Born in 1983, Cairo, Egypt.
Lives and works between Cairo, Egypt and Düsseldorf, Germany.
EDUCATION:
2019 – 2020 Fulbright Visiting Artist, Corcoran School of the Arts & Design, George Washington University, Washington, D.C., USA.
2000 – 2005 B.A. Faculty of Applied Arts, Sculpture Department, Helwan University, Cairo, Egypt.
RESIDENCIES:
2024 The Academy of Fine Arts, Uniarts, Helsinki, Finland.
2024 Imbibe Earthen Processes, LAPA Residency Research, Goethe Institute, Johannesburg, South Africa.
2023 MeetFactory, Prague, Czech Republic.
2023 ART OMI, Ghent, New York, USA.
2022 Fekra Cultural Center, The Nile journeys, Aswan, Egypt.
2022 MeetFactory, Prague, Czech Republic.
2019 The Pier-2 Art Center, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
2018 10tmp.ch, Transitorisches Museum, Pfyn, Switzerland.
2018 Akiyoshidai International Art Village “AIAV”, Yamaguchi, Japan.
2017 Jiwar Creation and Society, Barcelona, Spain.
2017 The arTwins in Open Spaces, The European Capital of Culture – Pafos2017, Pafos, Cyprus.
2016 Mosan Art Museum, Gaehwa Art Park, Boryeong, South Korea.
2015 ORYX Foundation & AB Gallery, Luzern, Switzerland.
2014 Rote Fabrik, Zurich, Switzerland.
2012 El Centre d’Art i Natura (CAN), Farrera, Spain.
2011 -2014 The Rooftop Studio (local residency program for Egyptian artists), The Townhouse Gallery, Cairo, Egypt.
2011 Egyptian Academy of Fine Arts, Rome, Italy.
2010 Culture Palace, Siwa Oasis, Egypt.
2009 Luxor International Studios, Cultural Development Fund, Luxor, Egypt.
AWARDS / GRANTS / SCHOLARSHIPS:
2022 Fulbright Alumni Community Action Grant, Washington, D.C., USA.
2022 Wijhat Travel Grant to USA, Culture Resource (Al-Mawred Al-Thaqafy), Beirut, Lebanon.
2022 Kamel Lazaar Foundation Grant, Tunis, Tunisia.
2021 Research Travel Grant, Leipzig, Germany, IFA Institute / Goethe Institute Cairo.
2020 Production Grant, UCL Institute of Archaeology, University College London, England.
2020 The Exceptional Artist Support Grant, AFAC, Beirut, Lebanon.
2020 Project Revival Fund, Warehouse 421, UAE.
2019 -2020 Fulbright Art Scholarship for Study/Research, USA.
2016 AIR Grant, Africa Centre, Cape Town, South Africa.
2015 Travel and Production Grant, Moving MENA Program, Goethe-Institut, Berlin, Germany.
2015 Travel Grant to Beijing, Egyptian Ministry of Culture, Cairo, Egypt.
2014 AIR Grant, Pro Helvetia Swiss Arts Council, Switzerland.
2013 Travel Grant, Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs, Austria.
2012 AIR Grant, Artellewa Art Space, Cairo, Egypt.
2012 Travel Grant to Beijing, Egyptian Ministry of Culture, Cairo, Egypt.
2011 AIR Grant, 51st Pioneers Exhibition, Cairo, Egypt.
2011 First Prize Winner, 51th Pioneers Exhibition, Cairo, Egypt.
2010 Salah Taher Award in Drawing, 50th Pioneers Exhibition, Cairo, Egypt.
2010 AIR Grant, 21st Youth Salon Exhibition, Cairo, Egypt.
2009 AIR Grant, 49th Pioneers Exhibition, Cairo, Egypt.
2009 An award in Drawing, 49th Pioneers Exhibition, Cairo, Egypt.
2007 An award in Drawing, 47th Pioneers Exhibition, Cairo, Egypt.
2006 An award in Drawing, 46th Pioneers Exhibition, Cairo, Egypt.
2005 Encouragement Award, Helwan University, Cairo, Egypt.
2005 2nd Prize Winner in Sculpture, Helwan University, Cairo, Egypt.
2005 The 5th Award in Caricature Organized Competition by The Health Ministry and Helwan University, Cairo, Egypt.
2005 An award in Drawing, 45th Pioneers exhibition, Cairo, Egypt.
PUBLICATIONS / BOOKS:
2023 Cooking Sunshine Art Project, Booklet, [Arabic/English] 61 pages, Fulbright Alumni Community Action Grant “ACAG and Kamel Lazaar Foundation Grant, Cairo, Egypt.
2020 The Book of Gates, English 50 pages, Collaborative project with Egyptian artist Rania Elhelw, funded by Project Revival Fund, Warehouse 421, UAE.
JURIES & COMMITTEES:
2024 Jury member for small and medium grants funded by EUNIC (European Union National Institutes for Culture), Cairo, Egypt.
2024 Jury member for the AY25-26 Fulbright Egyptian Art Student Program Interview Panel, Cairo, Egypt.
CURATORIAL WORK:
2024 Fulbright Alumni Art Exhibition, residence of The U.S. Ambassador to Egypt, Cairo, Egypt.
WORKSHOPS:
2024 On Shyness, a collaboration workshop with the Center for Contemporary Art in Lagos and the Academy of Fine Arts, Uniarts, Helsinki, Finland.
2022 In Search of Role Models, workshop with Swedish curator Per Hüttner, Cairo, Egypt.
2020 National Geographic’s Sciencetelling Bootcamp, USA.
2014 Connected, Bernau Schwarzwald, Germany. (curated by Christel Steier)
2013 In Transition. City as a Museum, International Art Cooperation Organized by Austrian Embassy and Tunisian Culture Ministry, Tunis, Tunisia.
2011 Bioart, Cairo, Egypt. (curated by Anna Dumitriu & Yara Mekawei)
2010 Cairo Art, Cairo, Egypt. (curated by Salvador Gómez)
SOLO EXHIBITIONS:
2024 Navigating Iridescence, Cooking Sunshine Art project, Goethe Institute Johannesburg, South Africa.
2019 A Possible Environment, Pier-2 Art Center, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
2018 1517 and Afterwards – Pfyn and The Reformation, Transitorisches Museum, Pfyn, Switzerland. (curated by Alex Meszmer & Reto Muller)
2017 Conflict History, Gràcia District Exhibition Hall, Barcelona, Spain.
2014 Movement, AB Gallery, Luzern, Switzerland.
2014 Auto Ignition, RomeroHaus, Luzern, Switzerland.
PROJECTS:
2020 Wrapping/Unwrapping History, Collaborative project with Egyptian artist Rania Elhelw, and Egyptian archaeologist Heba Abdel Gawad, funded by University College of London. (Ongoing)
2017 EIGHT FACES, ArTwins in Open Spaces, Collaborate Project with Japanese architect Kazuhiro Yajima, The European Capital of Culture – Pafos2017, Geroskipou, Pafos, Cyprus.
2016 The Breakfast, Collaborative installation with Egyptian artist Yara Mekawei, Uqbar Gallery, CTM Festival, Berlin, Germany.
2012 Shubra Line, Collaborative installation with Egyptian artist Yara Mekawei, Artellewa, Giza, Egypt.
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS:
2024 Cooking Sunshine Art project, Collective Exhibition, The National Museum of Egyptian Civilization, Cairo, Egypt.
2023 Other Edges of the World, MeetFactory, Prague, Czech Republic.
2022 Beyond Promise Exhibition, Collective Exhibition with Situation Room, Kunstverein Leipzig, Germany.
2020 Dialogue, Luther W. Brady Art Gallery, Corcoran School of Arts and Design, George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA.
2019 INTIMATE SYSTEMS, Flagg Building, West Gallery, Corcoran School of Arts and Design, George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA.
2018 “SOUTHS”, Centre Cívic Ateneu Fort Pienc, Barcelona, Spain.
2018 The Future of This Land, Akiyoshidai International Art Village “AIAV”, Yamaguchi, Japan.
2016 Man and Mother Nature, Mosan Art Museum, Gaehwa Art Park, Boryeong, South Korea.
2016 Debunking Orientalism, Syra Art Gallery & The Untitled Space, NYC, USA.
2015 The 6th International Beijing Biennale, Chinese National Museum, Beijing, China.
2015 There Are Too Many Walls But Not Enough Bridges, Kunst(Zeug)Haus Rapperswil, Zurich, Switzerland.
2015 Cairo Exhibition, AB Gallery, Luzern, Switzerland.
2014 The Gioconda Project, W3 Gallery, London, England.
2013 The 24th Youth Salon, Palace of Arts, Cairo, Egypt.
2013 Sixth Floor, Viennoise Hotel, Cairo, Egypt.
2012 Long Live Free Art, Art Talks Gallery, Cairo, Egypt.
2012 The 23th Youth Salon, Palace of Arts, Cairo, Egypt.
2012 The 5th International Beijing Biennale, Chinese National Museum, Beijing, China.
2012 The Holy family festival, Cairo, Egypt.
2012 The 52th Pioneers Exhibition, Association of Fine Arts Lovers, Cairo, Egypt.
2012 El Fan Medan, Abdeen Square, Cairo, Egypt.
2012 Visionary Africa: Art at Work, The project is a collaboration between Delegation of the European Union and the Centre of Fine Arts in Brussels (BOZAR), Cairo, Egypt. (Curated by Simon Njami)
2012 Universal Sapience, Exhibition Project in Goethe Institut Freiburg on Goethe’s 50th anniversary, Germany. (curated by Christel Steier)
2011 The 22nd Youth Salon, Palace of Arts, Cairo, Egypt.
2011 “PULSE” a Group Show of 47 Young Artists, Tache Art Gallery, Cairo, Egypt.
2011 The Mail Art International Exhibition “Imaginaire and Illusion”, Romania.
2011 Text, Darb 17 18, Cairo, Egypt.
2011 The BLACKBOARD, Mahmoud Mokhtar Cultural Center, Cairo, Egypt.
2011 The small Art Works, Today Exhibition, Mahmoud Mokhtar Cultural Center, Cairo, Egypt.
2011 The 51st Pioneers Exhibition, Association of Fine Arts Lovers, Cairo, Egypt.
2011 The Popular Show, Townhouse Gallery, Cairo, Egypt.
2010 Workshop & Exhibition 3rd Festival Graffiti art, Cairo, Egypt.
2010 The Small Artworks Market, Mahmoud Mokhtar Cultural Center, Cairo, Egypt.
2010 The 21st Youth Salon, Palace of Arts, Cairo, Egypt.
2010 The 50th Pioneers Exhibition, Association of Fine Arts Lovers, Cairo, Egypt.
2009 The 7th Salon El Nile Photographic, Cairo, Egypt.
2009 Marasem Luxor Exhibition, Faculty of Fine Arts, Luxor, Egypt.
2009 The 49th Pioneers Exhibition, Association of Fine Arts Lovers, Cairo, Egypt.
2008 Ogilvy Talent Show Exhibition, London, England.
2008 Workshop & Exhibition 2nd Festival Graffiti art, Cairo, Egypt.
2008 The 48th Pioneers Exhibition, Association of Fine Arts Lovers, Cairo, Egypt.
2008 CD Exhibition, Francophone Academy, Cairo, Egypt.
2008 The 19th Youth Salon, Palace of Arts, Cairo, Egypt.
2007 The Rateb Sedek Competition, Cairo Atelier, Cairo, Egypt.
2007 Workshop & Exhibition Festival Graffiti art, Cairo, Egypt.
2007 The 47th Pioneers Exhibition, Association of Fine Arts Lovers, Cairo, Egypt.
2007 The 18th Youth Salon, Palace of Arts, Cairo, Egypt.
2006 The 46th Pioneers Exhibition, Association of Fine Arts Lovers, Cairo, Egypt.
2005 Light of The Shape, 2nd session, Art Palace Opera house, Cairo, Egypt.
2005 The 17th Youth Salon, Palace of arts, Cairo, Egypt.
2005 Sculpture Exhibition, Ministry of Youth, Cairo, Egypt.
2005 Sculpture Exhibition, Helwan University, Cairo, Egypt.
2005 The 45th Pioneers Exhibition, Association of Fine Arts Lovers, Cairo, Egypt.
2002 Sculpture Exhibition, Helwan University, Cairo, Egypt.
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS / CATALOGUES:
2022 Beyond Promise Exhibition Catalogue, Kunstverein Leipzig, Germany
2020 2019 Artist in Residency Catalogue, The Pier-2 Art Center, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
2019 AIAV 20th Anniversary Book, Akiyoshidai International Art Village, Yamaguchi, Japan.
2018 The 25th Eu-Japan Fest, Official Report, Jan 2017 – Mar 2018, Tokyo, Japan.
2018 Trans 2017-2018 Catalogue, March issue, Akiyoshidai International Art Village” AIAV”, Yamaguchi, Japan.
2017 Jiwar i Africa Centre mostren a l’OAC la instal·lació de l’artista egipci Mina Nasr, L’Independent de Gràcia Newspaper, June 16 issue, Article by Silvia Manzanera, Barcelona. Spain.
2017 Mina Nasr, nou artista a Àfrica Centre 2017, bonart.cat, Barcelona. Spain.
2016 Cairo Calling Book, L’underground in Egitto prima e dopo la rivoluzione, Author Claudia Galal, Milan, Italy.
2015 “10 Egyptian Artists You Should Know About “, Egypt Today magazine, October issue, Article by Dominika Maslikowski, Cairo, Egypt.
2015 The 6th Beijing International Art Biennale Catalogue, Chinese National Museum, Beijing, China.
2015 ‘‘There Are Too Many Walls But Not Enough Bridges” Catalogue and Publication, Kunst(Zeug) Haus Rapperswil, Zurich, Switzerland.
2012 The 5th Beijing International Art Biennale Catalogue, Chinese National Museum, Beijing, China.
2012 Shubra Line, Al Hayat Newspaper, April 19 issue, Article by Yasser Sultan, Cairo, Egypt.
2012 Long Live Free Art Catalogue, Art Talks Gallery, Cairo, Egypt.
2012 Visionary Africa: Art at Work, Publication and Catalogue, Cairo, Egypt.
INTERVIEWS:
2019 SOUTHERN LIGHT, Discovery Cathya Spacific Magazine, June issue, Interview with Emily Chu, Hong Kong, China.
2017 Mina Nasr: “La Revolució Egípcia va canviar la meva manera d’entendre l’art”, nuvol.com, July issue, Interview with Clàudia Rius, Barcelona, Spain.
2015 The local renaissance twice banned by the government, Daily News Egypt Newspaper, April issue, Interview with Nayera Yasser, Cairo, Egypt.
2014 Art Imitating Life Imitating Art, Cairoscene.com, Interview with Joana Saba, Cairo, Egypt.
2014 Arte e rivoluzione al Cairo, l’incontro con Mina Nasr, Corriere.it, Interview with Claudia Galal, Milan, Italy.
2013 The Struggles of a Society, cairoartblog.com, Interview with Aida Nasr, Cairo, Egypt.
TALKS / PRESENTATIONS:
2024 Artist talk and presentation, LAPA Residency Research, Goethe Institute, Johannesburg, South Africa.
2024 Online artist talk and presentation with students of The British University in Egypt, Cairo, Egypt.
2023 Online artist talk and presentation with Brussels Institute for Advanced Studies (BrIAS), Belgium.
2023 Online talk, Fulbright Alumni Panel, Washington, D.C., USA..
2022 Artist talk and presentation, Fekra Cultural Center, Aswan, Egypt.
2022 Artist talks, Sven Bergelt, Mina Nasr, Yara Mekawei, Kai-Hendrik Windeler and Elham Khattab, Kunstverein Leipzig, Germany. (Moderator: Diana Felber)
2021 Online artist talk and presentation with Neilson Park Creative Center, Toronto, Canada.
2019 Artist talk, Corcoran School of the Arts and Design, George Washington University, Washington, D.C., USA.
2019 Artist in Cities: Kaohsiung × Bangkok × Cairo × Amsterdam, organized by Pier-2 Art Center, Marie’s Gift, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
2018 Artist talk, Transitorisches Museum, Pfyn, Switzerland.
2018 Artist talk, Seshat ArtTime Cultural Venue, Cairo, Egypt.
2018 Artist talk, Faculty of Applied Arts, Sculpture Department, Helwan University, Cairo, Egypt.
2018 Artist talk, Yamaguchi College of Arts, Yamaguchi, Japan.
2017 Artist talk, Drawing Society, Altair Librería, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.
2016 Artist talk, Mosan Art Museum, Gaehwa Art Park, Boryeong, South Korea.
2015 Artist talk, Kunst(Zeug)Haus Rapperswil, Zurich, Switzerland.
SCREENINGS:
2013 New Voices, Henry Moore Institute, Leeds, UK.
COLLECTIONS:
Transitorisches Museum, Pfyn, Switzerland.
Mosan Art Museum, Gaehwa Art Park, Boryeong, South Korea.
Cultural Development Fund, Cairo, Egypt.
Culture Palace, Cairo, Egypt.
Private collection in Egypt, Switzerland, Singapore, Austria, Germany and United Arab Emirates.
WORKSHOPS GIVEN:
2022 Workshop with Ukrainian refugees, MeetFactory, Prague, Czech Republic.
2019 Silver Map, Art Workshop with Kaohsiung Municipal Kaohsiung Girls’ Senior High School, Pier-2 Art Center, Taiwan.