- individual exhibition "Nothing Twice" - an art project inspired by the poetry of Wislawa Szymborska carried out in cooperation with the Polish Embassy in Cairo and Odyssey Gallery as part of the celebration of the centenary of the Nobel Prize winner's birth (Cairo, 2023)
- solo exhibition "Lettereality" organized by Heliopolis University of Sustainable Development in the institution's seat (Cairo, 2022)
- solo exhibition "Caryatids" - 1st edition co-organized by the Polish Embassy in Cairo
and the Ministry of Culture of Egypt at the Mahmoud Mukhtar Museum (Cairo, 2021)
- solo exhibition "Cariatids" - 2nd edition presented by Luxor Art Gallery (Luxor, 2022)
- solo exhibition "Co-Existence" at Maqada Sultan Qaytbeya (Cairo, 2018)
- solo exhibition "On the Edge of the Word" co-organized by the Egyptian Embassy in Warsaw
and House of Art (Warsaw 2017)
Izabela Uchman
Polish artist and art restorer, born and educated in Warsaw; currently living and working in Cairo.
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Biography
Polish artist and art restorer, born and educated in Warsaw; currently living and working in Cairo. The artist is a graduate of the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw, where she received her Master of Fine Arts degree with honors from the Department of Conservation and Restoration of Works of Art in 2002. For her project "Conservation and Restoration of Egyptian Cartonage," she received the Academy of Fine Arts Rector's Award for the best diploma of the year in applied arts, as well as the Special Award of the Association of Art Historians. She completed an annex to her diploma in painting in the studio of Prof. Danuta Makowska.
From 2002 to 2009, Izabela continued to work with the Warsaw Academy of Fine Arts as an assistant in the Department of Conservation of Easel Painting and Polychrome Sculpture.
She was twice awarded the Academy of Fine Arts Rector's Award in 2004 and 2007 for her creative and teaching achievements.
Since 1999, she has been actively engaged in artistic and scientific activities in the Middle East, collaborating with the Center for Mediterranean Archaeology at the University of Warsaw, the Ministry of Antiquities and the Ministry of Culture of Egypt, Waseda University, JAICA and the Great Museum of Giza. She has participated
and continues to participate in numerous scientific research projects related to the conservation and restoration of antiquities in Egypt, Lebanon and Syria. From 2012-2016, she worked as a lecturer at the Al-Alsun Institute of Linguistics at Ain Shams University in Cairo.
From 2002 to 2009, Izabela continued to work with the Warsaw Academy of Fine Arts as an assistant in the Department of Conservation of Easel Painting and Polychrome Sculpture.
She was twice awarded the Academy of Fine Arts Rector's Award in 2004 and 2007 for her creative and teaching achievements.
Since 1999, she has been actively engaged in artistic and scientific activities in the Middle East, collaborating with the Center for Mediterranean Archaeology at the University of Warsaw, the Ministry of Antiquities and the Ministry of Culture of Egypt, Waseda University, JAICA and the Great Museum of Giza. She has participated
and continues to participate in numerous scientific research projects related to the conservation and restoration of antiquities in Egypt, Lebanon and Syria. From 2012-2016, she worked as a lecturer at the Al-Alsun Institute of Linguistics at Ain Shams University in Cairo.
Exhibitions
Group exhibitions
- Participation in a group exhibition on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of Heliopolis presented by Odyssey Gallery (Cairo, 2023)
- participation in the 9th Burollos International Painting Symposium and the exhibition presenting its results (Burollos 2022; Art Hub, Cairo, 2023)
- Participation in the 1st and 2nd International Forum on Arabic Calligraphy and Ornamentation organized by Al-Azhar University (Cairo 2022; 2019)
- Participation in the group exhibition "The Tutankhamun Celebration" organized by Luxor Art Gallery
on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb (Luxor, 2022)
- participation in the group exhibition "Burollos Boats" presented at the "Azad Gallery" (Cairo, 2022)
- Participation in the International Exhibition of Silk Road Calligraphy organized by the Iranian National
UNESCO Committee - "The First International Exhibition of the Silk Road Calligraphy" (Tehran 2021)
- "Understanding-tolerance-peace" project carried out with Khawla Foundation within the framework of the International Day of Brotherhood (Cairo-Abu Dhabi 2021)
- participation in the 4th and 6th Editions of the International Biennial of Arabic Calligraphy Art at the Palace of Arts of the Cairo Opera House (Cairo 2021; 2018)
- duo exhibition with Salah Abdel Khaliq on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi's birth organized by the Arab League and the Indian Embassy in Cairo (Cairo 2019)
- duo exhibition with Salah Abdel Khaliq "Unity of Humanity" organized by the Ministry of Culture of Egypt (Cairo 2019)
- participation as curator and artist in the International Art Symposium "Four Elements" co-organized by the Library of Alexandria and the Polish Embassy in Cairo (Cairo 2019)
- participation in the International Biennial of Contemporary Art "Something Else" (Cairo 2018)
- Participation in the 2nd International Symposium of Arabic, Chinese and European Calligraphy "Writing the Divine
Comedy" organized by the Institute of Italian Culture and the Institute of Chinese Culture in Cairo (Cairo- Amman 2018)
- Participation in the 8th International Biennale of Art Books at the Library of Alexandria (Alexandria 2018)
- "Hymns of Peace" art project carried out in duo with Salah Abdel Khaliq at the Egyptian Center for
International Cultural Cooperation and the Great Library of Cairo (Cairo 2017)
- participation in the 9th Burollos International Painting Symposium and the exhibition presenting its results (Burollos 2022; Art Hub, Cairo, 2023)
- Participation in the 1st and 2nd International Forum on Arabic Calligraphy and Ornamentation organized by Al-Azhar University (Cairo 2022; 2019)
- Participation in the group exhibition "The Tutankhamun Celebration" organized by Luxor Art Gallery
on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb (Luxor, 2022)
- participation in the group exhibition "Burollos Boats" presented at the "Azad Gallery" (Cairo, 2022)
- Participation in the International Exhibition of Silk Road Calligraphy organized by the Iranian National
UNESCO Committee - "The First International Exhibition of the Silk Road Calligraphy" (Tehran 2021)
- "Understanding-tolerance-peace" project carried out with Khawla Foundation within the framework of the International Day of Brotherhood (Cairo-Abu Dhabi 2021)
- participation in the 4th and 6th Editions of the International Biennial of Arabic Calligraphy Art at the Palace of Arts of the Cairo Opera House (Cairo 2021; 2018)
- duo exhibition with Salah Abdel Khaliq on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi's birth organized by the Arab League and the Indian Embassy in Cairo (Cairo 2019)
- duo exhibition with Salah Abdel Khaliq "Unity of Humanity" organized by the Ministry of Culture of Egypt (Cairo 2019)
- participation as curator and artist in the International Art Symposium "Four Elements" co-organized by the Library of Alexandria and the Polish Embassy in Cairo (Cairo 2019)
- participation in the International Biennial of Contemporary Art "Something Else" (Cairo 2018)
- Participation in the 2nd International Symposium of Arabic, Chinese and European Calligraphy "Writing the Divine
Comedy" organized by the Institute of Italian Culture and the Institute of Chinese Culture in Cairo (Cairo- Amman 2018)
- Participation in the 8th International Biennale of Art Books at the Library of Alexandria (Alexandria 2018)
- "Hymns of Peace" art project carried out in duo with Salah Abdel Khaliq at the Egyptian Center for
International Cultural Cooperation and the Great Library of Cairo (Cairo 2017)
Collections
- włączenie 10 obrazów do kolekcji Narodowego Muzeum Etnologii w Osace (Osaka 2022)
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