Curriculum Vitae
Personal Information
Name: Adel Turki Abdel Aziz
Address: 9 Ahmed Ramadan Street - Al-Zawya Al-Hamra - Next to Gihan Hospital
Mobile: 01224542428
Date of Birth: November 12, 1956
Marital Status: Married
Current Occupation: Visual Artist

Qualifications:

Diploma from the Higher Institute of Fine Arts, Academie Voor Beeldende, Vorming-Amsterdam, 1996.

Active Member of the Syndicate of Visual Artists in Cairo, Egyptian Opera House.

Grant from the Supreme Council of Culture for Children's Illustration: 2011, 2016, 2018, 2019

Studies in Children's Literature and the Development of Mental and Sensory Perception in Children and People with Special Needs.

"Karkar Al-Karawan" (The Nightingale's Song), a children's musical operetta, first edition.

"Sawaqi" (Waterwheels), a collection of children's stories, second edition.

They participated in the 55th Cairo International Book Fair in 2023 (2024).
Languages:
Arabic: Native
English: Excellent
Dutch: Excellent
Previous Experience:

Participation in the restoration of artworks and paintings in cathedrals in the Netherlands and Minya.

Participation in the Nasser Bin Hamad Al Thani Mosque in 6th of October City, Cairo.

Participation in the design and execution of decorations for the Cairo International Convention Center Theater and fashion shows.

Organization of art exhibitions for children and people with disabilities at the Children's Cultural Park and the Cairo Atelier.

Educational Stages:

Diploma from the Amsterdam Institute of Fine Arts - Academy of Fine Arts - Netherlands.

Memberships:

Member of the Syndicate of Fine Artists - Cairo.

Positions and Professions Held by the Artist:

Instructor at the Amsterdam Institute of Fine Arts - Academy of Fine Arts - Netherlands, obtaining a distinction in drawing and art history.

Solo Exhibitions:

Exhibition at the Bekar Hall, Journalists Syndicate. Cairo, February 2009.

- Exhibition at the Cairo Atelier, September 2012.

Local Group Exhibitions

- Exhibition entitled "Windows of Creativity" for full-time artists who received sabbatical grants for the 2016/2017 academic year, at the Nahdet Misr and Isis Halls, Mahmoud Mokhtar Cultural Center, April 2017.

- Creativity Forum for full-time artists who received sabbatical grants for the 2018/2019 academic year, Gezira Art Center, Zamalek, November 2018.

International Group Exhibitions/Exhibitions Abroad

- Exhibition at Galerie Binnland, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 1992.

- Exhibition at Cobra en Stedelijk, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 1994.

- Exhibition at the Van Reekum Museum, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 1995.

- Exhibition at the Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 1996.

Scholarships and Grants

- VSB Found Award for free access to all European museums, 1994.

- Financial grant from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Artistic assignments and public contributions:

- Member of the Kunst Collectie (artists' group) for the study of children's art and its relationship to family and society, and for art criticism. - Church restoration.

- Participated in the restoration of artworks and paintings in cathedral churches in the Netherlands and Germany.

- Worked on some projects at the Nasser Bin Hamad Al Thani Mosque in 6th of October City, Cairo.

Publications and cultural activities:

- Design set for the Cairo International Convention Center's fashion show.

International awards:

- Award from the College of Art Education in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for some of his street art.