Wael Shawky (b.1971, Egypt)
Wael Shawky has exhibited extensively around the world. Recent solo exhibitions include Serpentine Galleries, London (2013-14); KW Contemporary Art Institute, Berlin (2012); Nottingham Contemporary (2011);Walker Art Center, Minneapolis (2011);Delfina Foundation, London (2011) and Cittadellarte – Fondazione Pistoletto, Biella (2010). He has participated in the 11th Sharjah Biennial (2013); Documenta 13,Kassel, (2012); the ninth Gwangju Biennial, (2012); SITE Santa Fe Biennial (2008); Istanbul Biennial (2005); and the 50th Venice Biennale (2003).
Recent awards include the Award for Filmic Oeuvre created by Louis Vuitton and Kino der Kunst (2013); the Abraaj Capital Art
Prize (2012), the Schering Foundation Art Award (2011), as well as The International Commissioning Grant and an award from the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, in 2005. Shawky founded the educational space MASS Alexandria in 2010 and is represented by Sfeir-Semler Gallery in Beirut and Hamburg.
artworks in collection
Khaled Hafez
—b.1963, Egypt
1 WorkKhaled Hafez
Youssef Nabil
—b.1972, Egypt
1 WorkYoussef Nabil
Azra Aghighi Bakhshayeshi
—b.1968, Iran
2 WorksAzra Aghighi Bakhshayeshi
Shahriar Ahmadi
—b.1979, Iran
3 WorksShahriar Ahmadi
Halim Al Karim
—b.1963, Iraq
1 WorkHalim Al Karim
Aziz & Cucher
—Established 1992, USA
1 WorkAziz & Cucher
Ilit Azoulay
—b.1972, Israel
1 WorkIlit Azoulay
Oren Eliav
—b.1975, Israel
6 WorksOren Eliav
Stelios Faitakis
—b.1976, Greece
2 WorksStelios Faitakis
Khaled Hafez
—b.1963, Egypt
1 WorkKhaled Hafez
Shay Id Alony
—b.1979, Israel
1 WorkShay Id Alony
Sigalit Landau
—b.1969, Israel
7 WorksSigalit Landau
Ohad Meromi
—b.1967, Israel
1 WorkOhad Meromi
Farhad Moshiri
—b. 1963, Iran
1 WorkFarhad Moshiri
Youssef Nabil
—b.1972, Egypt
1 WorkYoussef Nabil
Uri Nir
—b.1976, Israel
2 WorksUri Nir
Michal Rovner
—b.1957, Israel
3 WorksMichal Rovner
Yehudit Sasportas
—b.1969, Israel
3 WorksYehudit Sasportas
Eliezer Sonnenschein
—b.1967, Israel
2 WorksEliezer Sonnenschein
Sadegh Tirafkan
—b.1965, Iraq
3 WorksSadegh Tirafkan
Bita Vakili
—b.1973, Iran
1 WorkBita Vakili
Amon Yariv
—b.1975, Israel
3 WorksAmon Yariv
Maya Zack
—b.1976, Israel
4 WorksMaya Zack