Academic Resume
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SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
1983
TEMPERATURA FLEGREA
TERME DI BAIA, (NAPLES), ORGANISED BY THE ARTISTS
1984
CITY WITH NO BOUNDARIES
POMIGLIANO D’ARCO, NAPOLI, ORGANISED BY G. PERRETTA, TEXTS BY F. MENNA, G.BARTOLUCCI, L. MANGO, R. BONFIGLIOLI, G. DIPIETRANTONIO, M. D’AMBROSIO, N. MANFERLOTTI, G. DI MARTINO.
ALFLELA: ONE THOUSAND NIGHTS
STUDIO RICERCA APERTA, NAPLES, CURATED BY GABRIELE PERRETTA .
1985
A NEW GENERATION IN ITALIAN ART
FORTEZZA MEDICEA, SIENA, CURATED BY ENRICO CRISPOLTI
1986
NEW TENDENCIES IN ITALY, TRAVELLING SHOW
CENTRO GRISANTI, MILAN AND PERTERRE, FLORENCE
1987
SAHARA
NEON GALLERY, CURATED BY GINO GIANUIZZI AND VALERIA MEDICI, BOLOGNA
1988
CAPUA – SOUTH EAST DIRECTION
CAMPANO MUSEUM, CAPUA
VENICE BIENNIAL “APERTO 88”
ORGANIZED BY DAN CAMERON AND GIOVANNI CARANDENTI, VENICE
1989
ART SALON UNDER 35
PAINTING PRIZE, MINISTRY OF CULTURE AWARD, IL CAIRO, EGYPT
1989
ART SALON UNDER 35
PAINTING PRIZE, MINISTRY OF CULTURE AWARD, IL CAIRO, EGYPT
1990
IF I GAVE YOU MY SOUL TEN TIMES
MULTIMEDIA GALLERY, CURATED BY ROMENA IODA, BRESCIA
MEETING OF PEOPLES
VILLA LAZZARINI, ROME
XXXIII YOUNG EGYPTIAN ARTISTS
”, EGYPTIAN ACADEMY, ROME
1991
SIGNS OF ABSENCE
PRISMA GALLERY, CURATED BY LUIGI MENEGHELLI, VERONA
AKHATON, 7 CONTEMPORARY EGYPTIAN ARTISTS
PALAZZO DIAMANTI, CURATED BY FARINA-SINISCALCO, FERRARA
1992
TER-DISLOCATIONS OF ART
CIVIC GALLERY, CURATED BY ACHILLE BONITO OLIVA, TERMOLI
1993
MARE NOSTRUM III
IMMART GALLERY, CURATED BY R. PONTREMOLI, ROME
DIOCE- CALLIGRAFIE
M. S. FILIPPO NERI, CURATED BY E.B. GENTILI, TURIN
NOAH’ S ARK
TREVI FLASH ART MUSEUM, PERUGIA, UMBRIA, CURATED BY F. PIETRACCI, F. MONTI, TREVI (PG)
1994
SAHARIAN CONFLICT
TREVI FLASH ART MUSEUM, PERUGIA, UMBRIA, CURATED BY F. PIETRACCI, F. MONTI, TREVI (PG)
1995
CONTENITORI DI MEMORIA
ANNINA NOSEI GALLERY, CURATED BY FRANCESCA PIETRACCI, NEW YORK
1996
THE ABODE OF THE GODS
VILLA ANSELMI, CURATED BY LUIGI MENEGHELLI, BOLZANO/VERONA
1997
GO, THOUGHT
ITALIAN ART 1984/96, CITY MUSEUM, CURATED BY EDOARDO DI MAURO, TURIN
UNDER DIFFERENT SKIES
CURATED BY ARTISTIO MIDDLE EAST COPENAGHEN - DENMARK
1998
CONTAINERS OF THOUGHT
SENO GALLERY, CURATED BY AMBROGI/ G. ABBONDIO, MILAN
1999
EL MERSAL
PACK GALLERY, MILAN
BLESSED AFRICA
RICCIONE (ROSINI), BERGAMO (OPRANDI) FANO (UNA ARTE)
CONTEMPORARY AFRICAN ART
ITALIAN INSTITUTE FOR AFRICA AND THE ORIENT, ROME
2000
TRANSAFRICANA
EX-CHURCH OF S. GIORGIO IN POGGIALE, CURATED BY AFRICA AND MEDITERRANEA, BOLOGNA
ALLEVIATING UNSTOPPABLE IMPULSES
UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA, CURATED BY PIETRO FINELLI, PAVIA
2001
GOLD IMAGINATION
VANVITELLIAN PIER, ANCONA, CURATED BY ENRICO CRISPOLTI
2002
"A POSTMODERN BABEL, ITALIAN ART OF THE 1990S “PALAZZO PIGORINI"
ORGANISED BY EDOARDO DI MAURO, PARMA
AFRICAMARVEL
CURATED BY URSULA E MICHAEL SCHMITT, MUNICIPALITY OF RASTATT, GERMANY
SPIRIT MATTER
BENCIV ART GALLERY, PESARO, ART-PRO-ART, CURATED BY FRANZ MORATT, LAHR, GERMANY
DESERT WIND
PALAZZO ESPOSIZIONI, CURATED BY A. NOSEI AND F. PIETRACCI, ROME
DONOTFEARINDULGENCE
SPIRALE ARTE, VERONA
2003
NILE SAND
ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM , CURATED BY FRANCESCA PIETRACCI, PALESTRINA ROMA
9TH CAIRO INTERNATIONAL BIENNIAL
CAIRO, EGYPT
PLACES OF AFFECTION
HOTEL DE VILLE, CURATED BY ANGELO CAPASSO, BRUSSELS
2004
SICILY AND THE ARABS
LOGGIATO S. BARTOLOMEO, CURATED BY LORENZO ZICHICHI AND G. SICURI, PALERMO
2005
TEXTURES: WORD AND SYMBOL IN CONTEMPORARY AFRICAN ART
SMITHSONIAN NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AFRICAN ART, WASHINGTON DC
INSIDE ITALIANS NO.3
ITALIAN INSTITUTE OF CULTURE & NOVARUM PROJECTS, COPENHAGEN
TRAVELLING SHOW WITH THE OPRANDI GALLERY
BERGAMO, HONG KONG, BEIRUT, BRUSSELS, PARIS, AND GRANADA
2006
TEXT MESSAGES: FIVE CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS AND THE ART OF THE WORD
OCTOBER GALLERY, LONDON
ITALIAN DREAMS
GASP GALLERY, BROOKLINE, MASSACHUSETTS, USA
HISTORY OF CONTAINERS
BENCIV ART GALLERY, PESARO
2007
FATHI HASSAN: SELECTED WORKS
SKOTO GALLERY, NEW YORK
CONTEMPORARY VIDEOFUSION, STUDIO RO, ROME
THE TEMPLE OF WIND
GENUS GALLERY, CURATED BY GLORIA GRADASSI, SAN BENEDETTO DEL TRONTO (AP)
SAFIR
PALAZZO DUCALE, URBINO
INSCRIBING MEANING
FOWLER MUSEUM, CURATED BY ELISABETH HARNEY AND CHRISTINE KREAMER, CALIFORNIA
ITALIAN DREAMS AND DREAMING OF ITALY
TRAVELLING SHOW: TEATRO JUNGHANS AT SGUARDI SONORI, VENICE, CURATED BY CARLO FATICONI
MIGRATION OF DREAMS
ANTICHI FORNI, CURATED BY ORIANA SALVUCCI, MACERATA
ESPIJISMOS
SAN PEDRO MUSEUM, CURATED BY AZIZA ALAOUI, MEXICO (PUEBLA)
HORIZON LINES: LANDSCAPE BETWEEN DESCRIPTION. AND ABSTRACTION
MODERN ART GALLERY, CURATED BY MAURIZIO CIACCALUGA, GENOA
2008
DAKAR BIENNALE 2008
SENEGAL
IN THE MEDITERRANEAN
EX AURUM, PESCARA
MARINA DI RAVENNA AWARD
MUNICIPAL ART, MUSEUM OF RAVENNA
2009
ANTOLOGICA
VILLA PISANI, CURATED BY VALLI CAVEDAGNA, STRA (VENEZIA)
ADORNED/UNADORNED
SKOTO GALLERY, NEW YORK
CONTAINERS OF LIGHT
ANDREA ART, TEXT IN CATALOGUE BY CECILIA ANTONINI, VICENZA INVITES, MUSEUM ARNHEM, NETHERLANDS.
MAFRIQUE
SPAZIO MOROSO, MILAN.
ARABIAN WORLD FESTIVAL
SAN SEVERINA, CORTONA.
WATER, THE MUSIC, SOUL
AUDITORIUM SANTA MARGHERITA, VENICE.
KENUZ
DOMUS ARTIS GALLERY, CURATED BY MILENA GROSSO, NAPLES.
2010
ARABICITY
ROSE ISSA PROJECTS AT BEIRUT EXHIBITION CENTER, BEIRUT, LEBANON.
ARABICITY
ROSE ISSA PROJECTS AT THE BLUECOAT ARTS CENTRE, LIVERPOOL.
THE TEMPLE OF ZEUS
VALLE DEI TEMPLI, AGRIGENTO.
MASHRABIA
CONTATTO ARTE AND STUDIO PROTECNO ARCHITETTURA, FAENZA.
EL MUHAGER
MEETING WITH FATHI HASSAN, FONDAZIONE BALESTRA E STUDIO, FIORAVANTI, SORRIVOLI.
TASAHEEL
L'IDIOMA ART CENTRE , ASCOLI PICENO.
2011
SUMMER SHOW
SKOTO GALLERY, NEW YORK.
MIXED HANGING
ROSE ISSA PROJECTS, LONDON.
ROSE ISSA PROJECTS AT ABU DHABI ART.
SIGNS OF OUR TIMES
ROSE ISSA PROJECTS, LEIGHTON HOUSE MUSEUM, LONDON
HARAM ALEIKUM, NOTIONS OF SHAME
ROSE ISSA PROJECTS, LONDON.
MEDIAMORFOSI 2.0
SUD LAB, CURATED BY GABRIELE PERRETTA, PORTICI (NAPLES).
THE ART OF WRITING
ART FORUM OF WIESBADEN, GERMANY
TRASFORMATION
SKOTO GALLERY, JUNE - JULY, NEW YORK.
ABU DHABI ART
ROSE ISSA PROJECTS, DUBAI.
2012
RE-ORIENTATIONS II
ROSE ISSA PROJECTS, LONDON.
SHARJAH BIENNIAL, DUBAI.
SUMMER EXHIBITIONS
ROYAL ACADEMY, LONDON
THE SKIN I LIVE IN
FEB/MARCH, PACK GALLERY, MILAN.
ONLY WORDS. GREAT ARTISTS OF THE SECOND HALF OF THE 20TH CENTURY
PER MARI E MONTI GALLERY, CIVITANOVE MARCHE.
FACES & VOICES
JOHN RYLANDS MUSEUM, MANCHESTER UK.
2013
RE- ORIENTATIONS II
ROSE ISSA PROJECTS, LONDON.
THE SEVEN VALLEYS
ROSE ISSA PROJECTS, LONDON.
EGYPTOLOGY
BRITISH MUSEUM, CURATED BY VENETIA PORTER.
2014
THE DEPTH OF HOPE
CURATED BY CAITLIN DOHERTY, V.C.U. QATAR, DOHA.
ASEMIC
HALLEN VAN HET BELFORT, CURATED BY MICHEL DEWILDE, CULTUURCENTRUM BRUGGE, BELGIUM.
BLACK AND GRAY
“BLACK AND GRAY”, SKOTO
NEW GRAMMARS
TRIBUTE TO FATHI HASSAN, ROCCA MALATESTIANA, FANO.
SACRED DROPS
RASTATT, GERMANY.
AD PERSONAM
CONTEMPORARY ART FRANCESCA MONTI, CIVITANOVE MARCHE.
WHAT REMAINS
ROSE ISSA PROJECTS, LONDON.
2015
MIGRATION OF SIGNS
WILLIAMS MUSEUM, MASSACHUSETTS, CURATED BY MAURITA POOLE.
MARE MOTUS
ISLANDS EOILE 1950/2015, SICILY, LIPARI CASTLE, CURATED BY LEA MATTARELLA AND LORENZO ZICHICHI.
ETICO / ETICHAL, CULTURAL ASSOCIATION PLANA "AWARD" MILAN EXPO, 2015.
2016
AFRICAN ART AGAINST THE STATE
WILLIAMS MUSEUM, MASSACHUSETTS, U.S.A.
OUR LANGUAGE
TEXT BY MAURITA POOLE, EGYPTIAN MUSEUM OF FINE ART, CAIRO.
THE GESTURE
MASSAIOLI FONDATION (HASSAN – SHIRAGA), FABBRIANO, ITALY.
EDGE OF MEMORY
CLARK MUSEUM, ATLANTA (GEORGIA), USA, ORGANIZED BY MAURITA POOLE.
2017
ANIMALIA
GALLERIA MONTI , ROME, CURATED BY ANGELO CAPASSO AND NIKLA CINGOLANI .
SLAVERY
A.I.C.A , MILANO.
CORTESIE PER GLI OSPITI
PALAZZO COLLICOLI, SPLETO, CURATED BY GIANLUCA MARZIANI.
ON THE ROAD
GALLERIA PIO MONTI , ROME.
2018
(ML = ESTER 33)
BRANCALEONI CASTLE, PIOBBICO, CURATED BY R. GASPARELLI , URBINO.
1-54 ART FAIR
LAWRIE SHABIBI GALLERY, LONDON.
2019
WHISPERS
LAWRIE SHABIBI GALLERY, DUBAI
DALLAS ART FAIR
ROSE ISSA PROJECTS AT BEIRUT EXHIBITION CENTER, BEIRUT, LEBANON.
MATERIALIZE
LAWRIE SHABIBI GALLERY, DUBAI.
2020
CAPE TOWN ART FAIR
LAWRIE SHABIBI GALLERY
DREAM WAVES
ZAMALEK ART GALLERY, CAIRO, EGYPT.
2021
SOUL TAMING
SULGER BUEL GALLERY, CURATED BY NAGLAA EL AGHEILY.
2022
S.O.A.S UNIVERSITY
ARTISTS, TALK “WEBINAR, CURATED BY ANGELA PASCHIERA AND NAJLAA AL AGEILY, SULGER BUEL GALLERY, LONDON
1-54 AFRICAN ART SOLO SHOW
SULGER BUEL GALLERY, LONDON.
SANTA ROSA COLLEGE
ASHREA (MEETING), CALIFORNIA.
1-54 AFRICAN ART
NIL GALLERY, PARIS.
SMALL ANTOLOGY FATHI HASSAN
BENCIV ART GALLERY, RICCIONE, ITALY.
2023
THE FUTURE OF TRADITIONS
WRITING PICTURES, CURATED BY ROSE ISSA ROJECTS AND BOB ANNIBALE, LONDON.
THINKING HISTORICALLY IN THE PRESENT
SHARJA BIENNAL CURATED BY HOOR AL QASEMI, U.A.E.
SP ARTE
NIL GALLERY, SAO PAULO.
PHOTO LONDON
NIL GALLERY, LONDON.
1-54 CONTEMPORARY ART FAIR
NIL GALLERY, MARRAKECH.
THE RESISTANCE OF PAPER AND PEN
RICHARD SALTOUN GALLERY, LONDON.
PER MARI E MONTI PITTURA ITALIANA CONTEMPORANEA ULTIMI SESSANT’ANNI UN PERCORSO DI RICERCA
CONTEMPORANEAMENTE, GUALDO TADINO, PERUGIA.
2024
FUSION OF HOPE
ZAHWA ART GALLERY, CAIRO, EGYPT.
WE
WASL ART SPACE, JEDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA.
GENEVE ART FAIR & MONTECARLO ART FAIR
RICHARD SALTOUN GALLERY, LONDON.
BLUE WATER
SOLO SHOW, PARIS ART FAIR, WITH NIL GALLERY, PARIS
I CAN SEE YOU SMILING FATMA
RICHARD SALTOUN GALLERY, LONDON.
SHIFTING SANDS
SUNDERLAND FOUNDATION, FRIEZE LONDON
CURATED
BY BETH GREENACRE.
ARMORY SHWO
NEW YORK. GENEVE ART FIRE. MONTCARLO ART FIRE. ABU DAHABIART FIRE. 1.54 AFRICAN ART, LONDON. WITH RICHARD SALTOUN GALLERY.
2025
AKKIJ
SOLO SHOW, RICHARD SALTOUN GALLERY , ROME
VARIOUS ART FAIRS, WITH RICHARD SALTOUN'S GALLERY
2026
PAESAGGI MEDITERRANEI
MUSEO STORICO , LECCE , ITALY.
VARIOUS ART FAIRS
WITH RICHARD SALTOUN'S GALLERY
GLASSTRESS
BERENGO FOUNDATION, VENICE.
