Personal Data: Mohamed Desouky Abdel Hamid Academic Qualifications Preliminary Doctorate from the Sorbonne, 2009 MA in Folk Fine Arts, Academy of Arts, 2007 Diploma from the Higher Institute of Folk Arts, Academy of Arts, 2002 Diploma from the Higher Institute of Art Criticism, Academy of Arts, 1992 Member of the Fine Artists Syndicate since 1990. Member of the Board of Directors and Secretary-General of major art associations. Artistic Activities: He held 78 solo exhibitions in Egypt, its governorates, France, Germany, and Belgium. Participated in more than 2,000 group and joint exhibitions since 1987. The artist has published several books and numerous articles in major encyclopedias, magazines, and newspapers. He contributed to the development project of Fatimid Cairo, Al-Darb Al-Ahmar district. His collections are held in numerous museums in Egypt and abroad, as well as in the Egyptian Presidency, the Arab League, the Arab Labor Organization, many Egyptian embassies abroad, and some foreign embassies in Cairo.