Ibrahim El Dessouki

Born in Cairo, Egypt in 1969, graduated from Helwan University in Cairo with a BA in Fine Arts 1992. Obtained MA on “The London School and the British Painting since 1945” in 1997, and a PhD on “Dynamics in Painting” in 2003. He lives and works in Cairo.

Dessouki is one of the famous Middle East artists who has his own painting style, he is very well-known with his unique techniques in oil painting, serving the concept of his work and the message that he wants to convey. His painting skills are clearly shown in the use of negative space and the way he presents the light and shadow which make his paintings so vital and poetic. Dessouki’s subjects are all related to Egypt capturing it from his own perspective and this was well shown in his portraiture, landscapes, still life, animals and defiantly the immense (colossal-formidable) sized shapes of women in his paintings.

Dessouki has exhibited widely in both the Middle East and Europe, including an exhibition at Bousheri Gallery (Kuwait, 2012), Institute du Monde Arabe (Paris, 2008), The Egyptian contemporary art, Art Sawa gallery, Dubai, 2009 and Casa Arabe (Madrid, 2014). His work was also featured in the 10th Cairo International Biennale 2006, and included in the collections of the Egyptian Museum of Modern Art and the Arab Museum of Contemporary Art in Qatar.