Nadia Sirry

Nadia Sirry (Arabic: نادية سري‎‎) is a Cairo-born painter of Turkish-Lebanese descent, born in 1958.

Life

Sirry is a graduate of Ain Shams University. She worked for a time at the British Institute in Egypt before devoting herself full-time to her artistic career. She currently lives and works in Cairo.^[1]

Membership

• Member of the Syndicate of Plastic Arts.^[2]
• Member of the National Society of Fine Arts.
• Member of Cairo Atelier – union of artists and writers.
• Member of Fine Art Lovers Society.
• Member of Art Companions Group.
• Member of the Egyptian Arts Preservation Society.

Private Exhibitions

• Shadicor art gallery (Reality and Fantasy) March 2006
• Saad Zaghloul Cultural Center (Tangible Dreams) April 2006
• The Russian Cultural Center in Alexandria (Between Contemplation and Dreams) August 2006
• Ewart Gallery the American University in Cairo ( Contemplation of the Heart) March 2007
• Alexandria Center of Arts (Touches) August 2007^[3]
• The Syndicate of Journalists (Bicar) show room (Vision) June 2008
• Cairo Opera House (Salah Taher Hall) exhibition (The Feather)^[4] December 2015

Collective Exhibitions

• Participating in Collective shows since college in 1978
• Ismailia Cultural Center 2005
• Shadicor Gallery 2006
• Spring exhibition at El Sawi Cultural Wheel, April 2006
• The Third Art Festival of the National Society of Art At Alexandria Art Center, August 2006.
• Egyptian Opera House December 2006 with the National Society of Fine Arts.
• Art for Every Family exhibition at Shadicor Gallery, March 2007
• Spring Second Salon at el Sawi Cultural Wheel, April 2007
• Eastern Harmonies exhibition at Al-Ghawri Historical Palace organized by the National Society of Arts and sponsored by the Cultural Development Fund, April 2007
• Exhibition of Acquisitions at the Opera House Palace of Arts, April 2007
• The (Pentagonous) exhibition at Shadicor gallery - May 2007
• The (Salon Gallery) at the Opera House Art Palace. May – June 2007
• (The Desert) exhibition with Art Companions Society, July 2007
• National Society of Fine Arts( 20th Salon) at the Opera House 2008
• (Art for Every Family) at Shadicor gallery for arts, March 2008
• Art companions exhibition at the future library, March 2008
• Cairo Atelier (Salon 56th) in August 2008
• Exhibition in favor of the Children Cancer Hospital of the Opera House in August 2008
• (Egypt in My Mind) exhibition at the Alexandria Center of Arts with the Egyptian Art Preservation Society, November 2008
• Art Companions Fourth exhibition at the Future Library December 2008
• Shadicor gallery exhibition (Art for All Family), March 2009.
• (Exhibition of Acquisitions) at Port Said Museum of Modern Arts, April 2009
• (National Exhibition) Twenty Third (Third Festival of Fine Arts) 2009
• Art Companions Fifth exhibition at the Opera House October 2009
• Exhibition at the Syndicate of Plastic Artists with Art Preservation society September 2009
• Cairo Atelier Salon Fifty Seven September 2009
• (Art Companion Group 6th Exhibition) at The Greek Cultural Center – January 2010
• Exhibition (I am an Egyptian) at the Opera House with Art Preservation Society January 2010
• Art for every family exhibition 2010 at Shadicor Gallery
• Exhibition entitled (Creative Artists) at Effat Nagy and Saad El Khadem Museum March 2010
• National Association of Fine Arts ( 21st Salon) May 2010
• Exhibition for nine artists at Shadicor Gallery 2010
• Cairo Atelier ( Salon Fifty Eight) - September 2010
• (Twenty Fifth of January Tunes) at Road El Farag Cultural Center affiliated to the Egyptian Art Preservation Society 2011
• (Egyptian Art in Revolution) Sharm El Sheikh at Hilton Waterfalls Sharm 2011
• Exhibition (Art for every family) at Shadicor Gallery 2011
• National Society of Fine Arts (Twenty Second Salon) at the Opera House main show room 2011
• Exhibition at Saad Zaghlol Cultural Center by the Egyptian Art Preservation Society and the ministry of culture – September 2011
• Exhibition (Sahwa 2) at El Hanager show room – Opera House – February 2012
• Exhibition (Nubian Heritage) at the Supreme Council of Culture – March 2012
• Exhibition (Art for every family) 2012
• Exhibition (Creations) for Coptic Arts at Al-Ghawri Dome – May 2012
• Exhibition (Different Visions 2) at Al-Ghawri Dome – affiliated to the Cultural Development Fund Association and the Egyptian Art Preservation Society – October 2012
• Exhibition (Peace Mission) at Al-Ghawri Dome as a part of the monthly event of Peace Mission celebration – December 2012
• Exhibition (Egyptian Creations) at the Opera House Salah Taher Gallery – January 2013
• Exhibition (Glimpse of Egypt) at Road El Farag Cultural Center – February 2013
• Exhibition (Art for Every family) Shadicor Art Gallery – April 2013
• Guest of Honor for Exhibition (Artist Adel Sabet and Art Learners) – June 2013
• Exhibition (Egyptian Features) at the Coptic Museum as a part of the Culture and Art Festival – October 2013
• Exhibition (Egyptian Features 2) at Saad El Khadem and Effat Nagy Museum – October 2013
• Exhibition (Egyptian Features 3) at Banha Cultural Center supervised by the General Organization of Cultural Palaces – October 2013
• Exhibition (Egyptian Features 4) at Giza Cultural Center organized by both the General Organization of Cultural Palaces and the Egyptian Art Preservation Society – December 2013
• (Cairo Atelier Salon for Painting) Mohamed Nagi Round – March 2014
• Exhibition (Art for Every Family) Shadicor Art Gallery – March 2014
• Exhibition (Love for Egypt) in favor of the Egyptian Fund Box at Salah Taher Gallery – Opera House – April 2014
• Exhibition (Egyptian Vision of the World) ten artists from the Art Companions Group at the Egyptian Center for International Cultural Cooperation – April 2014
• Exhibition (Female Artists) organized by The National Society of Fine Arts at El Shaer House - July 2014
• Exhibition (Beauty of Islamic Arts) at Prince Taz Palace – February 2015
• National Society of Fine Arts Salon at the Opera House Art Gallery – March 2015.

International Exhibitions:

• The Fourth Intercontinental Biennial of Indigenous Millenarian Art in Quito Ecuador – October 2012
• The traveling Gallery of the Intercontinental Biennial of Indigenous – Millenarian Art in Toronto Canada^[5] – June 2013
• The Fifth Intercontinental Biennial of Indigenous Millenarian Art in Quito^[6] Ecuador August 2014
• Traveling Gallery "Recreando El Planeta" coordinated by IR-MANO Artistas Latinoamericanos Brazil and the Ministry of exterior affairs in Uruguay held at Santos Palace, Montevideo Uruguay November^[7] 2014.

Local Awards

• Several Certificates of Appreciation for participation in different exhibitions
• Honored and awarded a certificate of appreciation from the Minister of Culture and the Director of Fine Arts Sector 2012 and 2015.^[8]
• Honored by The Egyptian Arts Preservation Society 2015.^[9]
• Honored by The National Society of Fine Arts 2015.^[10]

International Awards

• Special Award in Watercolor Painting from the Fourth Intercontinental Biennial of Indigenous- Millenarian Art^[11] - October 2012^[12]
• First Award in Painting from at the Fifth Intercontinental Biennial of Indigenous-Millenarian Art^[13] – August 2014.^[14][15]

Acquisitions

• The Egyptian Museum of Modern Art
• Agricultural Museum of Egypt
• Contemporary Art Museum of the Casa De La Cultura Ecuatoriana in Quito, Ecuador
• International Biennial of Indigenous – Millenarian Art Acquisitions – Quito, Ecuador
• The American University in Cairo
• The Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
• The Consulate General of Russian Federation in Alexandria, Egypt
• The Consulate General of Finland in Alexandria, Egypt
• The Russian Cultural Center of Alexandria, Egypt
• Alexandria Center of Arts.
• Syndicate of Journalists in Cairo, Egypt

References

External links

• Egyptian FineArts Governamental website (EN)
• Egyptian FineArts Governamental website (AR)
• Nadia Sirry official website