Bilal Ahmed Ibrahim Muqallad
Personal data
Nickname: Bilal Muqallad
Date of birth: 4/24/1958
Place of birth: Cairo
Specialization: artistic works
Email: engraving_master@hotmail.com
school grade
- Bachelor’s degree from the Faculty of Art Education, specializing in printing, Helwan University, 1982.
- Master’s degree in Art Education, specializing in printing, entitled: (Adapting the artistic formulations of the living elements in Coptic textiles to suit the silkscreen printing method) 1987.
- Doctorate of Philosophy in Art Education, specializing in printing, Helwan University, entitled: (Using the data of the Vedic box as a basis for developing innovative thought through silkscreen printing for students of Art Education) 1994.
Jobs and professions undertaken by the artist
- Professor of Printing, Department of Art Works and Popular Heritage, Faculty of Art Education, Helwan University.
- The former Faculty of Art Education was assigned to Community Service and Environmental Development Affairs, Helwan University.
Special exhibitions
- Engraving Exhibition at Campus Art Hall in Buffalo, New York, 1993.
- Exhibition “Woodblock Printing” in Akhenaten Hall 5 - Zamalek Arts Complex, 1996.
- Exhibition (Marbling and Texture) at Cairo Atelier 2000.
- Exhibition “Graphic Values of Textile Printing” at Cairo Atelier 2001.
- An exhibition entitled “Dialogues of Form and Ground” in the Rotunda Hall of the Opera Syndicate of Fine Artists, 2002.
- Exhibition ‘Forms in the Void’ at Cairo Atelier 2003.
- Exhibition “Critical Touches” at Cairo Atelier 2005.
- Exhibition (Linoleum Printing) at Cairo Atelier 2006.
- Exhibition at the Saad Zaghloul Cultural Center, House of the Nation Museum, October 2011.
- Exhibition at Poncevoi Central Library - Serbia 2014.
- Exhibition (Illogical 2+2=5) at Art Lounge Gallery in Zamalek, May 2015.
- An exhibition entitled (42 Years of Travel) in (Al-Bab - Selim) Hall at the Museum of Modern Art - Cairo Opera House - March 2023.
Local group exhibitions
- He participated in many group exhibitions since 1979.
- Agenda Exhibition at the Alexandria Library 2008, 2009.
- The Fourth Fine Creativity Festival (Small Artworks Market) in the (Nahdet Misr and Isis) halls at the Mahmoud Mukhtar Cultural Center - Mahmoud Mukhtar Museum, June 2010.
- Agenda Exhibition at the Alexandria Library 2011-2012-2013-2014-2015.
- General Exhibition of Fine Arts, session (34) 2012.
- General Fine Arts Exhibition, session (36), June 2014.
- General Exhibition of Fine Arts, session (37) 2015.
- National Graphic Art Exhibition, fourth session 2016.
- Exhibition in the (Nahdet Misr) Hall at the Mahmoud Mukhtar Cultural Center, April 2016.
- The first Arab Creators Exhibition at the Ostraka Gallery in downtown May 2016.
- General Fine Arts Exhibition, session (39), September 2017.
- Egypt International Salon, the first foundation session, in the Arts Hall, Al-Ahram Foundation, October 2017.
- Exhibition (Amsia Artists), the accompanying exhibition for the Third Lancia Congress (Education through Art) at the Mahmoud Mokhtar Cultural Center, April 2018.
- General Fine Arts Exhibition, session (40), December 2018.
- General Fine Arts Exhibition, session (41), February 2020.
- Salon (White - Black), fifth session, at the Gezira Arts Center in Zamalek, November 2020.
- General Fine Arts Exhibition, session (42), August 2021.
- General Fine Arts Exhibition (43rd) at the Palace of Arts, September 2022.
- Exhibition at Lamasat Gallery in Dokki, October 2022.
International group exhibitions/overseas exhibitions
- Annual group exhibitions of Buffalo Diggers - Exhibition Hall at Buffalo College - New York University. 1991 - 1993.
- International Biennale of the Artist’s Book in Alexandria 2008, 2009.
- Warsaw Annual Biennale of Seal Printing Art 2002 - 2009.
- Biennale (Book Art), Gdanski, Poland - Exlippers 2009.
- Biennale (Book Art) in Glewicz - Poland 2009.
- Alexandria Library International Biennale for Small Engravings 2009.
- Annual International Biennale of the Artist’s Book in Alexandria 2010.
The Fourth International Biennial of the Artist’s Book at the Alexandria Library, 2010.
- The 15th Sharm El Sheikh International Festival - October 2014..
- Opovoa International Symposium - Serbia 2014..
- Exhibition of five artists at Obovoa Gallery - Serbia 2014.
- - The 6th Alexandria Library International Biennale for Artist’s Books 2014.
- An international group exhibition at Ataturk Hall, Istanbul - Türkiye 2014.
- Symposium and Ostraca International Exhibition in Sharm El Sheikh, Hurghada 2014.
- Ostraka International Arts Festival, Sharm El Sheikh, October 2016.
- Luxor University African Forum at the Faculty of Fine Arts in Luxor, February 2020 (guest of honor).
Scholarships and grants
- A joint supervision mission to complete the requirements for obtaining the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Art Education and the Study of Printing and Engraving at New York University, Buffalo College - USA 1991 - 1993..
The technical tasks assigned to him and general contributions
- Establishing a database for traditional crafts within the project (Documentation of Handicrafts) in Egypt supported by UNESCO 2006.
- Follow up on the project to produce textile wall partitions for the Haus de Kunst Museum in Munich, Germany, 2010.
Literature and cultural activities
- A research entitled: “Using” the “computer” in creating silk-screen printing designs based on Islamic decorative units” Journal of Research in Art Education and the Arts - Faculty of Art Education - Helwan University 2000.
- A research entitled: `The alphabet of cutout shapes according to Matisse and using them to create designs suitable for implementation by hand printing.’ Journal of Research in Art Education and the Arts - Faculty of Art Education - Helwan University 2004.
- Research entitled: `Using handmade textiles and prints in fashion design and benefiting from them in developing Arab women’s income through small projects’ - Ninth Scientific Conference
Local awards
- He won many awards.
International awards
- First prize in wood engraving from New York University - America.
- First Prize for Buffalo Diggers - New York - USA.
Special collectibles
- In some individuals in Egypt, Australia, Austria, Germany, Japan, Saudi Arabia, and America.
Official collectibles
- Ministry of Culture .
- Helwan University .
- Warsaw Library - Poland.
