Clay Muhammad Abdel Aziz Qasim

Personal data

Nickname: Clay Kasem
Date of birth: 11/30/1977
Place of birth: Western
Specialization: Photography
Email: klaykasem@gmail.com

school grade

- Bachelor’s degree from the Faculty of Fine Arts, Department of Photography, Alexandria University, 2000.
- Pre-Masters 2003.
- Master’s degree entitled “The Impact of Foreign Missions on Egyptian Photography in the Twentieth Century” 2008.
- Doctorate degree on (The Presence of Ancient Egyptian Art on Contemporary Art in Egypt and Abroad) 2012.

Membership

- Member of the Fine Artists Syndicate in Alexandria.

Jobs and professions undertaken by the artist

- Teaching assistant at the Faculty of Fine Arts in Alexandria.
- Assistant lecturer in the Department of Photography, Faculty of Fine Arts, Alexandria University.
- Lecturer in the Department of Photography, Faculty of Fine Arts, Alexandria University.

Special exhibitions

- Exhibition (at the Palace of Taste) in Sidi Gaber, Alexandria, 2006.
- Exhibition (Black and White) at the Creativity Palace, Alexandria, 2008.
- An exhibition at the Mahmoud Saeed Museum Center in Alexandria, December 2009.
- (The New Resurrection) Exhibition in (Ragheb Ayad Hall) at the Gezira Arts Center in Zamalek, October 2012.
- “We” exhibition at the Wanly Brothers Hall at the Freedom and Creativity Center in Alexandria, February 2015.
- Exhibition at Art Mart Gallery, October 2017.
- Exhibition at Arts Mart Gallery, September 2019.
- An exhibition entitled (Opera Aida) at (Samah Art) Gallery in Zamalek, October 2020.

Local group exhibitions

- Preparatory Arts Exhibition 1996.
- The First Hexa Group Exhibition in Fayoum Governorate, Beheira, Alexandria 1997.
- Hexagon exhibition sessions at Mubarak Hall - Buhaira 1998.
- Al-Shatby Exhibition in Alexandria 1998.
- Mass Culture Exhibition 1998.
- Naji Salon II, III, IV 1997, 1998, 1999.
- An exhibition entitled (Palestine), Rotary Act Hall, Alexandria, Sporting Club, 1999.
- Alexandria Atelier Youth Salon 1997, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005
- (Flash) Exhibition in the College of Fine Arts Hall, 1998.
- The Fourth Port Said National Biennale 1998.
- Faculty Exhibition in the Hall of the Faculty of Fine Arts in Alexandria, 2001.
- Exhibition (Cellular Landscapes) at Khan Moroccan Gallery 2000, 2003.
- The Fifteenth Youth Salon 2003.
- National Fine Arts Exhibition, session (28) 2003.
- The Sixteenth Youth Salon 2004.
- The Eighteenth Youth Salon, 2007.
- The First Salon of Drawing Art (Black-White) at the Gezira Arts Center, May 2004.
- The Seventh Port Said National Biennale 2005.
- Small Pieces Exhibition - Alexandria Biennale Events - Mahmoud Said Museum 2005.
- Exhibition (Plastic Variations) in Ishraqa Hall 2006.
- The first exhibition at the Gezira Arts Center Hall, 2006.
- The first private exhibition (exhibition of artists who held their first private exhibition in the period from July 1, 2004 to June 30, 2006) at the Gezira Arts Center 2006.
- (Ajyal) Exhibition, Golden Jubilee Celebration, Faculty of Fine Arts, Alexandria, 2006.
- Exhibition at the Taste Palace in Sidi Gaber 2006.
- The First Fine Creativity Festival (18th Youth Salon 2007).
- Golden Jubilee Exhibition at the Alexandria Creativity Center 2007.
- Exhibition at the Fine Artists Syndicate Hall in Alexandria, 2007.
- Port Said National Biennial - Victory Forum 2007.
- Exhibition of workshops at the Book Imagination Biennale at the Alexandria Library, 2007.
- General exhibition 2008.
- The Second Fine Creativity Festival (General Exhibition, Thirty-First Session) 2008.
- Rasheed First Salon Exhibition 2008.
- A group exhibition at the Jesuit Center 2008.
- The Third Fine Creativity Festival (General Exhibition, Thirty-Second Session) 2009.
- Alexandria Artists Exhibition (What Next), parallel to the 25th Alexandria Biennale for Mediterranean Countries 2009.
- Agenda Exhibition at the Alexandria Library 2009.
- Free Experimentation Exhibition at the Fine Artists Syndicate in Alexandria, 2009.
- The Eighth Port Said National Biennale at the Al-Nasr Museum of Modern Art and the Mubarak Public Library in Port Said, March 2009.
- Saif and Adham Wanly Celebration Exhibition at the Mahmoud Saeed Center in Alexandria 2010.
- Alexandria Artists Exhibition at Alexandria Atelier 2010.
- Alexandria Artists Exhibition, Cairo Horizon Hall, 2010.
- Youth and Modern Artistic Trends Exhibition at the Mahmoud Saeed Museum Center in Alexandria, February 2010.
- Exhibition of exhibitions for acquisition at the Al-Arish National Museum of Antiquities in Al-Arish, April 2010
- The Art of Drawing Salon (Black and White), the second session at the Gezira Arts Center, July 2010.
- The Fourth Fine Creativity Festival (General Exhibition, Thirty-Third Session) 2010.
- (Siwa Ceremonies) exhibition in the (Renaissance of Egypt and Isis) halls at the Mahmoud Mukhtar Museum, August 2010.
- The Liquid Continent Exhibition in the Hall of the Faculty of Arts in Alexandria, 2010.
- Exhibition of Siwa’s works at Mahmoud Mukhtar Hall, 2010.
- The Fifth Fine Creativity Festival (22nd Youth Salon 2011).
- Alexandria Library Agenda Exhibition 2011.
- The Second Victory Forum (Port Said Biennale) 2011.
- Al-Thaghr Artists Exhibition, Sidi Gaber Palace, Alexandria, 2011.
- An exhibition in drawing and oil painting at the Wanly Brothers Hall and Tahrir Square at the Freedom Center for Creativity in Alexandria, February 2012.
- General Exhibition of Fine Arts, session (34) 2012.
- General Fine Arts Exhibition, session (35), May 2013.
- Exhibition (Selections of Contemporary Artists’ Works) from the collections of the Museum of Egyptian Modern Art, Abaad Hall, April 2013.
- General Fine Arts Exhibition, session (36), June 2014.
- Harvest Exhibition (25 years) from the Youth Salon, November 2014.
- Salon (White - Black), third session, at the Gezira Arts Center in Zamalek, February 2015.
- General Exhibition of Fine Arts, session (37) 2015.
- An exhibition of Alexandria artists in (Ajyal) Hall at the Mahmoud Saeed Museum Center in Alexandria, June 2015.

New Suez Canal Exhibition (Past - Present - Future) at the Opera Palace of Arts - August 2015.
- Cairo Salon (57) of Fine Arts at the Palace of Arts, February 2016.
- Exhibition (Suez Canal: Shining Past and Present) at the Mahmoud Saeed Center for Museums in Alexandria - April 2016.
- General Fine Arts Exhibition, session (38), May 2016.
- (Cairo Art Fair 2) exhibition at Arts Mart Gallery, December 2016.
- Exhibition (In the Rehab of the Wanly Brothers) in Ajyal Halls (1 and 2) at the Mahmoud Saeed Center for Museums in Alexandria, March 2017.
- Salon (White - Black), fourth session, at the Gezira Arts Center in Zamalek, May 2017.
- General Fine Arts Exhibition, session (39), September 2017.
- Cairo Salon (58) for Fine Arts at the Palace of Arts, March 2018.
- Manifesto exhibition at Picasso East Gallery, Fifth Settlement, January 2019.
- An exhibition of selections from Haram City artists (Ten Years of Art in Haram City) at the Capital Gallery in Zamalek, April 2019.
- General Fine Arts Exhibition, session (41), February 2020.
- “Communication” exhibition at Al-Mashrabiya Gallery in Dokki, January 2021.
- General Fine Arts Exhibition, session (42), August 2021.
- An exhibition entitled (The Godfather) in Ajyal Halls (1 and 2) at the Mahmoud Saeed Museum Center in Alexandria, August 2021.
- Cairo Art Exhibition, TAM Gallery, December 2021.
- (Communication) exhibition at (Al-Mashrabiya) Gallery in Dokki, December 2021.
- An exhibition entitled (Tales of the South and the North) at the French Institute in Alexandria, February 2022.
- An exhibition entitled (The Scene) at the Arts Complex (Aisha Fahmy Palace) in Zamalek, March 2022.
- An exhibition entitled (Beginnings) at the (Mashrabiya) Gallery in Dokki, September 2022.
- General Fine Arts Exhibition (43rd) at the Palace of Arts, September 2022.
- Cairo Art Exhibition, TAM Gallery, December 2022.
- (Communication) exhibition at (Al-Mashrabiya) Gallery in Dokki, December 2022.

International group exhibitions/overseas exhibitions

- An exhibition entitled (Dialogues), contemporary Egyptian art in Muscat, the cultural capital of the Arab world, 2006.
- Young Artists Exhibition, Paris 2007.
- Egyptian Cultural Week Exhibition - Contemporary Egyptian Art in India 2007.
- Book Imagination Biennial Exhibition at the Alexandria Library, 2007.
- International Sea Symposium Exhibition on the occasion of choosing Alexandria as the Capital of Islamic Culture 2008.
- The First International Forum for Photography and Photography, Qaitbay Citadel in Alexandria, October 2008.
- The Fifth Luxor International Photography Forum, Luxor, November 2012.
- An exhibition of the products of the Luxor International Forum at the Egyptian Academy of Arts in Rome, March 2015.
- Contemporary Egyptian Art Exhibition in Australia 2015.
- The Third International Burullus Forum at the Opera Palace, March 2017.
- An exhibition entitled `Contemporary Direction' at Bikar Gallery in Kuwait 2018.

The technical tasks assigned to him and general contributions

- Coordinator of the Generation 2000 exhibition on the golden jubilee of the college 2008.

Literature and cultural activities

- A workshop with students from one of the technical academies in Germany, 1998.
- A workshop with Professor Johan at the Swedish Technical Academy, 2004.
- A workshop with the artist Farouk Wahba accompanying the 2007 Book Imagination Biennale.
- Golden Jubilee workshops at the Alexandria Creativity Center 2007.
- Workshops at the Book Imagination Biennale at the Alexandria Library, 2007.
- Golden Jubilee Workshop of the Faculty of Fine Arts in Alexandria, 2008.
- Free Experimentation Workshop 2009.
- A workshop at the German Goethe Institute in Alexandria 2009.
- “Mediterranean Symposium” workshop 2014.

Local awards

- Honored by Alexandria University on Science Day as the first arts college for the year 2000.
- Second prize in photography at the Fourth Naji Salon 1999.
- First prize in photography shared equally at the First Rachid Salon 2008.
- Free Experimentation Workshop Award.
- The Grand Biennale Prize in the field of photography from the Eighth Port Said National Biennale at the Al-Nasr Museum of Modern Art and the Mubarak Public Library in Port Said, March 2009.
Siwa Ceremony Grant 2010.
- Award at the Liquid Continent Exhibition 2010.
- Grand Prize, Port Said Biennale 2011.
- State Encouragement Award in Fine Arts 2015.

Special collectibles

- Some individuals in Egypt and abroad.