Personal data
Known name: Saad Kamel
Date of birth: 3/16/1924
Place of birth: Menoufia
Date of death: 3/25/2012
Specialization: Graphics
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school grade
He joined the liberal section of the School of Fine Arts until 1949.
Diploma of the Rome Academy of Fine Arts, Department of Decorative Painting, 1953.
Membership
- Member of the Fine Artists Syndicate.
- Member of the Egyptian Society for Folk Arts.
Jobs and professions undertaken by the artist
- He worked as a painter for the Arab Antiquities Service.
He worked as director of the House of Painted Textiles at the Ministry of Culture until he was retired in 1984.
Places where the artist lived
- Menoufia (Shebin El-Kom).
- Cairo .
- Rome .
Special exhibitions
He held two special exhibitions of his works on painted textiles in Cairo in the years 1954-1956.
- He held special exhibitions at the Fine Arts Center in Cairo, 1971.
He held an exhibition of his engraving works in Bonn, Frankfurt, and Stuttgart, West Germany, 1972.
Exhibition at the Italian Cultural Center 1973.
Exhibition at the German Cultural Center 1973.
- Exhibition in Venice in 1976.
- An exhibition in the Moroccan Khan Hall, “Folklore”, celebrating the 75th birthday of the artist Saad Kamel, 1999.
- Exhibition (Folk Tales) at Al-Mashrabiya Gallery in downtown, March 2021.
Local group exhibitions
He participated in many local group exhibitions.
- National Graphic Art Exhibition, third session 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.
International group exhibitions/overseas exhibitions
He participated in the Egyptian-Italian Exhibition 1954, which was held in Cairo.
He participated in the Third Alexandria International Biennial, 1959, and the Fifth, 1963.
- The Egyptian Exhibition in Beijing - China 1955.
He participated in the Arab Applied Exhibition, which was held within the Ljubljana International Exhibition - Yugoslavia 1971.
He participated in the Egyptian Exhibition in Paris 1971.
The First Egyptian International Triennale for Graphic Art, 1993.
- Contemporary Islamic Art Exhibition, London - England, 1976.
Scholarships and grants
In 1949, the artist received an internal scholarship to attend the Luxor ceremony.
- A full-time grant for artistic production for two years 1965 - 1966 from the Ministry of Culture.
The technical tasks assigned to him and general contributions
- He was accredited as Egypt's representative at the International Federation of Arts in New York from its establishment in 1962 until 1981.
He was chosen as a member of the Popular Arts Committee of the Supreme Council of Culture in 1983.
- He was chosen as a member of the International Crafts Council in Geneva in 1993.
- Supervising the painted textile factory (painted textiles), which was established during Dr. Tharwat Okasha’s tenure as the Ministry of Culture in 1970.
He opened the Arabesque Gallery, then the Mashrabiya Gallery in 1981.
Literature and cultural activities
- He has studies on popular, Coptic and Islamic fabric published in Arab magazines.
Local awards
- Prize of the First Mukhtar Competition in Photography, 1949.
Luxor Ceremony Award 1950.
Creativity Award for Popular Arts from the Ministry of Culture 1962.
- Gold Medal and Certificate of Appreciation at the Fine Arts Lovers Association Exhibition (Cairo Salon) 1963.
International awards
First Prize in Graphic Art from the Third Alexandria International Biennale 1959.
- Diploma of Honor and Certificate of Appreciation at the Argento International Exhibition in Italy, 1958.
Gold Medal from the Third International Graphic Biennale in Florence, Italy, 1972.
Prize from the International Venice Biennale, Italy, 1968.
Special collectibles
- Among some individuals in Europe, America, and some Arab countries.
Official collectibles
His works are owned by museums and some ministries.
