2004.
- National Fine Arts Exhibition, session (29) 2005.
- Popular Heritage Exhibition, Nahdet Misr Hall, Mahmoud Mukhtar Center, 2006.
- 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.
- The Fourth Fine Creativity Festival (General Exhibition, Thirty-Third Session) 2010.
- General Exhibition of Fine Arts, session (34) 2012.
- Cairo Salon (56) of Fine Arts at the Palace of Arts, March 2013.
- General Fine Arts Exhibition, session (35), May 2013.
- “Birds that Refuse to Leave” exhibition in the “Abaad” Hall at the Museum of Modern Egyptian Art at the Opera House, November 2013.
- General Fine Arts Exhibition, session (36), June 2014.
- New Suez Canal Exhibition (Past - Present - Future) at the Opera Palace of Arts - August 2015.
- General Fine Arts Exhibition, session (37) 2015.
- General Fine Arts Exhibition, session (38), May 2016.
- Exhibition (Suez Canal... A New Era) at Karma Bin Hana Center - Ahmed Shawky Museum - August 2016.
- Exhibition (A Painting for Every House), third session, at the Gezira Arts Center, September 2016.
- Salon (White - Black), fourth session, at the Gezira Arts Center in Zamalek, May 2017.
- (A People’s Revolution) exhibition at the Karma Bin Hani Cultural Center - at the Ahmed Shawky Museum, July 2017.
- General Fine Arts Exhibition, session (39), September 2017.
- (An Egyptian Spirit) exhibition at the Karma Bin Hani Cultural Center in the Ahmed Shawky Museum - October 2017.
- Exhibition (Love of the homeland brings us together) by the Nile Valley Family Association at the Karma Bin Hana Center in the Ahmed Shawky Museum, November 2017 (guest of honor).
- Exhibition (Selections) at the Capital Hall, September 2018.
- General Fine Arts Exhibition, session (40), December 2018.
- “Capital Summer” exhibition at the Capital Gallery in Zamalek, June 2019.
- An exhibition entitled `Dialogues of Faces and Places` at the Gallery of the Arab Atelier for Culture and Arts in Mohandiseen, December 2019.
- General Fine Arts Exhibition, session (41), February 2020.
- Salon (White - Black), fifth session, at the Gezira Arts Center in Zamalek, November 2020.
- General Fine Arts Exhibition, session (42), August 2021.
- Exhibition (Agenda) of the 15th session at the Alexandria Library Conference Center, February 2022.
- An exhibition entitled (Arabic Selections), the fourth exhibition at the Dha Gallery for Arts and Culture in Mohandiseen, June 2022.
- General Fine Arts Exhibition (43rd) at the Palace of Arts, September 2022.
- Lamasat Salon entitled (Art Shopping) in (Lamasat) Gallery in downtown March 2023.
- An exhibition entitled (Arabic Selections 2023) at the Dha Gallery for Arts and Culture in Mohandiseen and Zamalek, July 2023.

International group exhibitions/overseas exhibitions

- The 8th Alexandria International Biennale for the Mediterranean Basin Countries, 1970.
- Athens International Biennale, Spain, 1971, 1972.
- International Biennale of Egyptian Artists in the Regions in Alexandria 2005.
- The 11th Arab Plastic Artists’ Fingerprints Forum - Vanillet, Cairo - July 2016.

Technical visits

- Rome (Italy), Spain, their art museums.

Scholarships and grants

- A full-time grant from the Ministry of Culture, 1971.

The technical tasks assigned to him and general contributions

- Designing the logo of Gharbia Governorate.
- Designing the logo of Menoufia Governorate with Dr. Ali Hobeish.
- Designing the logo of Menoufia Governorate for Channel 6 of Central Delta Television
- Designing the logo of Menoufia Governorate in Al Salam Square.

Designing decorations for many popular culture plays for the Shebin El-Kom Culture Palace troupe.
- Supervised the fine arts workshops in the cultural caravan.
Head of the Paris Plateau Artists Group in the New Valley from the General Authority of Culture Palaces 2017.

Literature and cultural activities

- Studies and articles on fine art in the Oman newspaper and the Faith and Family magazine in the Sultanate of Oman.
- A cultural symposium on developing awareness of plastic arts among the audience on January 30, 2001 at the Denshway Museum.

Local awards

- Silver Medal in Photography from Cairo Salon 1971.
- Drill Award from Mass Culture 1986.
- Certificate of appreciation from collective and cultural exhibitions.
- First prize in photography from mass culture.
- First prize for designing the logo for the eighth week of university youth, 2006.
- Honoring him at the first conference of regional artists in 2008.

International awards

- Certificates of appreciation from Libya and the Sultanate of Oman.
- Second prize in the SABIC competition in Saudi Arabia, 1995.

Special collectibles

- Among some individuals in Egypt, Switzerland, America and Algeria.

Official collectibles

- Ministry of Culture .
- Mass culture.
- Assiut Governorate.
- Conference hall in Cairo.
- The General Authority for Cultural Palaces.
- Embassy of Egypt.
- Swiss Cultural Attaché.
- Goethe Institute Library.
- Museum of Modern Egyptian Art.
- Embassy of Qatar.