Ali Abdul Tawab Hobeish

Personal data

Nickname: Ali Habish
Date of birth: 1/3/1948
Birthplace: Eastern
Specialization: carving
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school grade

- BA from the Faculty of Fine Arts, Sculpture Department, 1973 - Cairo.
Master of Fine Arts, African Sculpture, 1982.
- PhD in Sculpture (on popular squares in contemporary Egyptian sculpture) 1988.
- Degree of Assistant Professor of Fine Arts, 1995, Helwan University.
- Professorship in Field Sculpture, Faculty of Fine Arts, Helwan University.

membership

- Founding member of the Syndicate of Fine Artists and agent of the Syndicate's Sculpture Division.
- Member of the African Society in Cairo.
Member of the Advisory Board of the Creativity Club at the United Arab Emirates University.
- Member of the Fine Arts Graduates Association.
- Member of the Association of Fine Arts Lovers.

Jobs and occupations undertaken by the artist

- Demonstrator at the Faculty of Fine Arts, 1974.
- Assistant Lecturer, Faculty of Fine Arts, Cairo, 1982.
- Lecturer, Department of Sculpture, Faculty of Fine Arts, Cairo, 1988.
Head of Art Education Department, Faculty of Specific Education, Benha, 1990.
- Associate Professor, United Arab Emirates University.
Assistant Professor, Department of Field Sculpture, Faculty of Fine Arts, Cairo.
- Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Akhbar Al-Qalyubia newspaper and its cartoonist.

The places where the artist lived

- Cairo.

Special exhibitions

- A special exhibition for the African Society, inaugurated by Dr. Boutros-Ghali, Secretary-General of the United Nations, 1982.
An exhibition at the Egyptian Center for International Cultural Cooperation 1979.
- An exhibition in Al-Salam Hall 1985.
- The Hungary Group Exhibition 1988-1990.
- Exhibition in the Foreign Diplomats Hall (Egyptian Center for International Cultural Cooperation) 1996.
- Participated in the Intifada Exhibition in Jordan 1989.
- An exhibition at the Arts Complex in Zamalek in 2001.
- An exhibition in the Fine Arts Hall, the Egyptian Opera House, June 2005.
- Exhibition (October Victories) at the Egyptian Center for International Cultural Cooperation in Zamalek, October 2005.
- Exhibition at Creativity Gallery, Zamalek, March 2020.
- An exhibition entitled (The Nile and Jerusalem - 29 years since the July Revolution) at the headquarters of the Dignity Party in Dokki - July 2021.

Local group exhibitions

Autumn Exhibition 1973.
Youth and motherhood exhibitions 1974- 1975- 1976- 1977- 1978- 1979.
Suez Canal Exhibition 1975 Cairo Salon.
- The National Exhibition of Fine Arts, session 21-23-24 of 1990-1993-1995.
- The National Exhibition of Fine Arts, Session (27), 2001.
The Fifth Salon of Small Works of Art, 2002.
- The National Exhibition of Fine Arts, Session (29), 2005.
- The First Fine Creativity Festival (the general exhibition, the thirtieth session, and the first plastic art market), 2007.
- Fourth Fine Creativity Festival (General Exhibition, Thirty-Third Session), 2010.
- The General Exhibition of Fine Arts, session (34) 2012.
- Exhibition (Sahwa 2) at the Hanager Arts Center at the Cairo Opera House - February 2012.
- Cairo Salon (56) for Fine Arts, Palace of Arts, March 2013.
The General Exhibition of Fine Arts, session (35), May 2013.
- The New Suez Canal Exhibition (Past - Present - Future) at the Palace of Arts in the Opera - August 2015.
The General Exhibition of Fine Arts, session (38), May 2016.
- Exhibition (A painting for each house), the third session, at Al Jazeera Art Center, September 2016.
- The General Exhibition of Fine Arts, session (39), September 2017.
- The General Exhibition of Fine Arts, session (41) February 2020.
- An exhibition entitled (Twenty Years of Creativity) at Ibdaa Gallery in Zamalek, November 2020.
- Exhibition (Variations 1) at Saad Zaghloul Cultural Center - House of the Nation Museum, March 2021.
- Exhibition (Collectibles) at (Ibdaa) Art Gallery in Zamalek, July 2021.
- The General Exhibition of Fine Arts, session (42), August 2021.
The General Exhibition of Fine Arts, session (43), at the Palace of Arts, September 2022.
The Third Sculpture Salon, Palace of Arts, February 2023.

International group exhibitions / overseas exhibitions

- Participated in the Alexandria Biennale in its various sessions.
Exhibition in the Soviet Union 1988.
Spain Biennale for Youth 1970.
Bangladesh International Biennale, 10th session, 2002.

Missions and grants

- Sent on an internal scholarship to prepare for a doctoral dissertation on the art of folk sculpture.

Technical tasks assigned to him and general contributions

- Designed the first statue in the world on the self-determination of the Palestinian state in 1989.
- The emblem of the Menoufia Governorate was erected at the entrance to the city of Quesna on the Cairo-Alexandria Agricultural Road.
- The emblem of Qalyubia Governorate was erected on the Cairo-Alexandria Agricultural Road.
He has a field statue in Benha Sports Stadium.
- General Coordinator of the UAE University Biennale.
- Rapporteur of the Arts Committee, Qalyubia Governorate.

Literature and cultural activities

- Chairman of the Culture Committee of the National Party in Benha and Assistant Secretary of the Party.
- Representing Egypt in the celebration of the July 23 revolution in the Soviet Union, which was held by the Egyptian-Soviet Friendship Association in 1989.
Founder of the Fajr Group for Fine Arts, and wrote about it in art books.

local awards

Earth Day Award in 1975.
The first prize in the second opening of the Suez Canal.
Youth, Motherhood and Merit Awards at the Public Exhibition (15), 1985.
Vanguard Awards.
Prize of the Leader Gamal Abdel Nasser's Achievements Exhibition, 1973.
Awards of the Supreme Council for Youth and Sports.
- First Alexandria Salon Prize.
Acquisition Award at the Museum of the Prince of Poets Ahmed Shawky.
The Desert Award and the new element for his statue Earth.

Private collectibles

- At Mrs. Francis Henriques, President of the European Common Market, in Cairo, and the statue is in Paris.
- The writer Ahmed Ali Badawi.

Official collectibles

Museum of Modern Egyptian Art in Cairo.
Ahmed Shawky Museum.
Alexandria Museum.

Important works of art in the artist's life

He erected a statue of Meda