ISLAM ZAHER
Artist Bio
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