THE BUTTERFLY EFFECT
Mohamed El Masry
Visual Artist & Photographer
Mohamed Ibrahim Elmasry
Cairo, 09.12.1978
Bachelor in Art Education 2004
Diploma in Art Painting and drawing 2006
A Member of the Syndicate of Plastic Artists
A Member of the Arab Photographers Union
Founder of Egypt's point
http://masry102.wix.com/elmasry
+201121348844
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Solo Exhibitions
2021 Selection of Mohamed Elmasry Artworks, Arthausbeirut, Beirut, Lebanon
2021 El-Takaeba - Art D’Égypte, Cairo International Art District - CIAD - Egypt.
2020 Cocatography - UBUNTU art gallery, Cairo-Egypt.
2019 Prayers, an exhibition about power and powerlessness, an exhibition about power and powerlessness, Oslo- Norway.
2018 The REDZONE Festival in, Beirut – Lebanon.
2013 We are the end of the world - Artellewa - Cairo-Egypt
2012 Breaking News – DAILĖS GALERIJA "SOFA" - Druskininkai – Lithuania.
2012 VID ART GALLERY - Belgrade, Serbia
2011 North Art Space Gallery – Jakarta - Indonesia.
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Group exhibitions
2022 The 5th Qingdao International Contemporary Art Exhibition, Qingdao, China.
2022 You see my, You see my not, Easel and Camera Contemporary Art Gallery, Cairo-Egypt.
2022 A Bubble of freedom, Rebirth Beirut Gallery, Beirut - Lebanon.
2022 An Art Reunion, Claude Saba Gallery, Beirut - Lebanon.
2022 The summer collective exhibition, Art on 56th Gallery, Beirut - Lebanon.
2022 Beirut Image Festival, Beirut - Lebanon.
2022 The Return VOL.2, The Arts’ Hub Gallery, Cairo-Egypt.
2022 chaos taking shapes, Rebirth Beirut Gallery, Beirut - Lebanon.
2022 Art To Learn, Art To Life, Lebanese American University, New York, USA.
2021 Egypt INT'L Art Fair, Cairo-Egypt.
2021 Firgureless Figure, Art D’Égypte, Cairo-Egypt.
2021 The Process,The Arts’ Hub gallery, Cairo-Egypt.
2021 Intersect21Art Fair, California, USA
2021 LAU ArtsRising, ArtScoops, Beirut – Lebanon
2021 Cairo Art Fair, TAM.Gallery, Cairo-Egypt
2020 The 19th Japan International art exhibition, Tokyo, Japan.
2020 Art of Staying at Home Exhibition, Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Egypt.
2020 Masarat, Diwaniya Art gallery,Algeria.
2019 Bela and Road. A Beautiful Hexian County, Hexian - China.
2019 De 'Colore. Leonardo and contemporary interpretation, Rome- Italy.
2019 Roadmap to the Renaissance, Darb 1718 - Cairo-Egypt.
2019 The 1st Group Exhibition,Tahrir Cultural Center- Cairo-Egypt.
2019 Bela and Road. A Beautiful Hexian County, Hexian - China.
2018 Museum of Modern Art - Patna – India.
2018 EL Agenda exhibition - Bibliotheca Alexandrina - Egypt.
2017 The 3 Form through Light Exhibition, Cairo-Egypt.
2016 The Book [Re-Imagined] Exhibition, the Mojo Gallery - Dubai, UAE.
2016 The National Art Graphic Exhibition, Cairo-Egypt.
2016 Olympia Fine Arts International Exhibition and Symposium Guwahati, Assam - India.
2015 Art in resistance / SPIELART Munich - Germany.
2014 25th anniversary of Youth Salon, - Cairo-Egypt.
2014 Amin Exhibition - Cairo, Egypt / New York and Washington, DC- USA.
2013 The 1st Changzhou, International Art Exhibition - Changzhou – China.
2013 Downtown – Gallery Misr- Cairo-Egypt.
2013 The 56th Cairo Salon - Cairo-Egypt.
2013 The Di- Egy Festival 0.1, Cairo-Egypt.
2013 The Egyptian cultural week in Washington, DC - United States.
2013 The 7th UAMO Art Festival - Munich – Germany.
2012 The World Art Exhibition for Peace – South Korea.
2012 The Intersecting lines - Hangers Center - Egypt.
2011 Ministry of Culture Exhibition – Kolkata – India.
2011 Kairo Praxis – Atelier of Cairo – Egypt.
2011 EL Agenda exhibition - Bibliotheca Alexandrina - Egypt.
2010 The Artists honored Exhibition"10 years of youth exhibitions" - Library of Alexandria- Egypt.
2010 OFAA International Exhibition – Banja Luka and Sarajevo - Bosnia and Herzegovina.
2010 The Nord Art 010 - Büdelsdorf – Germany.
2010 EL Agenda exhibition - Bibliotheca Alexandrina - Egypt.
2010 Insaka Galliery - Lusaka – Zambia.
2009 The Nord Art 010 - Büdelsdorf – Germany.
2009 EL Agenda exhibition - Bibliotheca Alexandrina - Egypt.
2009 Egyptian cultural week – Azerbaijan.
2008 Olympic fine arts – China.
2008 Asni Gallery - Addis Ababa – Ethiopia.
2007 The 2 Alexandria Youth Salon – Atelier of Alexandria -Egypt.
2006 The 2 Form through Light Exhibition, Cairo-Egypt.
2005 The 1 Form through Light Exhibition, Cairo-Egypt.
2005-2006-2007 The photography Nile Salon Cairo-Egypt
1999 to 2006 The Youth salon - Cairo-Egypt
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Workshops
2022 ALDAU International Art Festival, Hurghada-Egypt.
2022 Home Workspace Program - Ashkal Alwan ,Beiru - Lebanon.
2019 Bela and Road. A Beautiful Hexian County, Hexian - China.
2018 The first international workshop "Parivartan" - Bihar-India.
2016 The International workshop -Guwahati University - Assam-India.
2015 Der Erde II - Symposium - Mainburg - Germany.
2014 3th International Art Camp in Haiti, - Petion-Ville- Haiti.
2014 The 27 International art festival in Mahres - Mahres, Tunisia
2013 The 1st Changzhou, International Art Workshop and Festival - Changzhou – China
2013 International art Meet/ Workshop – Rajasthan – India.
2011 Four aspects of life - the Egyptian revolution –Jesuit Centre –Alexandria-Egypt.
2010 The 2 International Workshop – Banja Luka and Sarajevo - Bosnia and Herzegovina
2009 The first Mediterranean Symposium for oil painting -Alexandria – Egypt.
2009 The Twenty Ten Workshop – With World Press Photo -Abuja- Nigeria.
2007 AMALA Workshop - Goethe institute in Alexandria – Egypt.
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Biennales
2022 The 1th Aurora Biennale, Malmö, Sweden..
2018 The 17 "INTERBIFEP" international biennil festival of portrait, Tuzla - Bosnia.
2018 The 8th International Biennale for the Artist’s Book, Library of Alexandria - Egypt.
2018 The 1st Dafen International Oil Painting Biennale, Shenzhen-China.
2018 The 18th Asian Art Biennale - Dhaka, Bangladesh.
2016 The 17th Asian Art Biennale - Dhaka, Bangladesh.
2014 The 1 International Art Biennale, - Qingdao, China.
2013 The 2nd New York Contemporary Art Biennial, USA.
2012 The 1st Ecorea international art biennale - South Korea.
2012 The 5th Beijing Biennale – China.
2012 The 7 Berlin Biennale.
2010 The 4th Beijing Biennale – China.
2008 Biennale PGM 13 Biennale of young artists from Europe and the Mediterranean –Italy.
2008 The3 Berlin Biennale.
2008 The 2th International Biennale for the Artist’s Book, Library of Alexandria - Egypt.
2006 the 4th Tehran International Biennale of Arts - Tehran – Iran.
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Practical Experiences
2008 Coordinator of the Egyptian participation in the Arab Art Week – Tunis.
2009 Coordination of the participation of Egypt and Tunisia in the first festival of Nador cinema - Nador – Morocco.
2011 Teaching a program of practices in color painting - Jesuit Cultural Center - Alexandria – Egypt.
2011 Teaching abstraction program in color painting - Gudran Foundation - multiple places in Egypt.
2011 Teaching abstract painting program - College of Fine Arts - Cairo – Egypt.
2016 Coordinator of the Egyptian Cultural Week - Lenogole – Malawi.
2015 Teaching the Contemporary Art Program - Sajaya Foundation - Sharjah - United Arab Emirates.
2018 consultant to host Prince Claus Fund Awards – Netherlands.
2019 Jury Competition for Vanguard - Fine Arts Lovers Association – Egypt.
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Collections
Hexen County Government, China - Hunan Provincial Government, China - Museum of Modern Art Patna, India - Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Alexandria, Egypt - Tuzla Province Municipality, Bosnia and Herzegovina - Museum of Modern Art Dhaka, Bangladesh - Assam Province Government, India - SPIELART Munich, Germany - Mainburg City Hall, Germany - Presidential Building Port-au-Prince, Haiti - Mark Rothko Memorial Museum, Daugavpils, Latvia - EL Mahres Festival, Tunisia - Changzhou Provincial Government, China - UAMO Festival Munich, Germany - Guwahati University Assam Province, India - Ministry of Culture Calcutta, India - Banja Luka City Hall, Bosnia and Herzegovina - Egyptian Embassy in Belgrade, Serbia - Embassy Egyptian in Lusca, Zambia - INSAKA Foundation, Lusca, Zambia - Museum of Modern Art Jakarta, Indonesia - Grozny Municipal Building, Bosnia and Herzegovina - Museum of Modern Art, Minia University.
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Residencies
2019 two-month stay Kunstkvartet - Lofoten – Norway.
2018 Wilke-Atelier two-month stay - Bremen Hava – Germany.
2014 Two-month stay Memorial Mark Rothko Memorial - Daugavpils – Latvia.
2013 one and a half month stay in Rajasthan Artists Exchange Program – India.
2013 one month government exchange program set up for Changzhou – China.
2012 one month international artists exchange program, Sarajevo - Bosnia and Herzegovina.
2010 Two-month stay INSAKA INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM - Livingston – Zambia.
2011 Two-month stay in Calcutta artists exchange program – India.
2011 one Month North Art Space Gallery - Jakarta – Indonesia.
2008 one month stay ABROETHIOPIA - Addis Ababa – Ethiopia.
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Awards
2012 Honorary Ambassador of Ecorea Biennale - South Korea.
2011 Honorary Medal of Art Space North Gallery - Jakarta - Indonesia.
2010 Honorary Medal of the City of Banja Luka - Bosnia and Herzegovina.
2008 Olympic Gold Medal of Arts - Beijing Olympics.
2008 Olympic Torch Olympic Games 2006 - Trino – Italy.
2008 First prize in painting - Egyptian Ministry of Youth.
2008 Donor Award - Saeed Khamis Foundation - Eighteenth Youth Salon.
2008 painting Salon Award - 18th Youth Salon.
2007 Salah Taher Award for painting - Eighteenth Youth Salon.
2007 First prize in painting - Egyptian Ministry of Youth.
2007 Second prize for photography competition from Al-Arabia Magazine, January.
2006First prize in painting - the first international youth salon, Alexandria.
2005 First Prize - Poster design for the fourth centenary of "Don Quixote" - Spanish Embassy - Cairo.
2005 Fourth prize - Rateb EL Sdeek competition for oil painting.
2002 Appreciation Award - General Exhibition.