Adel El Siwi
Between 1970 and 1976, Adel El Siwi studied Medicine in university whilst simultaneously studying Fine Arts. After having lived in Milan for a decade, he moved back to Cairo in 1990 where he currently resides. In 1996, he established a pioneer community arts project in Kom Ghorab, Old Cairo. El Siwi is well known for his depiction of the human figure in his art.
2008 Cairo Biennale, Cairo, Egypt
2008 Arabia Italia, Group exhibition, Chelsea Art Museum, New York, USA
2008 World into Art: Artists of the Middle East , Group exhibition, The British Museum, Dubai, UAE
2008 The Face and Beyond / Au Déjà du Visage, Le Violon Bleu Gallery, Tunisia
