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

1. "FineArt Sector - Biographies - Nadia Baher Sirry". www.fineart.gov.eg. Retrieved 2016-01-01.
2. "FineArt Sector - Biographies - Nadia Baher Sirry". fineart.gov.eg. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
3. "جريدة الأهرام - ثقافة و فنون ـ البيئة المصرية في معرض لمسات بالإسكندرية". ahram.org.eg. 28 August 2007. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
4. "ريشة نادية سرى بالأوبرا - الأهرام اليومي". ahram.org.eg. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
5. "أعمال الفنانة نادية سري تتألق بكندا". جريدة الدستور. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
6. "مشاركة مصرية فى بينالى الإكوادور - الأهرام اليومي". ahram.org.eg. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
7. "الفنانة نادية سري تشارك بمعرض 'عالم متجدد' بأوروجواي". البوابة نيوز. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
8. "الوطن | "الثقافة" تكرم نادية سري.. التشكيلية: أشعر بفخر لتكريمي في وطني". www.elwatannews.com. 2015-03-02. Retrieved 2015-12-24.
9. "تكريم نادية سري بمعرض 'جماليات الفنون الإسلامية'". البوابة نيوز. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
10. "بالصور.. الجمعية الأهلية للفنون الجميلة تكرم نادية سري". البوابة نيوز. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
11. "وزير الثقافة يكرم الفائزين في "بينالي الإكوادور"". Retrieved 27 December 2015.
12. "INTI ÑAN – EL CAMINO DEL SOL IV BIENAL INTERCONTINENTAL DE ARTE INDIGENA, ANCESTRAL O MILENARIO ACTA DEL JURADO CALIFICADOR". redlgc.ning.com. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
13. "Egypt takes home first prize at Art Biennale in Ecuador". english.ahram.org.eg. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
14. "Egypt takes home first prize at Art Biennale in Ecuador". news.egypt.com. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
15. "EGIPTO GANA PRIMER PREMIO EN LA BIENAL INTERNACIONAL DEL ECUADOR - Embajada del Ecuador en Egipto". egipto.embajada.gob.ec. Retrieved 27 December 2015.

External links

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