Dowa Hattem

I'm Dowa Hattem, With 36 years of experience in painting, I find that painting from nature is a source of joy in life. I believe that teaching painting as a university professor relies on listening to the internal music of nature, which holds all the secrets and depths of nature and the human soul. I paint outdoors directly from nature and sometimes add the final touches in my studio. I use different techniques, color palettes, styles, and textures according to the changing conditions of nature.I strive to infuse my paintings With vibrant energy, colors, and emotions, Those that I feel towards nature’s beauty. However, color and light always remain the protagonists of my paintings. Through eleven solo exhibitions and more than a hundred group exhibitions in Egypt and Europe, as well as the acquisition of my artworks in Egyptian museums or private collections in many countries, I believe that "painting is nothing more than words read with insight, not just sight". Artist Background • Professor& Former head of Decoration department at the faculty of applied art. • Had the PhD. Degree in 2004 • Had the M.A. Degree in 1999 • Obtained many prizes in painting

One man show: 1. Exhibition Petals Odyssey Art Gallery 2022. 2. Exhibition Sabah & Mesa El Bab Slim Gallery – Cairo Opera House 2020. 3. Exhibition Light Azad Art Gallery 2018. 4. Exhibition THE PEACE Gezira Art Center 2014. 5. Exhibition NO at the faculty of applied art gallery 2014. 6. Exhibition THE LIGHT at Cairo Atelier gallery 2012. 7. Exhibition THE GARDEN at El Sway Culture wheel 2009 8. Exhibition THE GARDEN 2 at Cairo Atelier gallery 2008. 9. Exhibition LAMASAT at Cairo Atelier gallery 2000. 10. Exhibition COLORS at the faculty of applied art gallery 2000. 11. Exhibition THE DREAM at the opera art gallery in 1995. • International shows: 1. Biennale Florence IX Edition at the Fortezza da Basso – Ethics DNA of Art 2013 2. The Second edition of SANTORINI BIENNALE –2014 in Messaria village 3. Barcelona International Art Fair - Maritime Museum in Barcelona- 2016 • Participated in more than 100 group exhibitions.

• Professor& Former head of Decoration department at the faculty of applied art. • Professor at Decoration department at the Faculty of Applied Arts. • Had the PhD. Degree in 2004 in cartoon animation its subject is: (Creation of Plastic Art Patterns with an Egyptian Characteristics in Animated Cartoons a Case Study on Egyptian Women). • Had the M.A. Degree in 1999 in the painting and its relevant to Cartoon Animation. Its subject is: (Color Values Studies at M.M. KHALIL and His Wife Museum Treasures and Their Use by Computer in Animated Movies) • Graduated with excellent degree faculty of applied arts Egypt-1992