The artists
Contemporary Arab painters and printmakers.
Nadia Hassan
b. 1974 · 4 works
An Alexandria-based painter working in oils for over two decades. Her work draws on Mediterranean light and the architecture of the old city.
Karim El-Sayed
b. 1986 · 4 works
A contemporary painter blending Arabic calligraphy with modern abstraction. He has exhibited in Cairo, Dubai and Berlin.
Leila Mansour
b. 1991 · 4 works
A watercolourist and landscape painter based in Luxor, documenting the Nile in her work.
Omar Fathy
b. 1993 · 4 works
A digital artist and printmaker reinterpreting ancient Egyptian iconography in a contemporary visual language.
Yasmine Adel
b. 1988 · 4 works
Works in acrylic and mixed media, addressing memory and the city in large-format pieces.
Hossam Darwish
b. 1979 · 4 works
A charcoal and ink draughtsman known for portraits documenting the craftsmen of old Cairo.
