About the Artist
Attiya Hussein was born October 1st 1938 in Alexandria, Egypt and died in his home city on July 12th, 2010.
In his early artistic career, he concentrated on mastering printing techniques and later turned his attention to painting, where he created a richly coloured, expressionistic world, centred on his local environment. The artist offers an authentic vision -- deeply symbolic -- woven from his community 's social issues, cultural history and geographical realities.
Official holdings
Private collections
International group exhibitions
Special Exhibitions
Local group exhibitions (Egypt)
Education
Career
Publications and activities
In his early artistic career, he concentrated on mastering printing techniques and later turned his attention to painting, where he created a richly coloured, expressionistic world, centred on his local environment. The artist offers an authentic vision -- deeply symbolic -- woven from his community 's social issues, cultural history and geographical realities.
Official holdings
- Museum of Modern Egyptian Art, Cairo
- Mahmoud Said Museum in Alexandria
- Faculty of Fine Arts Museum in Alexandria
- Museum of Fine Arts of the province of Alexandria
Private collections
- Individuals in Egypt, the UK and abroad
International group exhibitions
- The vanguard of the Egyptian Contemporary Art Exhibition in Argentina (selections from the works of four artists), 2001
- Exhibitions in Bahrain, Kuwait, Greece, 1988
- Egyptian Academy in Rome Exhibition (Egyptian Art)
- Exhibitions in Italy Atcona Bornurkanaty (The Children of the Nile)
- Exhibition of Contemporary Egyptian Art in Tunisia, Algeria, Sharjah, Bahrain, Beirut, Amman
- A series of exhibitions of contemporary Egyptian art in Bonn, Bozn, Berlin, Düsseldorf
- Participated in some sessions of the Alexandria Biennale
- Participated in the Biennale Valbrizo (Chile) 1981, 1989.
Special Exhibitions
- Exhibition at the Spanish Cultural Center, 1993
- Participated in many exhibitions in both Egypt and Italy
Local group exhibitions (Egypt)
- Fine Creation Festival General (Exhibition Thirty) 2008, 2009, 2010
- Visions in Graphic Art Exhibition, Mahmoud Said Center of Museums in Alexandria, 2010
- National Graphic Exhibition, 2005
- National Exhibition of Fine Arts 1999, 2001, 2003
- The Egyptian Association of Fine Art Critics Exhibition, 1997
- Faculty of Fine Arts Exhibition in Alexandria, 1989
- Participated in the collective courses in the art of Egyptian drilling cycles General National Exhibition
Education
- Diploma equivalent to PhD, Urbino Italy, 1978
- Master of modern printing and its impact on the plastic arts, 1972
- Graduated from the Faculty of Fine Arts , Graphic Department , Alexandria University , 1963
Career
- Dean of the Faculty of Fine Arts in Alexandria
- Full professor, 1999
- Member of the Syndicate of Fine Artists, Dig. Division
Publications and activities
- Participated in a seminar Magamat Arabization in Damascus, Syria conference