Mohie Eldin Hussein

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Mohie El-Dine Hussein Born in Mansoura on 24/10/1936. Bachelor of Applied Arts Ceramics Department in 1962. Recipient of the Full-Time Grant from the Ministry of Culture from 1963 until 1968 and since 1995. Joined the Full-Time Artists group, Al-Ahram Foundation in 1968. Member of the Fine Arts Committee, Supreme Council for Culture. Recipient of several awards in the Applied Arts exhibitions at the Fine Art Lovers Society. Recipient of the Cairo Salon of Ceramics' Award in 1972. Founder and Curator of the Cairo International Biennale of Ceramics in 1992. President of the Jury in the Cairo International Biennale of Ceramics from 1992 to 2002. Founder of the Pottery Forum in Quena (Upper Egypt) in 1999. Member of the Jury of Alexandria International Biennale in 1999. Curator of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina Symposium for Ceramic Sculpture 2011. Curator of the General of the Egyptian Pavilion in Sharjah (Curator and exhibitor). Private Exhibitions: Akhnaton Gallery in 1970, 1972, 1983, 1984, 1991 and 2000 L'Atelier du Caire in 1973. Private exhibition Copenhagen, Denmark 1976. Egyptian Cultural Center in Paris, May 1978. Private exhibition in his atelier in Haraneia, April 1980. The Egyptian Academy in Rome, August 1980. Private exhibition in Paris, November 1980. The Foreign Diplomats Center, April 1981. L'Atelier d'Alexandrie in 1982 and 2007 The Egyptian Academy in Rome, 1988. Gezira Art Center, 2009. An exhibition for his sculptures and ceramics at Gezira Art Center. Permanent exhibition: at his own residence in Sheikh Zayed, and his atelier in Haraneia. Permanent exhibition featuring 90 artworks, Bibliotheca Alexandrina Collective Exhibitions: The General Exhibition, since1962 up to the present. Egyptian Cultural Center in Paris in 1978. Represented Egypt in the Paris International Salon, 1979. Represented Egypt in Lyon International Salon, 1981. Represented Egypt in the International Ceramics Triennale in Yugoslavia, 1987. The Full-Time Artists Exhibitions from 1962 to 1968 and from 1996 to 1998. Venice International Biennale, 1987. The International Fair of Modern and Contemporary Art in Bologna, Italy in 1988. Cairo Contemporary Ceramics Salon, 1988. The International Ceramics Exhibition in the city (Joald Tadino), Italy, 1988. Represented Egypt in the International Ceramics Exhibition in Finland, 1992. Sidi Gaber Culture Palace, 1998. Exhibition with artist Mustafa El-Razzaz at the Egyptian Academy in Rome, 1993. Exhibition with artist Mustafa El-Razzaz at Extra Art Gallery, 1994. The 8th Cairo International Biennale, 2001. Participated in Alexandria International Symposium for sculpture in Natural Material since 2006. Aswan International Symposium of Sculpture. Matrouh Symposium of Granite carving. Bibliotheca Alexandrina, 2010. Collectibles: Museum of Modern Art, Almnasterly Palace - Cairo, the Egyptian Embassy - Paris, at the Council of Ministers offices, Gezira Art Center, Ismaelia Culture Palace, Sidi Gaber Culture Palace Hanager Art Center, Everson Museum in the USA, Al-Ahram Foundation, The Egyptian Academy in Rome, major hotels in Egypt and other special collections in Egypt and abroad.


