Mahmoud Khattab

About Mahmoud Khatab
Mahmoud Khattab (b. 1988, Gharbya) is a visual artist based in Cairo, Egypt. His paintings are mainly characterized by colorful portraits that combine expressionism and surrealism. The stylized figures and the explosion of bright colors are hypnotic to anyone who knows his work.

The artist began to demonstrate his passion for art as a child. Through drawing, Khattab began to create his first works as a way to express himself and relate to the environment around him. Until finding his own artistic identity, Khattab came a long way experimenting with colors and materials and honing his skills with study and dedication. From paintings in black and white only to mastering a wide chromatic palette, his art evolved consistently while remaining true to his vision.

His portraits focus mainly on everyday activities, often in dialogue with a dreamlike universe. Thus, the portrayed characters are always interacting with a striking landscape or decorative background. Khattab tries to immortalize in his paintings happy moments as if freezing time. The artist is concerned first and foremost with the feelings of the characters within the painting, and what it generates in the viewers. Secondly, the formal elements foll...

grauated from faculty of Fine Arts in 2010.
Holds Master degree of fine arts in 2017.

*Group Exhibition, art corner, Zamalek, Cairo, Egypt, 2o14 . * Group Exhibition , Khan Fnoon , Zamalek,Cairo,Egypt, 2014 . * Group Exhibition , Doom Art , Cairo, Egypt , 2014 . * South Salon Exhibition , Faculty of Fine Arts Luxor , Egypt 2014 . * Arab Gathering Exhibition , Hanager Art Centre ,Cairo, Egypt, 2014 . * Salon of Graphics Exhibition , Atelier Al Qahera , Cairo, Egypt, 2013 . * Vanguard Exhibition 53 , Fine Arts Lovers Association , Cairo, Egypt , 2013 . * Small Art Works Exhibition , Sawy Wheel , Zamalek, Cairo, Egypt , 2013 . * Youth Salon Exhibition 23 , Palace of Arts in Opera House , Cairo, Egypt, 2012 . * The Fourth Graffiti Festival Exhibition , Mahmoud Mukhtar Museum , Cairo, Egypt, 2012 . * Revolution Exhibition , Fine Arts Lovers Association , Cairo, Egypt, 2012 .* Revolution Exhibition , Palace of Arts in Opera House , Cairo, Egypt, 2012 . * Victory Forum Exhibition , Giza Culture Palace , Giza, Egypt, 2011 . * Vanguard Exhibition 51 , Fine Arts Lovers Association , Cairo, Egypt, 2010 . * Small Art Works Exhibition , Mahmoud Mukhtar Museum , Cairo, Egypt, 2010 . * University Exhibition , Helwan University , Cairo, Egypt,  2010 .