WAEL SHAWKY

WAEL SHAWKY

Wael Shawky (b. 1971, Alexandria, Egypt) lives and works in Alexandria and Philadelphia (USA). In 2010, he founded MASS Alexandria, Egypt, (an independent non-profit contemporary art school that provides spaces for art practices, interdisciplinary research, and critical thinking education).  Shawky has received numerous awards for his work, including Honorary Citizenship of the City of Palermo (2017); Sharjah Biennial Prize (2013); Louis Vuitton Prize for Cinematic Work; Kino der Kunst, Munich (2013); Abraaj Capital Art Prize, Dubai, joint winner (2012); Ernst Schering Foundation Art Prize, Berlin (2011); Grand Prize, 25th Alexandria Biennial (2009). Alexandria Biennial (2009). In 2011 he was artist in residence at the Center for Possible Studies, Serpentine Gallery, London.

Wael Shawky, Untitled, 2018, HI-STORYTELLING, Exhibition view Sfeir-Semler Gallery Hamburg 2021