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Randa Fakhry's latest exhibition at the Zamalek Art Gallery in Cairo is titled Tiryāq (Elixir).

Egyptian artist Randa Fakhry unveils the final part in her trilogy

An exhibition is Cairo shows how the artist's work is evolving, with the more prominent inclusion of animals. Her works are soothing yet still filled with sadness and grief, reflecting her own journey

Mimoza Al-Arrawi 11 July 2025

Works are on display at “Wissa Wassef - The School of Instinctive Creativity” exhibition in Cairo. (Credit: Salwa Samir).

Naïve Art Looms At Wissa Center

Egyptian architect Ramses Wissa Wassef (1911 - 1974) once said, "I never took the young weavers to an art gallery or a museum." This saying summed up the philosophy of the art school which he founded…

Salwa Samir 19 June 2022

Egyptian visual artist Mohamed Abla. Photo by: Salma Adham

Mohamed Abla: The First Arab Artist to Obtain Goethe Medal

On May 4, fine Egyptian artist Mohamed Abla won the Goethe Medal 2022. The medal is an official badge of honor of the Federal Republic of Germany and the most coveted prize in its foreign cultural…

Salma Adham 21 May 2022

Bicar playing Bouzouki at his home in Zamalek, Cairo (From an interview with Hussein Bicar in "Al-Mosawar" magazine dated February 25th 1983).

Hussein Bicar: Philosopher of Plastic Arts

For more than seventy years, the late genius, Egyptian artist Hussein Bicar, was one of the most prominent faces of the second generation in Egyptian plastic arts varying between brush, calligraphy,…

Sarah Gamal 04 February 2022

Artist George El Bahgory talking during his interview with Al-Majalla in his gallery. By: Salma Adham

George El Bahgory: One of the Most Prominent Egyptian Caricaturists

The fine artist, George El Bahgory, said that he enjoyed the freedom and practiced it during the era of Gamal Abdel Nasser and he considers President Sisi to be an extension of Nasser. By contrast,…

Salma Adham 24 December 2021

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