ISLAM ZAHER

Artist Bio

Name: Islam Zaher
Address: EG

Born in 1972, Islam Zaher studied painting at the Faculty of Fine Arts in Cairo, graduating in 1994. He received the Grant of Devotion from the Ministry of Culture in 1996 and has been awarded several prizes including the Grand Jury Prize at the 9th and 10th editions of the Youth Salon (1997-98). Since then he has exhibited in various group and solo exhibitions. The artist lives and works in Cairo.

Gallery Misr Approach Vol. 4 2019

List of Art Exhibitions

2024 Arab Dialogue Vol. 1' Gallery Misr, in collaboration with Art D'Egypte, at Dar Al Darb at the Salah Al-Din Citadel, Cairo, Egypt

2023 "The Shadow of Absence" -- solo exhibition, Gallery Misr, Cairo

2023 "As I am II" -- Group Show -- Gallery Misr, Cairo

2022 "Egypt Int'l Art Fair", Cairo, Egypt

2021 "Dubai Art Fair", Dubai, UAE

2020 "Free Davestation" -- solo exhibition, Gallery Misr, Cairo

2020 "Passive Constructions" -- solo exhibition, Gallery Misr, Cairo

2019 "As I am" -- Group Show -- Gallery Misr, Cairo

2019 Changeable Summer Collection, Easel and Camera Contemporary Art Gallery

2019 "Myths and Magic" --Group Art Gallery-- Founoun Art Gallery, Beirut, Lebanon

2018 11th Luxor International Painting Symposium , Luxor, Egypt

2018 Beirut Art Fair

2018 "Octagon" --Group show-- Gallery Misr, Zamalek

2017 "Paper Trail" -- Group show --Gypsum Gallery

2017 "Remnants of Enchantment" -- Gypsum Gallery

2016 Dai Gallery opening exhibition

2015 National Exhibition, 37th Edition, Palace of Art

2015 "Pink and Lamentation" –solo exhibition– Gallery Misr, Zamalek

2014 Silver Jubilee Exhibition of Youth Salon, Palace of Art

2011 Featured Artists, Artspace Gallery, Dubai

2010 Human Body Exhibition, Palace of Art

2010 National Exhibition, 33rd Edition, Palace of Art

2010 "Intuited Happiness" –solo exhibition

Karim Francis Contemporary Art Gallery, Downtown

2009 "Faces" exhibition - Horizon Gallery 1, Mahmoud Khalil Museum

2008 National Exhibition, 31 Edition, Museum of Modern Egyptian Art

2007 "Occidentalism" exhibition -nineteen artists from Egypt - Swiss Hotel, Downtown Cairo

2007 "Untitled Portraits" exhibition, XVA Gallery Dubai

2005 National Exhibition, 29th Edition, Palace of Art

2005 "Out of Vacuum –solo exhibition– Karim Francis Contemporary Art Gallery, Zamalek

2003 "90's Generation" exhibition, Gezira Center of Arts, Zamalek

2000: 2003 - Autumn Salon for Miniature Works, Gezira Center of Arts, Zamalek

1999 18 visions from "90s Generation" exhibition, Gezira Center of Arts, Zamalek

1998 Exhibition of Blue Color Knights - Picasso Art Gallery Zamalek