Kamal Mahmoud Abdo Al Haddah
Personal data
Known name: Kamal Abdo
Date of birth: 10/4/1947
Specialization: Decoration
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school grade
- Bachelor’s degree from the Faculty of Fine Arts, Department of Decoration, Helwan University, 1972.
- Free study in photography.
Membership
- Active member of the Fine Artists Syndicate, Decoration Division (2673/1140).
- Member of the Civil Society Association of Al-Ghouri Agency.
- Member of the Fine Arts Lovers Association.
Jobs and professions undertaken by the artist
- He worked in the field of decoration at the Egyptian Ministry of Culture.
- Professor at the Faculty of Art Education, teaching the foundations of design and advertising, Al-Azhar University
- He worked for the Egyptian magazine Qatar Al-Nada - interior drawings for children from 1995 until now.
- He worked in the Kuwaiti Saad magazine (drawings, designs, animation) in 1994, 1995.
- Participated in international courses and competitions for children’s drawing in Japan 1994, 1995 (designing children’s books and their interior illustrations).
- He worked in the Lebanese Ahmed magazine (internal drawings) in 1995, 1996, 1997.
- He worked as a teacher in the field of arts and art education (Teachers College - Intermediate Art Education).
- Professor assigned to the Faculty of Art Education, Department of Education, to teach the foundations of design and advertising, Al-Azhar University, from 2000 until now.
- He worked as a teacher in the field of arts and art education at (Teachers College - Intermediate Art Education).
- Director of the Department of Artistic Appreciation at the General Authority for Cultural Palaces - Al-Gamaleya Culture Palace.
- Senior specialist in fine arts, retired general manager - General Authority for Cultural Palaces.
Places where the artist lived
- Cairo .
- Saudi Arabia .
- Kuwait .
Special exhibitions
- Exhibition at Mohamed Nagy Hall, Cairo Atelier, 2002.
- Exhibition at the Journalists Syndicate 2005.
- Exhibition in Ingy Efflatoun Hall, Cairo Atelier, October 2010.
Local group exhibitions
He participated in exhibitions of the General Authority for Cultural Palaces from 1992 to 2000.
- Participated in the exhibitions of the National Association of Al-Ghouri Agency 1995, 1996, 1997.
- National Fine Arts Exhibition, session (22), 1992.
- A tripartite exhibition at the Trade Union in Shubra El Kheima, 1995.
- National Fine Arts Exhibition, session (26) 1999.
- National Association Exhibition at the Ceramic Center in Al Jazeera, 1999.
- A group exhibition at Shamoua Hall in Maadi 1999.
- A group exhibition at the Sheraton Airport Hotel, affiliated with the Egyptian International Doctors Syndicate, 1999.
- Fourth Salon of Small Works of Art, 2000.
- Group exhibition at the Sheraton Airport Hotel - Misr International Doctors 2001.
- The First Fine Arts Festival in Alexandria of the National Society for Fine Arts at the Alexandria Center for Creativity 2002.
- Exhibition of the National Society of Fine Arts (Creations) at the Indian Cultural Center, June 2002.
- National Fine Arts Exhibition, session (28) 2003.
- National Association Exhibition at the Ceramic Center on the island 2003, 2004.
- Seventh Salon of Small Works of Art 2004.
- National Fine Arts Exhibition, session (29) 2005.
- Festival of Fine Creations for Children at the Palace of Arts, January 2006.
- The Second Fine Creativity Festival (General Exhibition, Thirty-First Session) 2008.
- The First Sakia Salon for small pieces in the halls of (Al-Hikma and Al-Nahr) in Abdel Moneim Al-Sawy Culturewheel - March 2009.
- The Third Fine Creativity Festival (General Exhibition, Thirty-Second Session) 2009.
- The Fifth Spring Salon in my hall (The Bridge and the Word 2) in Abdel Moneim El Sawy Culturewheel, April 2010.
- Salon of the National Society of Fine Arts (Twenty-first), Cairo Atelier, May 2010.
- Exhibition of small works of art at Doroob Hall in Garden City, November 2010.
- General Exhibition of Fine Arts, session (34) 2012.
- Exhibition of small works of art in Doroub Hall, November 2012.
- General Fine Arts Exhibition, session (36), June 2014.
- A group exhibition at Art Corner Hall in Zamalek, August 2014.
- (Egyptian Creations) exhibition in the (Nahdet Misr) Hall at the Mahmoud Mukhtar Museum, April 2015.
- National Society of Fine Arts Salon at the Gezira Arts Center in Zamalek, November 2015.
- Exhibition (Creative Glances 2...for full-time masters for the year 2015-2016) in my hall (Nahdet Misr - ISIS) at the Mahmoud Mukhtar Center, May 2016.
- An exhibition entitled (Windows of Creativity) for full-time masters who received full-time scholarships for the year 2016/2017 in the (Nahdet Misr and Isis) halls at the Mahmoud Mukhtar Cultural Center in April 2017.
- “Heritage” exhibition at Art Corner Gallery in Zamalek, December 2017.
- Exhibition (100 Artists) at Note Gallery in Zamalek, December 2017.
- (Creative Flashes) exhibition at the Karma Bin Hani Cultural Center at the Ahmed Shawky Museum, April 2018.
- A duo exhibition with the artist/ Helmy Amin Mohamed at the Ramattan Cultural Center in the Taha Hussein Museum, April 2019.
- An exhibition entitled (THE SPIRIT OF ART) at (Art Corner) Gallery in Zamalek, September 2021.
- 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
- Saudi Exhibition, Youth Welfare Hall, 1985.
- Group exhibitions (Youth Care) 1984, 1985, 1986 in Riyadh - Saudi Arabia.
- Participated in international courses and competitions for children’s drawing in Japan - (designing children’s books and their interior illustrations) 1994, 1995.
Technical visits
- Visits to museums in Arab countries.
Scholarships and grants
- A full-time grant from the Ministry of Culture for a period of four years, in the foreign cultural relations sector.
The technical tasks assigned to him and general contributions
- Designing covers for the General Authority for Cultural Palaces (creative cultural books) 1993, 1994.
- Designing covers and children’s books - Dar Al-Ilm wal-Iman - Dar Nahdet Misr - Dar Al-Turath Al-Islami.
- Designing more than a hundred catalogs for Egyptian artists in art colleges.
- Designing book covers in Qatar, the Emirates, and Saudi Arabia.
- Design a mural for the 6th of October Culture Palace (5 x 4 metres) 1992.
- Designing special murals in the city of Alexandria about the sea and fishing, 1995.
Literature and cultural activities
- He conducted artistic workshops in youth care (drawing, photography, and design of artistic models) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
- Conducting artistic workshops in cultural palaces (photography, drawing, models, murals).
- He registered his name as a designer and illustrator of children’s books in Japan.
Local awards
- First prizes in the field of drawing from the General Authority for Cultural Palaces in 1993, 1994, 1995, 1999.
International awards
- Financial awards and certificates of appreciation from (Youth Welfare) Riyadh - Saudi Arabia.
Special collectibles
- Some individuals in Egypt, Kuwait, Lebanon, Qatar, UAE, France, Spain, Denmark.
Official collectibles
- Museum of Modern Egyptian Art.
- Youth care in Riyadh - Saudi Arabia.
- Egyptian Investment Authority.
