Abdel Wahab Morsi Al-Sayed

Personal data

Known name: Abdel Wahab Morsi
Date of birth: 2/23/1931
Place of birth: Sharqia
Date of death: 11/19/2021
Specialization: Photography
Email: KholLo2003@yahoo.com
Website: www.artmorsi.com

school grade

- Bachelor’s degree from the Faculty of Fine Arts, Cairo, 1957.
- Diploma from the Institute of Technical Education for Teachers, 1958.
- Free studies in the field of excavation work at the University of San Fernando (Spain) 1971-1972.

Jobs and professions undertaken by the artist

- Working at the Antiquities Registration Center from 1958 to 1974.
- He assumed the position of General Controller of Exhibitions at the General Authority for Arts and Literature and General Controller of Museums.
- Fine artist .

Special exhibitions

- Exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art, 1961, Cairo.
- Exhibition at Akhenaten Gallery, Cairo, 1964.
- Exhibition at the Fine Arts Hall, Cairo, 1967.
- Exhibition at Goethe Hall, Cairo, 1970 - 1975 - 1981.
- Exhibition at the Gallery of Modern Art (Geneva) 1971.
- Exhibition at Topson Gallery (Spain) 1972.
- Exhibition in Belgium 1982.
- Exhibition in Austria 1983.
- Exhibition in Paris 1981 - 1982, France.
- Exhibition in Frankfurt, West Germany, 1981.
- Exhibition at the Josef Prostito Museum (Titograd - Yugoslavia) 1990.
- An exhibition at Khan Al-Maghrabi Hall 1996 and a private exhibition 1999 in Cairo.
- An exhibition entitled (Something of Art) at the Picasso Hall, 2005.
- Exhibition at Extra Hall in Zamalek 2006.
- An exhibition entitled (Egyptian in Art) at the Picasso Hall in Zamalek, December 2010.
- Exhibition at Doroob Hall in Garden City, February 2019.

Local group exhibitions

- He participated in many public and group exhibitions and the plastic arts movement in Egypt.
- Art and Revolution Exhibition (Alexandria) 1958.
- Cairo Salon in 1961, 1964, 1965, 1967.
- Exhibition (Memory of Gamal Abdel Nasser) in the building of the Central Committee of the Socialist Union (later the National Party) September 1972.
- Contemporary Egyptian Art Exhibition at the Grand Serail in Paris - France, March 1976.
- Contemporary Egyptian Art Exhibition at the Fine Arts Hall in Cairo, June 1976.
He participated in the general exhibition and national exhibitions until the National Exhibition 1999.
- National Fine Arts Exhibition, session (27) 2001.
- National Graphic Art Exhibition, third session 2005.
- National Fine Arts Exhibition, session (29) 2005.
- The fourth honoring exhibition for artists who were born during January, February, and March, starting from 1888 until 1935, in the Abaad Hall of the Museum of Modern Egyptian Art, April 2006.
- Salon of small round pieces in the Portrait Hall in central Cairo, 2006.
- The First Fine Creativity Festival (Egypt Salon, first session) 2007.
- (The Bride) Exhibition at the Karma Ibn Hani Center in the Ahmed Shawky Museum, January 2007.
- Gallery Salon, first session, Doroub Hall, May 2007.
- Gallery Salon, second session, Picasso Hall, May 2008.
- Atelier Salon, 56th session, Cairo Atelier, 2008.
- Exhibition (One Egyptian Vision) at Picasso Hall in Zamalek, March 2010.
- Group exhibition at Doroob Hall in Garden City, July 2010.
- Exhibition (Egyptian Selections) at Picasso Hall in Zamalek, March 2011.
- Exhibition (Abdel Nasser.. The Dream) at the Picasso Hall in Zamalek, September 2011.
- A group exhibition in Doroob Hall, July 2012.
- (Art for All) exhibition at Salama Gallery, May 2013.
- Group exhibition at Doroob Hall, July 2013.
- (Art for All) exhibition at Salama Hall in Mohandessin, May 2014.
- Exhibition (Picasso Collectibles 16) at the Picasso Hall in Zamalek, June 2014.
- Exhibition (Egyptian Artists Studying at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando) in (Mohsen Shaalan) Hall at the Museum of Egyptian Modern Art - Opera Square, October 2014.
- Exhibition (In Love with Egypt) at Salama Arts Hall, Mohandiseen, October 2014.
- Exhibition (Egyptian Quartet) at Picasso Hall in Zamalek, March 2015.
- Exhibition (Summer 2017) at Drop Gallery in Garden City - August 2017.
- Exhibition (Summer 2018) at Drop Gallery in Garden City - July 2018 (guest of honor).
- General Fine Arts Exhibition, session (40), December 2018.
- Exhibition at Drop Gallery in Garden City, July 2019.
- An exhibition entitled (Mally Fat Teams) at the Saad Zaghloul Cultural Center -
Nation House Museum - December 2019.
- An exhibition entitled (Arabic Selections), the third at the Dha Gallery for Arts and Culture in Mohandessin, May 2021.
- An exhibition entitled (Egyptian Song) at (Khan Al-Maghrabi) Gallery in Zamalek, December 2021.
- An exhibition entitled (Art for All) at Salama Arts Hall in Mohandiseen, December 2021.
- An exhibition entitled (Memory of Cairo Atelier) at Cairo Atelier in May 2022.
- An exhibition entitled (Arabic Selections), the fourth exhibition at the Dha Gallery for Arts and Culture in Mohandiseen, June 2022.
- An exhibition entitled (Immortal Creators) at the (Dha) Gallery for Culture and Arts in Zamalek and Mohandessin, September 2022.
- An exhibition entitled (The Company of Art - 5) at Doroub Gallery in Garden City, November 2022.
- An exhibition entitled (We Are Present.. Even if We Are Long) at Doroob Gallery in Garden City, February 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.

International group exhibitions/overseas exhibitions

He participated in the Alexandria Biennale in the years 1957 - 1959 - 1961 - 1968 - 1970 - 1972 - 1983 - 1996 in Egypt.
- International Exhibition in Belgrade 1961.
- Paris International Biennale for Young Artists, 1965, France.
- Exhibition at Tatint Yellow Gallery in Paris, 1965, France.
- International Arts Exhibition in Senegal 1966.
- Venice International Biennale (Italy) 1968.
- Sports Biennale (Madrid), Spain 1969.
- African Festival (Algeria) 1969.
- Nikka Exhibition (Japan) 1973.
- Cannes Cermer Exhibition (France) 1975.
- Venice International Biennale (Italy) 1975.

Contemporary Egyptian Art Exhibition (Netherlands) 1976.
- Contemporary Egyptian Art Exhibition (France) 1976.
- Contemporary Egyptian Art Exhibition (Mexico) 1978.
- Contemporary Egyptian Art Exhibition (Germany) 1979.
- Valparaiso Biennale (Chile) 1979.
- Exhibition in Austria 1982.
- India International Triennale (India) 1991.
- Contemporary Egyptian Art Exhibition (Spain) 1994.
- Contemporary Egyptian Art Exhibition (France) 1999.
- Contemporary Egyptian Art Exhibition (Tunisia) 2000.

Scholarships and grants

- A full-time grant from the Ministry in 1962 for a period of 4 years.
- Another grant in 1982.

Local and international encyclopedias containing the artist’s name

- Robert Encyclopedia (French).
- Larousse Encyclopedia (French).
- Horizons International Encyclopedia (Cambridge).
- ADAF International Encyclopedia (Milan).
- The Arabic Encyclopedia issued by the Egyptian State Information Service.
- Encyclopedia of 2000 Designers and Artists of the Twentieth Century (Cambridge).
- Who`s Who Cambridge Encyclopedia.
- Marquis Who`s Who Encyclopedia in America.
- Cambridge IBC Encyclopedia.
- Encyclopedia of Who`s Who In The World in America.
He was chosen as one of the minds of the 21st century by the American international encyclopedia IBC.

Local awards

- Second prize in the Art and Revolution Exhibition (Alexandria) 1958.
- Excellence Award in Specialization (Technical Education Institute for Teachers) 1958.
- Cairo Salon Award in 1961, 1964, 1965, 1967.

International awards

- Third Prize (Egyptian Pavilion) at the Alexandria Biennale in 1970.
- Second prize for the Third International Biennale in Barcelona 1971, Portugal.
- He was nominated for an honorary doctorate by the American Data Bank from Markwiss Jespe Eskpo University in the state of Missouri, and also a bronze medal from the Albert Einstein Academy (America).

Special collectibles

- Among individuals in Egypt and abroad.

Official collectibles

- Museum of Modern Egyptian Art in Cairo.
- Museum of Modern Art in Alexandria.
- Port Said Museum.
- The Jordanian National Museum.
- Titograd Museum, Yugoslavia.
- The White House in America.
- Royal Museum of Spain.