Hend Samir is an Egyptian painter based in Amsterdam. Born in 1986, she graduated from the Helwan University of Fine Arts in 2008, and was the recipient of the Dutch Royal Award for Modern Painting, 2021. Recent solo presentations include Hide and Seek, Harkawik New York (2022), Frieze London (2021), Running in a Skewed Daydream, Harkawik Los Angeles (2021), The Chocolate Bar of the Future, Medrar (2015), and Hula Hoop Labyrinth, Gallery Misr (2018). Group exhibitions include the 7th Cairo Video Festival at Medrar Gallery (2017), Photo Cairo 6 at CIC (2016) and Log-In at Darb 1718 (2016). Internationally, her work was featured in exhibitions in the US, Sweden, France, Spain and Belgium. Samir is an Artist-in-Residence at the Rijksakademie Van Beeldende Kunsten in Amsterdam.
Exhibitions
Small Panoramas
Feb 15 - Feb 19, 2023
Hide and Seek
Apr 9 - May 12, 2022
Running in a Skewed Daydream
Jan 30 - Mar 6, 2021
Selected Works
Hend Samir
Hide and Seek
2021
Acrylic on canvas
77”h x 202”w (195½ x 513cm)
Hide and Seek
2021
Acrylic on canvas
77”h x 202”w (195½ x 513cm)
Hend Samir
Magic Soup
2022
Acrylic on canvas
16”h x 20”w (40½ x 51cm)
Magic Soup
2022
Acrylic on canvas
16”h x 20”w (40½ x 51cm)
Hend Samir
A Disruptive Impulse
2022
Acrylic on canvas
39½”h x 47¼”w (100 x 120cm)
A Disruptive Impulse
2022
Acrylic on canvas
39½”h x 47¼”w (100 x 120cm)
Hend Samir
Quartet of Joy
2021
Acrylic on canvas
67”h x 55”w (170 x 140cm)
Quartet of Joy
2021
Acrylic on canvas
67”h x 55”w (170 x 140cm)
Hend Samir
Protective
2018
Acrylic on canvas
19½”h x 23½”w (49½ x 60cm)
Protective
2018
Acrylic on canvas
19½”h x 23½”w (49½ x 60cm)
Hend Samir
New Arrival
2017
Acrylic on canvas
15”h x 15”w (38 x 38cm)
New Arrival
2017
Acrylic on canvas
15”h x 15”w (38 x 38cm)
Hend Samir
Life Like in a Doll House
2018
Acrylic on canvas
15”h x 46½”w (38 x 118cm)
Life Like in a Doll House
2018
Acrylic on canvas
15”h x 46½”w (38 x 118cm)
Hend Samir
The Void
2022
Acrylic on canvas
67”h x 55”w (170 x 140cm)
The Void
2022
Acrylic on canvas
67”h x 55”w (170 x 140cm)
Hend Samir
Running in a Skewed Daydream
2020
Acrylic on canvas
55”h x 67”w (140 x 170cm)
Running in a Skewed Daydream
2020
Acrylic on canvas
55”h x 67”w (140 x 170cm)
Hend Samir
A Turbulent Building
2020
Acrylic on canvas
55”h x 67”w (140 x 170cm)
A Turbulent Building
2020
Acrylic on canvas
55”h x 67”w (140 x 170cm)
Hend Samir
Oneness and Unanimity
2020
Acrylic on canvas
81½”h x 260”w (207 x 660½cm)
Oneness and Unanimity
2020
Acrylic on canvas
81½”h x 260”w (207 x 660½cm)
Hend Samir
Young Love Story
2020
Acrylic on canvas
17”h x 21”w (43 x 53½cm)
Young Love Story
2020
Acrylic on canvas
17”h x 21”w (43 x 53½cm)
Hend Samir
Dream Home with Cable Car
2021
Acrylic on canvas
55”h x 67”w (140 x 170cm)
Dream Home with Cable Car
2021
Acrylic on canvas
55”h x 67”w (140 x 170cm)
Hend Samir
Night Critters
2019
Acrylic on canvas
15¾”h x 47¼”w (40 x 120cm)
Night Critters
2019
Acrylic on canvas
15¾”h x 47¼”w (40 x 120cm)
Hend Samir
The Playground
2021
Acrylic on canvas
55”h x 67”w (140 x 170cm)
The Playground
2021
Acrylic on canvas
55”h x 67”w (140 x 170cm)
Hend Samir
A Play at the Edge of Danger
2018
Oil on canvas
18”h x 22”w (46 x 56cm)
A Play at the Edge of Danger
2018
Oil on canvas
18”h x 22”w (46 x 56cm)
Hend Samir
Family Fest
2021
Oil on canvas
18”h x 22”w (46 x 56cm)
Family Fest
2021
Oil on canvas
18”h x 22”w (46 x 56cm)
Hend Samir
Last Supper
2018
Oil on canvas
18”h x 22”w (46 x 56cm)
Last Supper
2018
Oil on canvas
18”h x 22”w (46 x 56cm)
Hend Samir
By The Pool
2017
Acrylic on canvas
17¾”h x 21¾”w (45 x 55cm)
By The Pool
2017
Acrylic on canvas
17¾”h x 21¾”w (45 x 55cm)
Hend Samir
Long Day
2018
Acrylic on canvas
19¾”h x 23¾”w (50 x 60cm)
Long Day
2018
Acrylic on canvas
19¾”h x 23¾”w (50 x 60cm)
Education
2022
Diploma
Rijksakademie Van Beeldende Kunsten, Amsterdam, Netherlands
2008
Bachelor of Fine Arts
Helwan University Faculty of Fine Arts, Cairo, Egypt
Solo
2021
Harkawik, New York, NY
London, UK
Harkawik, Los Angeles, CA
2018
Hula Hoop Labyrinth
Gallery Misr, Cairo, Egypt
2015
The Chocolate Bar of The Future
Medrar for Contemporary Arts, Cairo, Egypt
Group
2021
NADA Miami, Miami, FL
Trailblazers: Royal Award for Modern Painting
Royal Palace, Amsterdam, NL
2019
In Conversation: A Painting Show
Sharjah Gallery, The American University in Cairo, Cairo, Egypt
2018
DelicARTessen17
Galería Esther Montoriol, Barcelona, Spain
2017
DelicARTessen16
Galería Esther Montoriol, Barcelona, Spain
Photo Cairo 6
Contemporary Image Collective, Cairo, Egypt
Photo Cairo 6
Saad Zaghloul Cultural Center, Cairo, Egypt
8th Cairo Video Festival
Institut Français d’Égypte, Mounira, Egypt
2016
DelicARTessen15
Galería Esther Montoriol, Barcelona, Spain
My Favorite Things
Mashrabia Gallery, Cairo, Egypt
Log-In
Darb 1718, Cairo, Egypt
2015
Roznama 4
Contemporary Image Collective, Cairo, Egypt
2014
Roznama 3
Medrar for Contemporary Arts, Cairo, Egypt
2012
Macaroni Harmony
Darb 1718, Abdin Square, Cairo, Egypt
Elections Exhibition
Darb 1718, Old Cairo, Egypt
2011
Sites of Passage
Mattress Factory Museum, Pittsburg, PA
2010
Saturated Souls
Darb 1718, Cairo, Egypt
Press
2022
Artnet News, April 25, 2022
The Observer, April 14, 2022
2021
Arts Tribune, Feburary 27, 2021
LA Weekly, February 26, 2021
Art Viewer, February 23, 2021
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