Omar El Fayoumi

Country: 
Egypt
General: 

Solo Exhibitions:

  • Karim Francis Gallery, Cairo, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998.
  • Akhenaten Hall (1), Arts Complex, Zamalek, 2000.
  • Russian Cultural Center, 2001.
  • Mohamed Nagi Hall, Cairo Atelier, 2002.
  • Karim Francis Gallery, Zamalek, 2005.
  • Cairo Atelier, 2008.
  • "Women's Talk" Russian Center for Science and Culture, January 2010.
  • Art Lounge Gallery, March 2014.
  • "El Fayoumi Faces" Misr Gallery, Zamalek, January 2017.
  • "The Magician" Capital Gallery, Zamalek, December 2017.
  • "Behna Agency" Alexandria, March 2018.
  • Retrospective Exhibition (40 Years), Tahrir Cultural Center, American University in Cairo, January 2019.
  • "As If We Were... In Cairo" Nile Gallery, Zamalek, January 2021.
  • Retrospective Exhibition, Saad Zaghloul Cultural Center, October 2021.
  • Retrospective Exhibition, Russian Cultural Center, Alexandria 2022.
  • "Faces and Cafes" Picasso Gallery, Zamalek - May 2023.
  • Exhibition titled "Al Houma" at Falak Gallery, Garden City - January 2024.
  • Exhibition titled "Arrival of the Barbarians" at Zahwa Gallery, Downtown - February 2025.

Local Group Exhibitions:

  • "ili" with artist Assem Sharaf, Cairo Gallery, 1982.
  • "Five Plastic Artists 1," Cairo Atelier, 1984.
  • "Five Plastic Artists 2," Round Hall, Syndicate of Plastic Artists, 1985.
  • Abdel Moneim El Sawy Gallery, 1989.
  • Exhibition with artist Assem Sharaf, Al Mashrabia Gallery, 1994.
  • "Chairs - Chairs," Al Mashrabia Gallery, 1995.
  • The National Fine Arts Exhibition (24th Session), 1995.
  • Karim Francis Miniatures Exhibition, 1996.
  • Gathering Exhibition, Cairo Atelier, 1997.
  • The National Fine Arts Exhibition (25th Session), 1997.
  • Karim Francis Gallery, 1998.
  • "Dimensions," Cairo Atelier, 1998.
  • The National Fine Arts Exhibition (26th Session), 1999.
  • The Third Small Artworks Salon, 1999.
  • "Devotion," Ministry of Culture, 2000.
  • The National Fine Arts Exhibition (27th Session), 2001.
  • The Annual Salon of Cairo Atelier, June 2003.
  • Art Stock Exhibition, Townhouse Gallery, June 2006.
  • Art and Music Exhibition, Al Jazeera Art Center, 2008.
  • "Mahrousa Nights," Citadel المحكى, September 2008.
  • Personal Portrait Exhibition, Exhibition Hall, Karma Ibn Hani Cultural Center, Ahmed Shawky Museum, January 2009.
  • "For Gaza," Cairo Atelier, January 2009.
  • "Contemporary Egyptian Painting 1," Exhibition Hall, Karma Ibn Hani Center, Ahmed Shawky Museum, March 2009.
  • "Faces," One Horizon Hall, Mohamed Mahmoud Khalil Museum and his wife, December 2009.
  • Drawing Art Salon (Black - White), Second Session, Al Jazeera Art Center, July 2010.
  • The Fourth Plastic Creativity Festival (General Exhibition, Thirty-third Session), 2010.
  • Ro'ya Gallery, Cairo, September 2010.
  • "Three Contemporary Visions," Khan Al Maghrabi Gallery, Zamalek, October 2010.
  • "The Holy Family Journey," Picasso Gallery, Zamalek, June 2012.
  • The General Fine Arts Exhibition (34th Session), 2012.
  • "I am Egyptian," Cala Art Gallery, Zamalek, March 2013.
  • Cairo Salon (56), Palace of Arts, March 2013.
  • Al Tanweer Library Gallery, Downtown, December 2013.
  • "Generations of Art," Cordoba Gallery, Mohandessin, October 2014.
  • "Love Story," Sami Amin Gallery, Maadi, February 2015.
  • (Black - White) Salon, Third Session, Al Jazeera Art Center, Zamalek, February 2015.
  • The General Fine Arts Exhibition (37th Session), 2015.
  • Cairo Salon (57), Palace of Arts, February 2016.
  • Dhay Gallery, Mohandessin, March 2016.
  • The General Fine Arts Exhibition (38th Session), May 2016.
  • 40 Gallery, Sheikh Zayed City, April 2017.
  • First Small Works Exhibition, Picasso 2 Gallery, Zamalek, July 2017.
  • Soma Gallery for Visual Arts, August 2017.
  • Cairo Salon (58), Palace of Arts, March 2018.
  • "Selections," Capital Hall, September 2018.
  • Exhibition titled "Caricature" at Abuntu Gallery, Zamalek - December 2019.
  • Group Exhibition at Mazaj Land, Maadi 2020.
  • "Agenda" (13th Session), Conference Center, Bibliotheca Alexandrina, February 2020.
  • The General Fine Arts Exhibition (41st Session), February 2020.
  • Group exhibition (Uptown Cairo) in Al Mokattam 2020.
  • Cairo Salon (59), Palace of Arts, October 2020.
  • The General Fine Arts Exhibition (42nd Session), August 2021.
  • "Generations" Hala Arts Gallery, Nasr City, September 2021.
  • Exhibition titled "Egyptian Tales" with artist Fathi Afifi, Khan Al Maghrabi Gallery, Zamalek - November 2021.
  • "Variations 2" Saad Zaghloul Cultural Center - Beit El-Umma Museum, October 2021.
  • Exhibition titled "The Scene" at the Arts Complex (Aisha Fahmy Palace), Zamalek, March 2022.
  • Exhibition titled "The Return - The Return" at The Arts HUB Gallery, Zamalek, July 2022.
  • Exhibition titled "The Lighthouse" at Jesuit Cultural Center, Cairo, September 2022.
  • The General Fine Arts Exhibition (43rd Session), Palace of Arts, September 2022.
  • Exhibition titled "A New Beginning" at The Arts HUB Gallery, Zamalek, September 2022.
  • Exhibition at Lamasat Gallery, Dokki, October 2022.
  • Exhibition titled "Peter the Great" at the Russian Cultural Center, Cairo, October 2022.
  • Exhibition titled "Full-time Creativity in a Year" for full-time grant recipients for the year 2022/2023 at Adam Hanin Hall

Local Group Exhibitions (Continued):

  • Hanager Arts Center, Opera House Square, January 2023.
  • "The Holy Family Journey" Qubbet El Ghoury Creativity Center, February 2023.
  • "Contemporary Portrait... Place of Birth: Poem" Cordoba Gallery, March 2023.
  • "Contemporary Visual Art" on the occasion of Mother's Day, Note Gallery, Zamalek, March 2023.
  • Al Quseir Drawing and Painting Symposium, Hanager Hall, Egyptian Opera House Square - May 2023.
  • "Arabian Selections 2023" Dhay Gallery for Arts and Culture, Mohandessin and Zamalek, July 2023.
  • "Sketch" Afaq Hall, Mohamed Mahmoud Khalil Museum and his wife - September 2023.
  • "Beginnings" Palace of Arts Halls - Egyptian Opera House Square - November 2023.
  • "The Holy Family Journey 2024" Adam Hanin Hall, Hanager Arts Center, Egyptian Opera House - January 2024.
  • The General Fine Arts Exhibition (44th Session), Palace of Arts, June 2024.
  • "Arabian Selections 2024" Dhay Gallery for Arts and Culture, Zamalek, August 2024.
  • "Fusion of Hope" Zahwa Gallery, Downtown - June 2024.
  • "The Effect of Void" Cairo Gallery, Zamalek - January 2025.
  • "Ramadaniyat" Dhay Gallery for Arts and Culture, Zamalek - February 2025.

International Group Exhibitions/Foreign Exhibitions:

  • Academy of Arts Exhibition, Leningrad, Russia, 1990.
  • Second International Book Imagination Biennale, Bibliotheca Alexandrina, 2005.
  • Tehran International Biennale, 2007.
  • First Luxor International Painting Symposium, Luxor, 2008.
  • Egyptian Fine Arts Exhibition, Sana'a International Fine Arts Symposium, Third Session, Sana'a, Yemen, May 2010.
  • Third Burullus International Symposium, Palace of Arts, Opera House, March 2017.
  • "Art Carnival" within the activities of Amman Arab Festival (Third Art Forum), Nabd Gallery, Jabal Amman, May 2018.
  • Fifth Burullus International Symposium for Painting on Walls and Boats, Kafr El Sheikh, October 2018.
  • Ninth Burullus International Symposium for Painting on Walls and Boats, Kafr El Sheikh, November 2022.

Artistic Visits:

  • Luxor - Aswan - Bosnia - Tunisia - Russia.

Missions and Grants:

  • Full-time grant from the Ministry of Culture, 2000.
  • Full-time grant from the Ministry of Culture, 2020-2024.

Artistic Assignments and Public Contributions:

  • Commissioner of the Egyptian pavilion at the Sarajevo Winter Exhibition, 2002.

Publications and Cultural Activities:

  • Designed numerous book covers for private institutions and the American University.

Private Collections:

  • With individuals in Egypt and abroad.

Official Collections:

  • Museum of Modern Egyptian Art - Cairo.
  • General Authority for Cultural Palaces.
  • City Museum of Ichen, Germany.

Important Artistic Works in the Artist's Life:

  • Mural in Fustat Market - Old Cairo District - approximately 40m2, 2000.
  • Mural in an industrial school theater in a village in Kazan city - former Soviet Union, approximately 6 meters high by 1 meter wide, 1990..
18th Luxor International Painting Symposium
Artists