Weaam El Masry – Egypt
STUDIO @ Strandhotel Margaretha
Weaam El Masry is an Egyptian Cairo-Dubai based multi-award winning visual artist. She holds a PH.D. in media art from the Faculty of Applied Arts, Helwan University. She is currently working as a Director of Art and Design at the University of East London, EUE Campus. She is a curator and co-founder of Easel and Camera contemporary art gallery located in Egypt. Weaam El Masry’s work explores issues of her native society especially the position of women, relationships and religion, yet is timeless and universal. El Masry seeks to unravel that psychological pain, that longing for total freedom to fulfil the dreams and the ambitions, away from the shackles of a demanding and unforgiving society. She is also a painter who at times moves to photography, animation and installation. Her work has been exhibited at galleries, festivals, Art Fairs, Biennales and museums locally and internationally notably.