Asmaa Elnawawy :

Born in 1981 and based in Cairo, Asmaa El Nawawy established her own
art career from year 1999 as visual artist and an assistant lecturer in
Painting department in faculty of fine arts, Helwan University, Cairo from
year 2004. Asmaa obtained her MFA year 2009 from same faculty in( the
role of symbols and Ornament in the structure of artwork in symbolism
movement) and her BHD in (The way Art Nouveau& Art Deco dealing with
The human form and how that effect the artwork of the Researcher) after
receiving her BA from the painting department in year 2003. Inspired by the
Egyptian and world arts history, Nawawys use always three elements in her
own painting practices (the woman, ornament and conceptual colors
relations), sometimes it can be trough animal ornament to add her symbolic
meaning to the artworks. Since 1999, she participated in several local and
international exhibitions in Egypt, France, Germany, Syria, Azerbaijan, Italy
and Greece. Nawawy won awards and acquisitions in Museum of modern
arts in Cairo, Bibliothequa Alexandria, Dubai and Belgium
Vision & Concept :

The world of symbols and motifs carry many attributes of globalization.
Once you see the symbol you can guess from which country is it, and
even from any historical era. Symbols reflect simply and clearly the
human history with all its complexity. It is an alternative to language in
the process of human communication. I t could be considered a tool of
nonverbal communication. I have found in my own research of symbols
and motifs belonged to various times and places that symbols uniquely
express privacy of meanings. Symbols connect human civilizations
together. For example, many symbols became well recognized
universally. This made me absolutely convinced that the modern world
with its contemporary trait and globalization qualities could be seen as
multi floor building. The tenants of this building are countries sharing the
same pressures and circumstances despite the fundamental differences
among them.

In my paintings, I adopted the idea of receiving and giving. I mix
Women's body-with Symbols. I use symbols that belong to different
cultures, such as the Islamic, the ancient Egyptian, and the American. I
link the woman and her biological role to the
earth represented in the symbols. Womens power lies in their
weakness, which I believe will remain a controversial concept in the
contemporary world. I tried to escape the traditional use of femininity as
a tool for pleasure or commercial advertising. Instead I tried to provide a
search for womens contemporary role that does not necessarily serve
men entity.

I am a woman whose work is often inseparable from her life. I illustrate
women who resemble their reality and dreams because they worth
highlighting, as I still believe that women are an easy target to racism
and extremism throughout the ages.

Lately in my new project I have been mixing women figures with
butterflies and selection of forbid traffic signs. I also use paper dolls
which traditionally used in spiritual ceremonies to prevent or cure evil
eye and envy.

Asmaa Elnawawy:
(painter & teaching art)
E-mail: asmaa_elnawawy@yahoo.com
Academic qualifications :
2003 graduate from faculty of fine art oil painting department.
2004 become an assistant lecturer in faculty of fine art painting department,Helwan
University.
http://www.facultyoffinearts.com/ar/university/professors/asmaa.elnawawy/
2009 master and it is title (The Role of Symbols And Ornament in The Structure of
Art Work in Symbolism Movement).
2013 PhD in art and it is title (The way Art Nouveau& Art Deco dealing with The
human form and how that effect the artwork of the Researcher).
International group exhibitions include:
2004 in the name of (Italiaegitto ), Academia D' Egitto Italy, Rome.
2004 exhibition companion for the Olympic Games, Athens.
2005 in the name of (mostra di pittura), Academia D' Egitto, Italy , Rome
2008 in the name of cultural week in Azerbaijan, Azerbaijan
2008 in the name of ( out of the circle ) Syria , Damascus
http://www.outofthecircle.org/
http://www.allartnow.com/out-of-the-circle.php



2009 Prayer flags Around the World (Artists over the Frontiers International art
andcultural organization France , Germany(
http://prayerflags.livepepper.com/categories/the_artists
2010 Group exhibition in the name of( the power of women) France, Germany.
2010 Group exhibition in the name of( the week of cultural), Libya.
2012 Group exhibition in the name of ( professori & artisti ) , Academia D' Egitto Italy,
Rome
2014 Group exhibition at AL M. Gallery in the name of ( young Egyptian artists)
Kuwait .
http://www.al-m-gallery.com/
2014 Benetton Foundation (Luciano Benetton's Art Project) Italy, Rome
2014 Esposizione Nazionale Arti Contemporanee la memoria e lo criba dell anima
Italy, Soriano nel Cimino.
http://www.premiocentro.org/
Local Artistic exhibitions , participations and awards :
Group exhibition:

1999 - 2000 - 2001 - 2002 Group exhibition in fine art faculty for student, Cairo
1999 - 2003- 2004 the 3rd , 6th , 7th annual salon of small art works , Cairo
2002 the name of "Ebadaa 2" Faculty of Fine Arts Alexandria , Cairo
2004 Group exhibition in Picasso gallery, Cairo.
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 - 2006 the 13th , 14th ,15th ,16th , 17th
annual salon of youth, drawing, painting photography
http://www.fineart.gov.eg/eng/cv/works.asp?Ids=2301&whichpage=1&pagesize=
12
2001-2004-2005-2006-2007 Group exhibition in" Kan el magraby " Gallery in
the name of (The Youth of2001 , 7 talented women , in the frame , madad
madad ) Cairo
2004 -2005 the 1st salon of drawing , the 2nd salon of drawing ( black & white )
2005 in the name (of still life ) Gezera art center , Cairo
2004 Group exhibition in the name of (128Talented woman artist) Gezera art
center , Cairo2009 in the name of ( faces) ofok art gallery
1999 - 2001 Group exhibition in Cairo artillery in the name of "seven 7"," six 6
"drawing, painting ,Cairo.
2001 - 2003 the 41st - 43rd pioneers exhibition, fine arts lovers association,
Cairo.
2010 mono print workshope and a group exhibition for the work shope at 35
passage.
2008 2009 -2010-2011 Group exhibition in the name of( contemporary
views1,2, 3) al Maser gallery.
http://almasargallery.com/asmaa-el-nawawy-biography
2010- the human body opera house el fonon palace
2012 national exhibition at its fifth session


2013 group exhibition for the collection of moderrn art museum
2013 group exhibition in the name of ( art with no borders ) at fine art faculty
gallery
Single exhibition :

2004Single exhibition Gezera art center , Cairo
Awards:

2000 Prize at exhibition of fine arts lovers association, Cairo
2003 Honor prize in painting at Helwan university, Cairo
2001 Honor prize in drawing at Salon Youth , Cairo
2004 Honor prize in painting at salon of youth , Cairo
2005 The prize of sakyet el sawey (the wheal of cultural)at the salon of
youth , Cairo
2006 the prize of Alexandria library at the salon of youth , Cairo
Collectibles :

The museum of egyptian modern art , cairo
Private collection in Egypt , Belgium , dubai
Alexandria library, Cairo
2014


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