Said Kamel Aziz

**Personal Information**

**Professional Name:** Said Kamel
**Date of Birth:** February 2, 1956
**Place of Birth:** Cairo
**Specialization:** Painting
**Email:** aidkamelart@yahoo.com
**Website:** www.saidart.com

**Education**

– Bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts (Painting Department), Helwan University, 1979.
– Postgraduate Diploma, 1984.

**Memberships**

– Member of the Syndicate of Fine Artists.
– Member of the Cairo Atelier.

**Professional Experience**

– Worked as a Museum Specialist at the Faculty of Fine Arts.

**Solo Exhibitions**

– Held numerous solo exhibitions, including three at the Nile Cultural Palace, the Spanish Center, and the Cairo Atelier (1990, 1995), as well as at the Alexandria Atelier.
– Exhibition at the Egyptian Center for International Cultural Cooperation, 1996.
– Exhibition at the Arts Complex in Zamalek, 2001.
– Exhibition at Grant Gallery, Downtown Cairo, 2006.
– Exhibition titled "Spring in the Heart of Winter" at the Salah Taher Hall, Cairo Opera House, January 2017. Local Group Exhibitions

- Participated in general group and national exhibitions since his student days in 1977.
- National Exhibition of Fine Arts: 24th Edition (1995) and 26th Edition (1999).
- Joint exhibition with Sabry Ragheb and Farhat Zaki at the American University in Cairo (1997).
- 44th Annual Salon of the Artists and Writers Group at the Cairo Atelier.
- Four-artist exhibition at the Cairo Atelier (2001).
- 5th Small-Scale Artworks Salon (2002).
- 1st Drawing Salon (Black & White) at the Gezira Art Center (May 2004).
- National Exhibition of Fine Arts: 29th Edition (2005).
- 1st Fine Arts Creativity Festival (General Exhibition – 30th Edition and 1st Fine Arts Market) (2007).
- 2nd Fine Arts Creativity Festival (General Exhibition – 31st Edition) (2008).
- 2nd Gallery Salon at Grant Hall (May 2008).
- "Contemporary Sculptures" Exhibition at the Saad Zaghloul Center (Beit El-Umma Museum) (December 2009).
- "Art for All" Exhibition (15th Edition) at Salama Hall, Mohandessin (May 2010).
- 2nd Drawing Salon (Black & White) at the Gezira Art Center (July 2010).
- General Exhibition of Fine Arts: 34th Edition (2012). - 2nd Cairo Scrap Metal Sculpture Symposium, Cultural Garden at the Mahmoud Mokhtar Cultural Center (Mahmoud Mokhtar Museum) – April 2016.
- "Summer 2017" Exhibition, Droob Gallery, Garden City – August 2017.
- Egypt International Salon (Inaugural Edition), Art Hall at Al-Ahram Foundation – October 2017.
- "Al-Mawlawiya" Exhibition, Karma Ibn Hani Cultural Center (Ahmed Shawqi Museum) – January 2018.
- "Summer 2018" Exhibition, Droob Gallery, Garden City – July 2018.
- "She" (Hiya) Exhibition, Karma Ibn Hani Cultural Center (Ahmed Shawqi Museum) – March 2019.
- "State – Faces 3" Exhibition, Karma Ibn Hani Cultural Center (Ahmed Shawqi Museum) – April 2019.
- Exhibition at Droob Gallery, Garden City – July 2019. - Egyptian-Sudanese Fine Art Exhibition at the Ramatan Cultural Center (Taha Hussein Museum) – November 2019.
- "Dialogues of Faces and Places" exhibition at Dhy Gallery (Arab Atelier for Culture and Arts), Mohandessin – December 2019.
- "Artistic Companionship 5" (Sohbat Fan - 5) exhibition at Droob Gallery, Garden City – November 2022.
- 3rd Small-Scale Works Salon at Cordoba Gallery, Mohandessin – September 2023.
- "Artistic Companionship 6" (Sohbat Fan - 6) exhibition at Droob Gallery, Garden City – November 2023.
- "Arab Selections 2024" exhibition at Dhy Gallery for Art and Culture, Zamalek – August 2024.
- "Dhy for Arab Artists" exhibition at Dhy Gallery for Art and Culture, Zamalek – February 2025.

International Group Exhibitions / Exhibitions Abroad

- Egypt International Art Carnival, Hurghada – September 2022.

Private Collections
- Held by individuals in Egypt and abroad. Saeed Kamel is distinguished by vigorous, expressive brushstrokes that merge seamlessly with his immediate, intuitive response to nature. In his vibrant oil paintings, his brushwork and color applications are particularly forceful—especially in the illuminated foregrounds and in his depictions of figures. He perceives natural forms not as static—as one might view flowers or objects in a still-life composition—but as dynamic and ever-changing.
— Saeed successfully conveys the atmosphere of a setting through his handling of light and shadow. He excels at creating a sense of volume and three-dimensionality—almost as if sculpting directly onto the canvas—while evoking the varying physical densities of nature, whether soft and pliable or hard, sharp, and heavy.
— Observers of his work will note a remarkable evolution in his artistic journey and a prolific output that reflects an immense, surging energy. This vitality promises to enable him to tackle more complex compositions in the future—such as large-scale group scenes found in historical or nationalistic art—thereby bridging the gap between the visual artist and the art-loving public, a connection that is sorely lacking today.