Aya El Fallah

Born in Cairo in 1986, Egyptian visual artist Aya El Fallah creates emotionally charged paintings exploring memory, identity, human connection, and the inner world.

Her practice is deeply personal: each work begins with an experience, feeling, place, or moment and develops intuitively through expressive gestures, layered surfaces, fragmented forms, and vibrant color. Rather than simply depicting a subject, El Fallah captures the emotional trace it leaves behind, creating paintings in which viewers can discover their own memories, emotions, and stories.

Rooted in Cairo and shaped by years of travel and cultural encounters, her visual language continues to evolve. A significant period spent in Abidjan introduced new influences of nature, textiles, rhythm, and intense color, adding another dimension to her approach to painting.

With a distinctive balance of intimacy and expressive energy, El Fallah transforms personal experience into work that feels both deeply individual and universally relatable. Her art has been exhibited internationally and is held in private and institutional collections worldwide.

Bachelor’s Degree in Painting, with Honors
Faculty of Fine Arts, Helwan University, Cairo, Egypt — 2008

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2026 — What Audience Want, Extension Art Space, Stockholm, Sweden
2023 — Do U See Me?, Zamalek Art Gallery, Cairo, Egypt
2022 — Ragol El Gebna, Zamalek Art Gallery, Cairo, Egypt
2020 — Si J’oublie, Zamalek Art Gallery, Cairo, Egypt
2017 — Backyard, Gezira Art Center, Cairo, Egypt
2015 — My Monstrances, Artsmart Gallery, Cairo, Egypt
2012 — Modeling Exhibition, Le Meridien Hotel, Dahab, Sinai, Egypt

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2026 — Supermarket Art Fair, Stockholm, Sweden
2023–2024 — Cairo Art Fair, Grand Egyptian Museum, Cairo, Egypt
2022 — Regards Égyptiens, Egyptian Cultural Center, Paris, France
2022 — Agenda, Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Alexandria, Egypt
2015 — Abidjan Art Festival, Côte d’Ivoire
2014 — Agenda, Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Alexandria, Egypt
2013 — First Egyptian Group Exhibition at the Venice Biennale, Italy
2013 — Art Freedom, Zamalek Art Gallery, Cairo, Egypt
2012 — Egyptian Pavilion, 31st International Book Fair, Sharjah, UAE
2011 — Pulse, Tache Art Gallery, Cairo, Egypt
2010 — Human Body, Cairo Opera House, Cairo, Egypt
2007–2009 — Group Exhibitions, Khan El Magrabi, Cairo, Egypt
2007 — Spanish Embassy & Cultural Center, Cai