Samar Kamel

Biography

Samar Kamel is an Egyptian artist, curator, author, and with two books published and also winning Maliha’s Award in short story writing that was held in Sharjah in 2019, Samar has been marked as an author known for works that examine cultural attitudes towards women and aim to transform stereotypes through vibrant depictions of the modern woman.

With over 80 international art exhibitions and art fairs across the world, Kamel has exhibited in China, Oxford, Amsterdam , Barcelona, Tokyo, Oman, Egypt, New York, Miami, Venice, Italy, Brazil, Belgium and all over the UAE. Her work is part of the permanent collection of the Bursa Museum of Immigration History, Turkey.

A skilled artist, Kamel indulges her passion for painting by exploring different media (oil, acrylic, nail polish, ink transfer) and traditional techniques as brush work, impasto, cross hatching,collage and her signature technique tea bags.

Having acquired her curatorial certification from the Sotheby’s Institute of Art, Kamel has been assigned as World Art Dubai curator since the year 2019. She has also undertaken several curatorial projects in her home country of Egypt as well as in the UAE, where she lives and works.

She has participated in the coveted...

Bachelor of Arts, English Department
Cairo university

2014 July - Art Hub Abu Dhabi, UAE
2014 August - Times Art museum,Bejing, China
2015 May - SNF Charity Auction - Le Meridien Dubai, UAE
2015 April - Women of the Desert” Gallery 76, Dubai international art center, Dubai, UAE
2015 April - World Art Dubai World Trade Center Dubai, UAE
2015 April - “Tahya Masr” Gallery Ward, Dubai, UAE
2015 June - Charity auction for the Nepal fund raising in collaboration with Alliance Francaise and Rotary Club, Dubai, UAE
2015 July - 8th Ramadan Art Bazar, Nation Towers Abu Dhabi, UAE
2015 July - “The Art of Giving” organized by Al Maktoum foundation in collaboration with FNDesign in Al Serkal Avenue, Dubai, UAE
2015 August - Amsterdam International Art Fair, Amsterdam
2016 January - “Art in Secret” profit of sale goes to Mawaheb organization for special needs. Show case gallery Alserkal Avenue, Dubai, UAE
2016 February - A Solo exhibition at Culture Wheel - Cairo - Egypt
2016 February - A Solo exhibition at Atelier du Caire - Cairo - Egypt
2016 February - Oxford international Art Fair - UK
2016 April - World Art Dubai WAD, Dubai, UAE
2016 September - Dubai Index, Dubai, UAE
2016 September - Cartoon Art gallery “Against the tides” Dubai, UAE
2016 December - “Color symphony” Greek Campus AUC- Cairo,...