Curator

Roland Prime

Roland Prime is the curator of the visual art exhibition of the Caravan Festival of the Arts. Roland achieved a degree in Fine Arts at Canterbury Christ Church College, England. Describing his art, he says, “I had always wanted to paint and explore the variety of expression that can achieved through painting.” Previously he had worked as a sculptor concentrating his skills on welded steel structures. Since arriving in Egypt Roland has focused on painting. Opportunity arose after a short while to create a 5m tall sculpture with the remains of the dismantled organ, from the historic St John’s Church/Maadi. This now stands permanently at the entrance to the church.

More recently his work has been looking at the beauty of the landscape both urban and country…the division between land and sky and the effects of light where the two meet.

Having now been in Cairo for over seven years, Roland continues a successful dialogue with the Egyptian art scene and recently attended the 2nd Luxor International Painting Symposium sponsored by the Ministry of Culture in Egypt. He continues to explore the medium of paint; exhibiting work on a regular basis, each exhibition pushes the boundaries of expression through the medium of paint.

As the curator for the Caravan exhibitions he has endeavoured to bring to the audience, an ever greater range of professional artists. An important aspect of the Caravan exhibitions is the annual theme which all artists are required to work from, this year’s theme being “My Neighbour”. It is also the only exhibition to be held within the confines of a church in Egypt guaranteeing a unique and exciting exhibition of 45 artists’ work.