Omar Salahuddin Ali Najdi

Personal data

Nickname: Omar Al-Najdi
Date of birth: 28/11/1931
Place of birth: Cairo
Date of death: 3/22/2019
Specialization: Graphic
Email: omarelnagdi@hotmail.com
Website: www.omarelnagdi.com

school grade

- BA from the Faculty of Fine Arts in Cairo 1953.
- Bachelor's degree from the College of Applied Arts in Cairo, 1957.
He studied ceramic art for a year, the Soviet Union, Russia 1958-1959.
- Graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts, Venice, Italy, 1960: 1964.
Graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts, Ravenna, Italy, to study mosaic art, 1963.
- Studied graphic art, Ban Van Eyck Academy, Maastricht - The Netherlands.
Diploma from the Raskin Institute for Art Criticism, Venice, Italy, 1964.
- Studied the art of mural painting, Venice Academy, Italy, 1965 (high diploma).
Doctorate degree equivalency at the Supreme Council of Egyptian Universities 1977.

membership

- Member of the Fine Arts Lovers Association.
- Member of the Designers Syndicate.
- Member of the Programs Committee of the Egyptian TV.
- Member of the Fine Artists Syndicate.
- Member of the artists of Al-Ghoury Agency.
- Member of the Free Artists Association since 1950.

Jobs and occupations undertaken by the artist

- Demonstrator at the College of Applied Arts from 1957 to a PhD in 1967.
Head of Interior Design and Furniture Department, Applied Arts, 1974.
- Member of the Programs Committee of the Egyptian Television, General Manager of Production Services at the Egyptian Television 1971:1974.
- Director of the plastic program (Art and Our Life) on Egyptian TV 1972: 1974.
Decoration expert at Abu Dhabi TV 1975: 1978.
- Associate Professor, College of Education, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 1982:1988.
Professor and Head of the Department of Furniture, Interior Design, Faculty of Applied Arts, Helwan University, Cairo, 1988:1991.
- Currently a part-time professor at the College of Applied Arts.

The places where the artist lived

- Cairo .
The Soviet Union in 1959.
Italy in 1963.
England in 1964.
- The Netherlands 1968/1969.

Special exhibitions

An exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art, Cairo, 1957.
An exhibition at the Applied Arts Gallery, Cairo, 1959.
- An exhibition in Venice, Vincina, Ravna, Verona, 1961.
Stena Gallery, Rome, Italy, 1962.
- An exhibition in the San Stefano Gallery and an exhibition in Venice, an exhibition in the Woodstock Gallery in London, 1963.
Cairo Atelier and Art Gallery in Bab El Louk, 1964.
- Exhibition in Akhenaten Hall 1966.
Dakar Exhibition 1966.
- An exhibition at the Czechoslovak Center in Cairo, 1968.
- An exhibition at Bab El Louk Gallery, Cairo, 1968.
Bang Burgers exhibition, Maastricht Gallery, Netherlands, 1969.
Novel Image Exhibition, The Hague, Netherlands, 1969.
Circle Gallery, London, 1969.
- An exhibition in Safrakhan Gallery, Zamalek, 1974.
- Exhibition at the Foreign Diplomats Gallery, Cairo, 1978.
- Exhibition at Akhenaten Gallery, Cairo, 1978.
- Exhibition at Akhenaten Gallery, Cairo, 1980.
- An exhibition at the Intercontinental Hotel in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 1985.
- Exhibition at Akhenaten Hall, Cairo, 1988.
- An exhibition at Omar El-Nagdy Gallery, Al-Haram, Giza, 1990.
- An exhibition in Al-Ahram newspaper hall under the title (Gulf War) 1991, 1992.
- Exhibition at Farah Booth Gallery, Cairo, 1993.
- Exhibition at Bordret Gallery (Hon Flair, France) 1994.
- An exhibition at Shinkoi Gallery, Osaka, Japan, 1995.
- Exhibition at Salama Gallery, Cairo, 1995.
- An exhibition at the Arab World Institute - Paris 1995.
Grand Hotel Exhibition - Paris 1995.
- Exhibition at Bordret-Hon Flair Gallery, France, 1995.
- An exhibition at the Boude Le Havre Gallery, France, 1995.
- Exhibition at Bordret-Hon Flair Gallery, France, 1996.
Grand Hotel Exhibition - Paris Opera, France, 1997.
- An exhibition at Daniel Boordart Gallery, Hon Flair, France, 1998.
- Exhibition at Boude Le Havre Gallery, France, 1999.
- Exhibition at Galerie Daniel Boordart, France, 2000.
- Exhibition at Eric Boudet Gallery, Le Havre, France, 2000.
- Exhibition at Fhforvm Gallery, France, 2001.
Cobany Gallery, Beirut, 2001.
- Exhibition at Bordret Hon Flair Gallery, France, 2001.
- Exhibition at Grant Gallery, Cairo, 2002.
Cobany Gallery, Beirut, 2002.
- Exhibition at Bordret Hon Flair Gallery, France, 2002, 2003.
- Exhibition at FH.Forvm Gallery, Paris, France, 2003.
- An exhibition at the Alexandria Center for Creativity 2003.
- An exhibition at the Art Gallery, Al-Ahram Foundation, 2004.
- Exhibition at Safarkhan Gallery, Zamalek, 2005.
- An exhibition entitled (Egypt, the Land of Goodness) at Grant Gallery in downtown Cairo, November 2006.
- Exhibition (Egyptian Features) at Al-Kahila Art Gallery, Mohandessin, November 2008.
- Exhibition at (Easel and Camera) Gallery of Contemporary Art - New Maadi, April 2009.
- An exhibition in Al-Mashrabiya Hall, Mohandessin, January 2010.
- Exhibition at (Al-Masar) Gallery, Zamalek, June 2010.
January 25th, 2012, at (Nahdet Misr) Gallery, Mahmoud Mukhtar Cultural Center, Mahmoud Mukhtar Museum.
- Exhibition (Expressionism of Moments), Grant Gallery, October 2012.
- Exhibition (The Crying Laughing Clown) at Picasso Gallery, Zamalek, December 2013.
- Exhibition (Expressive Moments 2) at Al-Masar Gallery for Contemporary Art in Zamalek, April 2013.
- Exhibition (Memories Surroundings) at Al-Masar Gallery for Contemporary Art in Zamalek, November 2014.
- Exhibition (The Egyptian Millennium) in Paris, France, May 2015.
- Exhibition in (Arts Mart) Hall, Cairo-Alexandria Road, February 2016.
- An exhibition entitled (THE PHOENIX RISES) at (Art Talk) Gallery in Zamalek, May 2022.

Local group exhibitions

- Exhibition of the Free Artists Group 1950 in a hotel in the island.
- Exhibition of the Free Artists Group 1951 in a hotel in the island.
- Exhibition of the Free Artists Group, 1952, Semiramis Hotel.
- Exhibition (On the Triple Aggression) in Astra Coffee in Tahrir Square.
The exhibition held at the College of Applied Arts in Cairo 1958.
- Group exhibition at Akhenaten Gallery and Ateli