I can Walk But I have Wings, I am meant to Fly

Nihal Wahby is an Egyptian visual artist, born, raised and residing in Cairo. Her work takes the form of drawings, paintings, and interdisciplinary mediums. She ventures into new media complimenting the vision of each project. Challenging the awareness, identity, and self-realization, Wahby explores the relation between the physical and virtual realities, and encourages the participation of interactive art projects whether by direct participation or creating shared and immersive visual experiences. A member of the Egyptian Fine Art Syndicate, Wahby was also mentored by the well-known Egyptian Artist and Writer, Hassan Soliman, who played a major role in her artistic development and transformation during her early years of practice. She attended several courses in Central Saint Martin School of Art in London in order to strengthen her awareness on the international contemporary art movement, as well as develop her own skill of practice in the international genre. Wahby has curatorial and directorial roles as she is the founder and Director of Square Art Space & consultancy and was the director and Curator from 1997 of The Pharos Art Collection, an important institutional Egyptian Private Collection in the Middle East which includes works by Egyptian modern masters and contemporary artists. In addition, she has curated a number of exhibitions for leading Egyptian artists in 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010 and 2014, to name of few; Exhibition for the works of the late Hassan Soliman at Hanager Gallery in 2005, 2006 and 2008 respectively and a few exhibitions in unconventional spaces; a retrospective exhibition of twentieth century Egyptian Art viewed at Sodic Westown in 2010; a private viewing of The Pharos Art Collection at the company premises in Cairo, and “Ode to Our True Selves”, a preview of two emerging artists exhibiting alongside four contemporary Masters.

• Localité, 6 Contemporary Arts Gallery, 2013.

• General Exhibition Cairo Museum of Modern Art, 2010.

• General Exhibition Cairo, Palace of the Arts, 2009.

• Cairo Atelier, 2008.

• Mashrabeya Gallery, 2008.

• General Exhibition Cairo, Museum of Modern Art, 2008.

• General Exhibition Cairo, Museum of Modern Art, 2007.

• Ibadaa Gallery, 2006.