Born in a working-class district of Cairo in 1931, El-Nagdi grew up spending two months every summer in the Egyptian countryside.!
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Written by Elisabeth Siegel
Egyptian artist Omar el-Nagdi passed away last Friday at the age of 88 after an illustrious career that spanned sixty years total.
Born in Cairo in 1931, el-Nagdi received first place in the competition of the Faculty of Fine Arts in Cairo as a 21-year-old in 1952.
He graduated from Helwan University with a degree in fine arts, having studied under Ahmed Sabry. He studied ceramics in Russia and later received a Higher Diploma at the Fine Arts Academy of Venice, studying under Professor Bruno Saetti.
He also received a diploma from the Ravenna Academy of Art.
El-Nagdi was a member of the Liberal Artist’s group and later founded his own society centered around mosaic art, known as the Egyptian Mosaics Group.
He received recognition in the media as ‘the Egyptian Picasso.’
Many of El-Nagdi’s paintings have been acquired by museums, and he previously participated in numerous exhibitions and Biennales throughout Egypt and Europe.
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