Hany Rashed

born in 1975 in Cairo (EG), lives and works in Cairo
Guest artist at Villa Romana from June to July 2009

Interview with Hany Rashed and Mohamed Abla Hany Rashed


Biography

1994 – 2004
Trainee at Mohamed Abla's atelier

2005
Awtar Mashdouda (Tensioned strings) - 22 short stories of Italian writers translated into Arabic (Publishing House Sharqiat), Illustration of book cover

Awards

2005
Salon of Youth: Painting

2002
Salon of Youth: Painting

2000
Salon of Youth: 1. prize for drawing

1996
Salon of Youth: Painting

Untitled (2007), collage, acrylic on cardboard, 30 x 30 cm

Untitled (2007),  acrylic on cardboard, 29 x 20 cm

Solo Exhibitions (selection)

2007
Mashrabia Gallery, Cairo

2006
Mashrabia Gallery, Cairo

2005
Mashrabia Gallery, Cairo

2003
Mashrabia Gallery, Cairo

2001
Mashrabia Gallery, Cairo

2000
Cairo Atelier, Cairo

1999
Cairo Atelier, Cairo

1997
Cairo Atelier, Cairo

1995
Cairo Atelier, Cairo


Group Exhibitions (selection)

2007
Frieze Art Fair, Regent's Park, London
Thessaloniki Biennial
Occidentalism, curated by Karim Francis, Kairo Cape Town Biennale, ZA

2006
DAK'ART- Biennale, Senegal
48byfouregyptians, Gallery B21, Dubai
Azhar Park meets Contemporary Art, Mashrabia Gallery, Azhar Park, Cairo

2005
Imagining the book, Bibliotheca Alexandrina Gallery Agial: 5 artists of Egypt (kuratiert von Karim Francis), Beirut
Salon of Youth, Cairo

2004
Bild Museet, Umea, SE

2003
Fundació Antoni Tàpies, Barcelona + Granada, Spanien Witte de With, Center for Contemporary Art, Rotterdam

2002
Falaki Gallery, American University of Cairo, Cairo
Espace Karim Francis Gallery, Cairo
Salon of Youth, Cairo

2001
Nitaq-Festival, Kairo Salon of Youth, Cairo

2000
Espace Karim Francis Gallery, Kairo Salon of Youth, Cairo

1999
Kairo Atelier, Cairo

1995 -1998
Salon of Youth, Cairo


Publications

2005
Hani Rashed by Francesca Sullivan, Egypt's Inside Magazine Des âmes tourmentées by Névine Lamei, Al Ahram Hebd

2003
Hanging in the halls von Sarah Rifky, Cairo Times
Stark naked insect art von Dina Ramadan, Cairo Times

2001
It's not all in the title von Nigel Ryan, Al Ahram Weekly
Un trait commun entre, l'Homme et l'insecte von Soheir Fahmi, Al Ahram Hebdo