Dr. Reda Abdel Rahman
Egypt
www.redaabdelrahman.com
email:
portrait2006@gmail.com
Biography
Reda Abdel-Rahman Hassanein holds a doctorate of
philosophy with his thesis on the subject of mural
painting. His work focuses on the relationship between
ancient Egyptian and contemporary art, in the mediums of
painting, drawing and mosaics.
Date / Place of birth: August 13, 1966. Ismailia.
Academic Qualification;
1999 Prof, Painting Dept, Education Arts, Suez Canal
University
1999 Ph.D. Degree in the Mural Painting faculty of Fine
Arts, El Minya University
1995 Assistant Prof, Painting Dept, Education Arts, Suez
Canal University
1995 Master Degree of Fine Arts in the Mural Painting -
Faculty of Fine Arts, Helwan University
1988 Criticism and Aesthetic Diploma – Faculty, El Minya
University.
1988 Graphic Diploma, Faculty of Fine Arts, El Minya
University.
1988 Bachelor of Fine Arts, El Minya University –
Graduated at the Painting Dept.
Occupation:
Instructor and teacher, Professional Education,
Faculty of Education University of Menoufiya, 1990-1995
Associate Professor, Department of Teacher Education and
Professional and Home Economics Faculty of Education
University of the Suez Canal 1996-2000
In 2000 resigned from the university and work full-time
to work and completed nearly ten thousand meters of
murals and twelve pursuant dimensional fields in
provinces south of the Red Sea, Sinai and Ismailia.
Technical adviser for beautification of Red Sea
Governorate, 2000-2005
Editor-in-chief for the monthly Art magazine,
Portrait
Official, Plastic Arts in the Cultural Development Fund
at The Ministry of Culture 2007
Technical Director of the International Symposium Aswan,
Granite Carving 2008
Practices:
Exercise arts, painting and photography, parallel
drilling and sculpture
Exhibitions:
Established 16 special exhibitions in Egypt and
abroad since 1984-2007
Participated in several collective exhibitions inside
and outside Egypt since graduation
Participated in several international biennales, the
most recent being, Gravure in Versailles, France
Acquisitions:
-Quite a number of acquisitions are in the Museum of
Modern Art and Cultural, Development Fund and public,
Public Authority for Cultural Palaces
-Municipal Museum of Versailles, France, and government
premises, hotels and individuals in Egypt and abroad.
Contributions to collective action:
-Designed and built many of the wall paintings and
statues field both the Red Sea and the South Sinai
andIsmailia.
-Established the first printed plastic arts monthly in
Egypt under the name Portrait and founded a
gallery under the same name
-Established the first international Symposium for
painting in Egypt 2007.
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