Mahmoud Mohamed Mousa
Personal Data     Fame Name : Mahmoud Mosa Birth date : 16/5/1913 Place of birth : Alexandria Date of death : 25/1/2003 Activities : Sculpture
Education
- started his art study at a night art school 1929:1931. - joined the free night school at the Art Amateurs Society- Headed by Mahmoud Said (founded by Hassan Kamel).
Jobs
- worked for Al-Hoda Ceramic Factory- founded by Huda Shaarawy- 1933. - taught direct sculptureat at the Faculty of Fine Arts- Alexandria- 1957.
Places of interest
- Alexandria- Cairo.
Solo shows
- A Collective Exhibition for his works at the Soviet Cultural Center- Alexandria- with Artist\ Abdel-Salam Eid- 1973. - A Collective Exhibition for his works at the Soviet Cultural Center- Alexandria- with Artist\ Esmat Dawestashy- 1974. - The Three Generations Exhibition- Hourrya Culture Palace- with Artist\ Ahmed Abdel_Wahab and Artist\ Esmat Dawestashy- 1978. - A Collective Exhibition for his works at the Egyptian Academy- Rome- 1987. - many honorary exhibitions were held for his works- the latest was Alexandria Biennale- 2001. - Exhibition at Khan Al-Maghraby- Zamalek- 2007.
Local exhibitions
- started to participate in art exhibitionsin 1928- by participating in a general exhibition with Mohamed Nagy, Mahmoud Mukhtar, Mahmoud Said and others. - The National Fine Art exhibitoin- 25\ 1997- and many other previous sessions. - most of the general exhibtons in Cairo and Alexandria. - Exhibition entitled with `In the Fram`- Khan Al-Maghraby- Zamalek- 2007. - The Generations Assembly exhibition- Khan Al-maghraby- 2008.
International exhibitions
- Alexandria Biennale- sessions (2,3,4,5,9,10,21) - The Egyptian Art Exibition abroad. - The Open Air Ssulpture- Symposium- Yugoslavia- 1980, where he produced Two statues at the open garden. - The Egyptian Academy in Rome- where he produced an enornouse Bird Statue from white marble- 1987.
Scholarship
- a devotion scholarship from the Ministry of Culture- 1963:1975.
Assignment
- ceated a memorial for The Greek Aviation Martyers- assigned by the Greek Military Ministry- 1943. - a marble relief at the National Bank in Cairo- 1955. - a relief at Akhbar Al-Youm Publisher- 1957. - a relief at Al-Gezuit Church- Alexandria- 1957. - a relief at the passengers nautical port- Alexandria- 1961. - a relief at Cairo Sheraton Hotel- 1967. - a relief at the Maroun Church- 1967. - a stone statue in Rotaroz- Yoguslavia- 1980.
Publications and activities
- he regarded one of Alexandria Atelier Founders as he was the only Egyptian Artist at the atelier in 1940.
International recognition
-2nd prize in sculpture- Alexandria Biennale- The Egyptian Pavelion- session 1\ 1955. - The 1st scultpure prize of the Egyptian department- Alexandria Biennale- 1963. - won many prizes and certificates of merit- the latest was at the 6th International Sculpture Symposium- Aswan- 2001.
Private collection
- private collections in Egypt and all over the world.
State collection
- The Egyptian Modern Art Museum- Cairo. - The Modern Art Museum- Alexandria. - The Fine Art Exhibition- Alexandria. - Al-Ahram Journal Group. - The National Bank Group.