Multidisciplinary visual artist B.1986 in Cairo. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in painting from Fine Arts, Cairo, 2009 and attended scholarships at the International Salzburg Fine arts Academy and Traunkirchen Art Academy in Austria in 2006, 2008 and 2009, for filmmaking at Cairo Jesuite, 2007. She won a prize in Cairo Youth Saloon 2007 and First Prize in painting at Young Artist Saloon, 2015. Osama has participated in 60 exhibitions including exhibitions at Made in., Art Gallery, Italy, 2016, Gmundten 422 in Austria, 2008, Printemps du Nil exhibition in Paris, 2011, Port Said Biennale, 2009, Cairo Youth Saloon 14, 18,21,25,26 and 27 as well as solo-shows at the Austrian Cultural Forum in Cairo, Cairo Atelier, Heliopolis University for Sustainable Development, Art Corner Gallery 2010-2019.
Lina Osama is a figurative painter who tries to involve the viewer in a dialogue between two or more persona in her paintings whose body language, color palette and semi-abstract backgrounds give hints at the nature and content of the interaction, using mixed media to reflect the complexity of human psyche. Founder and curator of Living Units International art initiative touring exhibitions at Geothe Institut, Nile Art and Gezira Art Center in Cairo, The Egyptian Cultural Office in Vienna and Go Arts in Bucharest 2016-2017. She studied Egyptology at the Higher Authority of Antiquities, 2009-2010. Lina Osama has collectibles at the Egyptian Culture Office in Vienna, Art Lovers NGO in Cairo, the General Authority for Cultural Palaces and with individuals in Egypt, USA, France, Morocco and Austria.
Name: Lina Osama Abd El-Hay Kassim
Birth Date: 4/13/1986
Gender: Female
Birth Place: Cairo, Egypt
Phone no 002- 01006630835
Instagram : @linaosamaartist
Facebook page: Lina Osama – Visual Art
Address: new Cairo, Fifth Settlement, South Investors district, Mostashareen Compound, Building 5, 4th floor
E-Mail: linaosama@live.com
Education:
- Helwan University, Faculty of Fine Arts, Bachelor’s degree, Painting Department 2009.
- Egyptian General tourist guides syndicate, Upper Egypt course and field trip & Jewish History in Egypt course 2011
- Egyptian Antiquities Authority, Egyptology school of the ancient Egyptian Museum (Ancient Egyptian civilization) 2009 & (Art in Ancient Egypt)2010
- I.G.C.S.E, Education Home School,106.4 %, 2004
- Helwan University, Faculty of arts Education, Free studies painting course, 2001.
Art Curatorial:
- Municipal Museum of Amazigh Heritage, Agadir, Morocco – Ibn Battuta, A Border crossing dream international art exhibition and panel discussion/ Living Units visual art initiative 7/2019
- Geothe Institut Kairo, Living Units 2 Recessive Genes – Revisited in collaboration with Tahrir Lounge Geothe Project, 2018
- Gezira Art Center, Egyptian Ministry of Culture Fine Art Secor, Living Units 2 Recessive Genes international contemporary group art exhibition and critical seminar, January 2018
- 7th International Fayoum Pottery Festival, Khnum art exhibition at Zad Elmosafer Resort, 2017
- Gezira Art Center, Palace of Arts, Saad Zaghloul Art Center, A Shared Space 1,2,3 and 4 collaborative painting project with artist Mhanny Yaoud, 2014-2017
- Nile Art Gallery, Living Units international touring group art exhibition, Universal Harmony seminar, Exhibition criticism seminar and guided tours for international artists in Luxor, Aswan, Alex., Giza and Cairo, May 2016
- Bucharest, Go Art Projects gallery, Living Units international touring art exhibition, September 2016
- Vienna, Egypt Culture Office, Living Units international touring art exhibition, October 2016
- Austrian Culture Forum, International women’s day art exhibition, 2015
Jobs:
- New Cairo Academy, Applied Arts, Teaching assistant 2009 – 2012.
- I.G.C.S.E Port Said school, Teaching assistant at for Art and Design, 2006.
- Alwan and Awtar children development center, Art Animator, 2011
- Catacomb applied arts workshop, 2007
International Scholarships:
- Adobe Youth Voices online ‘Media with a purpose’ course, 2011
- Salzburg International Summer Academy for fine Arts, Painting class ‘political narration in painting’, artist Dierk Schmidt, 2009.
- Traunkirchen International Summer Academy for fine Arts,Austria,Painting class ‘painting the human body’, artist Xenia Hausner, 2008.
- Salzburg International Summer Academy for Fine Arts, Austria, Painting class, ‘Naked Lunch’, artist Xenia Hausner, 2008.
- Salzburg International Summer Academy for fine Arts,Drawing class ‘Narration and Satire’, artist Seigfried Kaden,2006.
Local Scholarships:
- Sector of Fine Arts of the Egyptian Ministry of Egypt, Siwa Oasis artist residency, 2018
- Sector of Fine Arts of the Egyptian Ministry of Egypt, Siwa Oasis artist residency, 2009
- Egypt development organization, Jesuit. Complete filmmaking 2007-2008.
International Group Exhibitions:
- Morocco, Agadir, Municipal Museum of Amazigh Heritage, Ibn Battuta Exhibition, 2019
- Austria, Vienna, Egypt Culture Office, Living Units Exhibition, 2016
- Romania, Bucharest, Go Art Projects, Living Units Exhibition, 2016
- Italy, Venice, Made in., Gallery, Humans art exhibition, 2016
- Morocco, Om Kolthoum annual art carnival, 2015
- France, Paris, Le Printemps du Nil art exhibition, 2011
- Austria, Gallery Gmundten 422, 2008
- Austria, Salzburg International Summer Art Academy, 2006, 2008, 2009
- Austria, Traunkirchen International Summer Art Academy, 2008
Prizes:
- Fine Art Lovers NGO, First prize in painting, 54th Young Artists Saloon, 2014
- Cairo Opera Grounds, Palace of Arts, 18th Cairo Youth Saloon, Mohammed Mounir Prize, 2007
Possessions:
- Morocco, Municipal Museum of Agadir for Amazigh Heritage
- Egyptian Embassy in Vienna
- Egyptian Ministry of Culture, Fine Art Sector
- Fine Art Lovers NGO
- With individuals in Egypt, Austria, France, Morocco and America.
Solo Exhibitions:
- Art Corner Gallery, Olive Jam Art Exhibition about Siwa Oasis 2019
- Heliopolis University, Humans as Living Units of Humanity solo exhibition and artist talk, 2017
- Austrian cultural forum in Cairo, Summer in Salzburg, February 2015
- Cairo Atelier for Artists, Rateb Sedeek hall, Egyptian Stories, October 2010
- Exhibition of the opening of Punto cultural café, May 2013
Group Exhibitions:
- Azad Grand gallery inauguration exhibition, 2019
- American University in Cairo, On the other side of the Nile exhibition, 2019
- Sharjah gallery at the AUC, Artist in conversation, 2019
- Art-mart Gallery, Summer Art Show, 2019
- Nout Art Gallery, Ramadan Exhibition, 2019
- Azad Art Gallery, Collections, 2019
- Karmet Ibn Hanea Culture Center, Ahmed Shawki Museum, She and Motherhood art exhibitions, 2019
- Picasso Art Gallery, Art Times, 2018
- Soma Art School, Summer Collection Exhibition, 2018
- Picasso East Art Gallery, Summer Collection Exhibition, 2018
- Art Corner Gallery, Imaginations, 2018
- Nout Art Gallery, Intersections, 2018
- Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Agenda annual group exhibition, 2018
- Arts-mart Gallery, Cairo Art Fair and group exhibitions, 2016-2018
- 7th International Fayoum Pottery Festival, Zad Almosafer Resort, Khnum art exhibition, 2017
- Saad Zaghloul Culture Center, A Shared Space 4, January 2017
- Cairo Opera Grounds, Palace of Arts, Youth Saloon,14th,17th,18th,21st ,25th, 26th, 27th (2002-2016)
- Nile Art Gallery, Living Units International art exhibition, May 2016
- Art Lounge Gallery, Three Tales, October 2015
- Gizera art center, A shared space, May 2015
- Alexandria, Altrasina first salon, April 2015
- Alexandria, Mahmoud Said museum Generations exhibition, with Seif Wanly & Evylin Ashamalla, April 2015
- Austrian cultural forum in Cairo, Woman day exhibition, March 2015
- Art Lovers NGO, Young Artists Saloon,no. 54,June 2014
- Syndicate of plastic arts, A painting for every house, 2014
- Frescoe art gallery, First Youth Exhibition, 2014
- Cairo Opera House, Musical Library, Paintbrush and Chisel, January 2014
- Van Gogh art gallery, Spring Exhibition, Sept. 2012
- Zoorkhana art gallery, Venus and Mars, 2012
- Ramatan Museum and Cairo Atelier, Thereafter, 2012
- Mahmoud Mokhtar Museum, Siwa Artist Residency exhibition, 2010
- Art Corner Gallery, Fayoum Portraits, 2010
- Ahmed Shawky Museum, To the left, 2010
- Ramatan Museum, Alayam Gallery, Reflection, 2010
- Mahmud Khalil Museum, Passage 35 art center, Monoprint Workshop, 2010
- Helwan University, 34th Exhibition of fine and applied arts, 2009
- 6th Port-Said Art Beinnale, 2009
- Fayoum International Art Academy, 2007, 2008, 2009
- Portrait gallery, Small art work saloon, 2008
- Cairo Atleier, Ratem Sedeek contest, 2008
- Cairo Atelier, Memorial exhibition of artist Mustafa Khalil, 2008
- Mahmud Mokhtar Museum, Natural Oxide Workshop, 2008
- Ahmed Shawky museum, Ramadan, 2008
- Town House Gallery, Bashayer, 2007
- Faculty of Art Education, Animation workshop, 2007
- Cairo Opera House, Musical Library, Egyptian Story, 2005
Art Workshops:
- Saad Zaghlol Museum, Revolution blog, 2012
- Mahmoud Khalil Museum, passage 35 art centre, Monoprint Graphics, 2010
- Fayoum art academy, mixed media art, 2007, 2008, 2009
- Mahmud Mokhtar Museum, Natural Oxide Painting, 2008
- Faculty of art education, New Media Art Summer Courses, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
- Mahmoud Khalil Museum, Dollmaking and animation, 2007
- Cairo Opera Grounds, Palace of arts, 17th Cairo Youth Salon, Collage and Assemblage, 2006
- Cairo Opera Grounds, Palace of arts, Printmaking workshop, 2005
- Cairo Opera Grounds, El Hanager Art centre, Painting course, 2002
- Wekalet El-Ghoury, Drawing class, 2000
Other activities and membership:
- Member of the Syndicate of Fine Arts, Cairo.
- Participated in ‘Story of a wall’ project ,by Young artists Coalition,painting murals on houses in Imbaba, Fagala district streets,Tahrir & Abdeen squares, Gezira Youth club for Pneumonia day,Dokki square and street with Masterpeace organization 2011-2012
- Directing 3 short films that were screened at the American university in Cairo, Sacre Coeure school theatre, culture supreme council 2007-2009
- Illustrating the Covers of the biography theatre critic, Nizar Samak 2006 and Cairo Times Magazine 2000
- Editorial Staff and Head of Art Club,Teen Stuff Magazine 1999-2001
