2018 — Cairo
The Other Visage
41 paintings · figurative portraiture
Cairo · Rome · Since 1982
A Man with
Four Hats.
The life and work of Prof. Ashraf Reda — artist, architect, professor, and cultural leader.
01Artist
02Architect
03Professor
04Leader
The Four Identities
One man, four lifetimes.
For over four decades, Prof. Ashraf Reda has moved between worlds — the studio, the lecture hall, the boardroom, and the gallery. Each identity informs the next.
01 — Artist
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Multidisciplinary Artist
Awarded over 45 international trophies in arts and creativity. Painter of "The Other Visage" and "Silence of the Body."
02 — Architect
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Interior Architect
Designer of the Egyptian Academy of Arts in Rome and the City of Arts & Culture in Egypt's New Capital.
03 — Professor
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Professor of Interior Design
Executive Director of the Arts and Culture Complex, Helwan University. Former Head of Fine Arts at the Ministry of Culture.
04 — Leader
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Cultural Leader
CEO of AR Group for Advertising. Chairman of Egyptian Council of Fine Arts. Chairman of ARAC Foundation.
Selected Works
The painter.
Expressive distortions of the human face and body, rendered with anatomical depth and compelling skill.
No. 12
No. 07
No. 03
No. 21
No. 09
No. 31
No. 05
No. 04
Exhibitions
Collections.
2020 — Cairo
Silence of the Body
40+ paintings · anatomical studies
2022 — Cairo
Forms of Passion
Expressive form studies
The Career
A life in chapters.
2023
Advisor to University President for the Arts
Helwan University — strategic leadership in arts education.
2020
Executive Director, Arts and Culture Complex
Helwan University — directing the integrated arts initiative.
2018
Chairman, Egyptian Council of Fine Arts
National leadership of the visual arts sector.
2013
Professor of Interior Architecture
Faculty of Fine Arts, Cairo — full professorship.
2007
Director, Egyptian Academy of Arts — Rome
Cultural Counselor and director of Egypt's arts mission in Italy.
2000
Ph.D. in Fine Arts
Décor – Interior Architecture. Lecturer at Faculty of Fine Arts.
1982
Founded AR Group for Advertising
Graduated first in class with Bachelor's in Fine Arts.