Doa Aly

Doa Aly (دعاء علي)
Born1976
Egypt
NationalityEgyptian
Alma materHelwan University
OccupationArtist, Illustrator

Doa Aly (born 1976) is an Egyptian artist.

Early life and education

She was born in 1976, in Cairo, Egypt.[1] She studied at the Faculty of Fine Arts at Helwan University in Cairo, and received her Bachelor of Fine Arts in fine arts and illustration in 2001.[2][3]

Career

Aly's work includes illustration, painting, multimedia, and sculpture.[4][5][6][7] Her work is inspired by "interest in aberrations of the human form, archaic literature, and classical dance."[8]

Her work has appeared in galleries in the Middle East, Africa, and Europe. Her first show of her paintings was Pixel Series at the Mashrabia Gallery in Cairo, one of Cairo's first independent galleries.[9] Her first European solo exhibition was held in Paris, France, in 2007 at Gallery Kamel Mennour.[10] Her work has appeared as part of shows and festivals in the Dakar Biennale in Senegal, the Tate Modern museum in London, and Turkey's Istanbul Biennial.[11] She was an artist in residence at the Makan contemporary art space, in Amman, Jordan.[12]

Aly was featured in the student film Some Movements for Web Camera, funded by a grant provided through the National Film School of Denmark.[13]

References
  1. "Gypsum Gallery". Retrieved 7 March 2015.
  2. "Commissioned Artists". Temporary Art Platform.
  3. Enrico. "Doa Aly Studio Visit, Cairo (Egypt)". Vernissage.tv. Vernissage. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
  4. Fayed, Ismail (12 February 2014). "Dissecting Ovid: A review of Doa Aly's 'The House of Sleep'". Mada Masr. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
  5. "The House of Sleep by Doa Aly". CairoScene.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
  6. "'Desire, Deceit & Difficult Deliveries' by Doa Aly at Townhouse Gallery". Cairo360.com. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
  7. Anna, Seaman. "Giant drill bit among public art unveiled in Dubai's heritage area". TheNational.ae. The National. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
  8. "Studio Visit with Doa Aly". Jadaliyya.com. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
  9. "Mashrabia Gallery". LonelyPlanet.com. Lonely Planet. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
  10. "Doa Aly". Artnews.org.
  11. "Art Alert: Exhibition at Cairo's Townhouse tackles desire and body image". AhramOnline (Al-Ahram). 8 May 2013. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
  12. Mejcher-Atassi, Sonja; Schwartz, John Pedro (August 2012). Archives, Museums and Collecting Practices in the Modern Arab World. Ashgate. p. 163. ISBN 9781409446163. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
  13. Hjort, Mette (August 2013). The Education of the Filmmaker in Africa, the Middle East, and the Americas. Palgrave Macmillan. p. 134. ISBN 9781137032683. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
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