Abdul Ghaffar Shadeed Abdul Ghaffar
Personal data
Known name: Abdul Ghaffar Shadid
Date of birth: 10/10/1938
Place of birth: Qalyubia
Specialization: Photography
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school grade
- Bachelor’s degree, College of Fine Arts, 1962.
- Luxor Postgraduate Studies Ceremony 1962-1965.
- He studied art at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich, Germany, 1967-1973.
- Diploma from the Academy of Arts in Munich, 1973.
He joined the University of Munich to study art history and Egyptology in 1974.
- Master’s degree in Art History and Egyptology from Ludwig Maximilian University in Munich, 1983.
- Doctorate from Ludwig Maximilian University in Munich in the history of public art and Egyptology, Greek and Roman sciences, 1985.
Membership
- Member of the Fine Artists Syndicate in Egypt 626/209 Photography.
- Member of Cairo Atelier.
- Member of the Fine Artists Syndicate in Barvaria, Germany.
- Member of the International Association of Museums (ICOM).
- Member of the Association of Art and Art Theorists (ICA).
Jobs and professions undertaken by the artist
- Fine artist .
- Professor of the History of Ancient Egyptian Art at the University of Munich, Germany, 1986.
- Lecturer at various German universities.
- Professor of Art History, Faculty of Fine Arts, Helwan University 1995.
- Head of the Department of Art History, which he founded at the Faculty of Fine Arts, Helwan University, 1998.
Places where the artist lived
- Cairo .
- Luxor
Greece.
Italy.
- England.
France and then settling in Germany.
Special exhibitions
- A special exhibition in Chicago, 1972.
- A special exhibition in Munich 1970, 1972, 1973, 1989.
- A special exhibition in the city of Held-Sheim 1987.
- A special exhibition in Frankfurt, 1988.
- A special exhibition in Akhenaten Hall, Arts Complex in Zamalek, 1990.
- Exhibition at the Gezira Arts Center 1998.
- (Retrospective) exhibition in (Al-Bab - Selim) Hall at the Museum of Modern Egyptian Art, December 2012.
- Exhibition in (Ahmed Sabry) Hall at the Gezira Arts Center, May 2015.
- A retrospective exhibition at the (Ebdaa) Gallery in Zamalek, January 2023.
Local group exhibitions
- Participated in many public exhibitions in Egypt.
- Participated in the Vanguards Exhibition Competition.
- Salon of small pieces of art, 1999.
- The First Salon of Drawing Art (Black-White) at the Gezira Arts Center, May 2004.
- National Graphic Art Exhibition, third session 2005.
- The Third Fine Creativity Festival (General Exhibition, Thirty-Second Session) 2009.
- Exhibition (Women and Fine Art) at Prince Taz Palace, March 2010.
- An exhibition entitled (Women are equal to life) at the Cairo Opera House in March 2013.
- Exhibition at Gallery (Dha) in Mohandiseen - March 2016.
- An exhibition entitled (Selections) at the Ibdaa Gallery in Zamalek, November 2019.
- An exhibition entitled (Twenty Years of Creativity) at the Ibdaa Gallery in Zamalek, November 2020.
- An exhibition entitled (Small Works) at the Cordoba Gallery in Mohandiseen, November 2020.
- An exhibition entitled (Arabic Selections), the third at the Dha Gallery for Arts and Culture in Mohandessin, May 2021.
- Exhibition (Collectibles) at (Ebdaa) Art Gallery in Zamalek, July 2021.
- (Ajyal) exhibition at (Hala Arts Gallery) in Nasr City, September 2021.
- An exhibition entitled (Selections) at the (Creativity) Gallery in Zamalek, March 2022.
- An exhibition entitled (Arabic Selections), the fourth exhibition at the Dha Gallery for Arts and Culture in Mohandiseen, June 2022.
- An exhibition entitled (Arabic Selections 2023) at the Dha Gallery for Arts and Culture in Mohandiseen and Zamalek, July 2023.
International group exhibitions/overseas exhibitions
- Participated in the Alexandria Biennale 1962.
- Participated in the 1970 Madrid Biennale.
- Group exhibitions in the city of Wachadhausen, 1971.
- The Grand Art Exhibition at the Palace of Arts (Munich) 1970, 1972.
- Participated in the Autumn Salon in Munich 1972.
- Participated in the summer exhibition at the Munich Arts Guild.
- An exhibition in the city of Aachen, in the city of (Ars Arabica).
- Group exhibition at Dar Plothe, Munich, 1980.
- Participated in the Graphic Triennial 1996 in Cairo.
- Fine Arts Exhibition within the activities of the Second African Cultural Festival scheduled to be held in Algeria - July 2009.
Technical visits
- Visiting many museums and artistic landmarks in Greece, Italy, France, England, and Germany.
Scholarships and grants
- Luxor ceremony grant for outstanding students 1963: 1966.
The technical tasks assigned to him and general contributions
- Establishing a museum for the arts of ancient civilizations in the town of Ephofen, Germany.
- Performing works at the German Theater in Munich.
- Implementing the restoration of sculpture and frescoes for Tutian, Baroque and Rococo churches in the province of Albagaria, Germany.
- Restoration of two tombs No. 104 and No. 80 of the New Kingdom in Luxor.
He carried out a lot of restoration work, especially the wall paintings (frascos) and wooden and stone statues from the Roman era.
- He supervised many young people and trained them in these works through the (G/Lens) restoration works company in Munich.
The artist and visual critic Abdel Ghaffar Shedid gave a lecture at the Supreme Council of Culture about aesthetic and plastic values in ancient Egyptian art.
Local and international encyclopedias containing the artist’s name
- Encyclopedia of artists from Bavaria, Germany.
- Encyclopedia of Egyptian celebrities.
Literature and cultural activities
- An analytical book on ancient Egyptian art and the modern state in German
- An analytical book on the ancient Egyptian art of a tomb in Luxor, the New Kingdom, in German
- A book about art in the Nacht Tomb in Luxor, the New Kingdom, in German
- A book about the Cemetery of Sanjem al-Usra (19) in German
- A book about art in the tombs of Beni Hassan, the Middle Kingdom, in German
Local awards
- First prize in the Vanguards Competition (a trip to Europe) 1966.
International awards
- International Art Exhibition Award (Folklore Role), Munich.
- Second prize in the International People’s Games Exhibition
