Khaled Hafez

Born in Cairo, Egypt in 1963; lives and works in Cairo.
From 1981 till 1990 followed the evening classes of the Cairo Fine Arts while studying medicine.
MFA New Media, Transart Institute / Danube University Krems, Austria.

International group shows include:

Tarjamah / Translation, Queens Museum, New York, USA, 2009;
Thessaloniki Biennale, Greece, 2009;
Deconstructing Myths & Reality, Galerie Caprice Horn, Berlin, Germany, 2009;
Icons Reloaded, Galerie ElyseeArts, Liege, Belgium, 2009;
Unveiled: New Art from the Middle East, Saatchi Gallery, London, UK, 2009;
Guangzhou Triennial, Guangdong Museum of Art, China, 2008;
Breaking News, F&A Projects, Paris, 2008;
Cairoscape, Kunstraum Kreuzberg/Bethanien, Berlin, Germany, 2008;
Neighbours in Dialogue, Collegium Artisticum Gallery, Skenderija Centre, Sarajevo, Bosnia, 2008;
Om Kalsoum la quatrième pyramide, Institut du Mode Arabe, Paris, France, 2008;
Collectiepresentatie XXI, MuHKA Museum of Contemporary Art, Antwerp, Belgium, 2008;
Trilogie Méditerranéenne, Palais des Arts, Marseille, France, 2008;
Italia:Arab Artists Between Italy & the Mediterranean, Italian Cultural Institute, Damascus, Beirut & Cairo, 2008;
Gates of the Mediterranean, Palazzo Piozzo, Rivoli, Turin, Italy, 2008;
Contact Zone, Bamako Museum of Art, Bamako, Mali 2007;
The Present Out of the Past Millennia, Kunstmuseum Bonn, Germany, 2007;
Recognize, Contemporary Platform, London, UK, 2007;
This Day, Tate Modern, London, UK, 2007;
Sharjah Biennale, UAE, 2007;
Without Title, MuHKA Museum of Contemporary Art, Antwerp, Belgium, 2007;
Neighbours in Dialogue, Istanbul, Turkey, 2007;
Singapore Biennale, Singapore 2006;
Dakar Biennale, Senegal 2006;
Images of the Middle East, Copenhagen, Denmark, 2006;
Mediterranean Encounters, Messina, Italy 2005;
Dakar Biennale, Senegal, 2004, (Francophonie Prize);
Cairo Modern Art in Holland, Fortiscircus Theater, Den Haag, Holland, 2001.

Public Collections:

The Saatchi Collection, London, UK
MuHKA Museum of Contemporary Art, Antwerp, Belgium
Ars Aevi Museum of Contemporary Art, Sarajevo, Bosnia
Mali National Museum, Bamako, Mali

Khaled Hafez is represented by:

Galerie Caprice Horn, Berlin, Germany
Al Massar Gallery, Cairo, Egypt
Galleria San Carlo, Milan, Italy

Khaled Hafez

Born in Cairo, Egypt in 1963; lives and works in Cairo
1981 - 1990 - Followed the evening classes of the Cairo Fine Arts.
MFA (Master of Fine Arts) Transart Institute / Danube University Krems, Austria

Visiting Artist: Fulbright Fellow, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, USA, 2005.
Visiting Artist: Ecole Nationale Supérieure d'Art, Limoges, France, 2005.
Visiting Artist: Rockefeller Bellagio Center, Italy, 2009.
Visiting Artist: McColl Center of Arts, North Carolina, USA, 2009.

Works included in the collections of The Saatchi Gallery, London, MuHKA Museum of Contemporary Art of Antwerp, and the Ars Aevi Museum of Contemporary Art of Sarajevo, as well as the National Museum of Mali.

One-man-shows

Sept 2010 - Temples of Flight Galerie Caprice Horn, Berlin, Germany
Mar 2010 - First Temple of Flight Almasar Gallery, Cairo, Egypt
Feb 2010 - Gods & Superheroes Galleria Luz & Suarez Del Villar, Madrid, Spain
Mar 2008 - Desert Snow & other stories Galleria San Carlo, Milan, Italy
May 2007 - More Chromosomes Galleria Il Divano Di George, Modena, Italy
May 2006 - North East to South-West Espace Doual'Art, Douala, Cameroon
Mar 2006 - Between Sacred & Profane Galleria Punto Arte, Modena, Italy
Feb 2006 - Philadelphia Chromosome Galleria San Carlo, Milan, Italy
Jan 2006 - Kartomania & Tout-en-Karton French Cultural Center, Cairo
Sept 2005 - French memories CCM Jean Gagnant, Limoges, France
Mar 2005 - African Memories Chantiers de la Lune, Toulon, France
Nov 2004 - Kartonopolis & some 10 years later Townhouse Gallery, Cairo
Apr 2002 - Nut, the President's Necktie & Batman Townhouse Gallery, Cairo
Oct 2000 - Icons of the Second Floor Townhouse Gallery, Cairo
Nov 1999 - Halfway Home & the Electronic Gods Guezira Art Center, Cairo
Oct 1999 - Faster Than the City Townhouse Gallery, Cairo
Sept 1998 - Visions of a Rusty Memory Cairo-Berlin Gallery, Cairo
Mar 1998 - Unimportant Items Cairo Atelier, Cairo
Apr 1992 - Steps on Desert Sands Akhenaton III Gallery, Cairo
Jan 1990 - Prisoner of Freedom Cairo Atelier, Cairo
May 1989 - A Tale of Two Leos Nile Gallery, Cairo
May 1987 - Délires French Cultural Center, Cairo

Group Shows

2009
Tarjama / Translation, Queens Museum, New York, USA -
2nd Thessaloniki Biennale, Greece -
Deconstructing Myths & Reality, Galerie Caprice Horn, Berlin, Germany -
Icons Reloaded, Galerie ElyseeArts, Liege, Belgium -
Beauty is the Beast, Artos Foundation, Nicosia, Cyprus -
Unveiled: New Art from the Middle East, Saatchi Gallery, London, UK

2008
Guangzhou Triennial, Guangdong Museum of Art, China -
Cairoscape: Images, Imagination and Imaginary of a Contemporary Mega City, Kunstraum Kreuzberg/Bethanien, Berlin, Germany, -
Breaking News, F&A Projects, Paris, France -
Neighbours in Dialogue, Collegium Artisticum, Skenderija Centre, Sarajevo, Bosnia -
Om Kalsoum la quatrième pyramide, Institut du Mode Arabe, Paris, France -
Collectiepresentatie XXI, MuHKA Museum of Contemporary Art, Antwerp, Belgium -
Trilogie Méditerranéenne, Palais des Arts, Marseille, France -
Arab Artists Between Italy & the Mediterranean, Italian Cultural Institute, Damascus, Beirut & Cairo -
Gates of the Mediterranean, Palazzo Piozzo Rivoli, Turin, Italy

2007
Contact Zone, Bamako Museum of Art, Bamako, Mali -
The Present out of the Past Millennia: Contemporary Art of Egypt, Kunstmuseum Bonn, Germany -
This Day, Tate Modern, London, UK -
Recognize, Contemporary Art platform, London, UK -
Without Title, MuHKA Museum of Contemporary Art, Antwerp, Belgium -
Neighbors in Dialogue, Feshane, Istanbul, Turkey -
8th International Sharjah Biennale, Sharjah Museum of Art, Sharjah, UAE

2006
Dak'Art 2006 7th International Dakar Biennale, Dakar, Senegal -
First International Singapore Biennale, Singapore -
Images of the Middle East, Danish cultural Foundation, Copenhagen, Denmark -
Coding : Decoding, video screening program, Nicolaj Copenhagen Contemporary Center & Museum of Contemporary Art, Roskilde, Denmark -
Secret Works, Falaki Gallery, American University, Cairo

2005
Mediterranean Encounters, Horcynus Orca Foundation, Messina, Italy Curated by Martina Corgnati -
Eros and Food, International Video Art Festival, Sala Estense, Ferrara, Italy

2004
Biennale Internazionale Di Ferrara, Salle dell'Imbarcadero del Castello Estense, Ferrara, Italy -
Play III: International Video Art Festival, Museo de Arte Angel M de Rosa, Junin, Buenos Aires, Argentina -
Dak'Art 2004 6th International Dakar Biennale, Dakar, Senegal (Prize)

2003
Tahjeen, curated show at the Political Sciences Faculty, Cairo University -
Nawafez, Idlers' Logic video projection, Jesuit Art center, Minia, Egypt -
Independent Film Encounter, Goethe Institute, Cairo -
Take Me to the River, Millennium Art Center, Washington DC, USA -
Whispers from the Other River, World Bank Art Space, Washington DC, USA

2002
Group show, Townhouse Gallery, Cairo -
Imagining the Book, Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Alexandria -
Straight from the Artists' Studios, American University, Cairo

2001
NITAQ II, Visions of a cheeseburger memory, video installation, Goethe Institute, Cairo -
Cairo Modern Art in Holland, Fortis Circustheatre, Dan Haag, Holland

2000
First Cairo Art Festival NITAQ, ...for another thousand years, Installation, Cairo Atelier, Cairo -
Five Artists, Goethe Institute, Cairo

1997
Kartonopolis, 3 artists, Italian Cultural Centre, Cairo -
Mashrabia Gallery, Cairo

1996
Chair Meeting, Mashrabia Gallery, Cairo -
8th Salon of Young Artists, Akhenaton Gallery, Cairo

1995
Salon d'Artistes Contemporains, Rosny-Sous-Bois, France -
Biennale Sud 92, Issy-Les-Moulineaux, France -
7th Salon of Young Artists, Akhenaton Gallery, Cairo (Prize)

1994
Ecritures, 13 artists; MTP, Noisy-le-Grand, France -
39th Salon of Montrouge, Montrouge, France -
4th International Biennale of Pastel, St Quentin, France -
13th Salon of Marne-la-Vallée, Noisy-le-Grand, France -Novembre à Vitry, Vitry-sur-Seine, France

1993
12th Salon of Marne-la-Vallée, Noisy-le-Grand, France

1992
The First Biennale of All-Egyptian-Artists, Akhenaton Galleries, Cairo (Prize) -
The Fourth Salon of Young Artists, Akhenaton Galleries, Cairo

1991
The Third Salon of Young Artists, Nile Gallery, Guezira (Prize)

1990
23 Young Artists, the Egyptian Academy in Rome, Italy 1989/

1990
The First and Second Salons of Young Artists, Nile Gallery, Guezira 1989 -
Contemporary Egyptian Art, Kuwait

Video / Film

2009 - The A77A Project (On Presidents & Superheroes), 3 minutes, mini DV
2008 - The third Vision around 1:00 pm, 4-channel, 7 minutes, mini DV
2007 - Visions of a Contaminated Memory, 3-channel, 5 min 45", Mini DV
2006 - Revolution, experimental, 4 minutes, Hi-Def
2005 - The Red Crown, documentary, 40 minutes, digital beta
- Idlers' Clip, 3 minutes, experimental, mini DV
2003 - Idlers' Logic, 24 minutes Experimental feature, Mini DV
- Obsesive Compulsive Neurosis, 4 minutes, Mini DV
2001 - Visions of a Cheeseburger Memory, 11 min, Super VHS & mini DV