Samo Shalaby
b. 1999, Cairo, Egypt 
Lives and works between Dubai / London.

Residencies:

2024: Tabari Artspace x La Serena:

June 21 - July 2 2024

Forte Dei Marmi, Italy

2023: Something Curated x Palm Heights:

June 7 - June 26 2023

Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands

Education:

2021: Central Saint Martins, BA Graphic Communication Design, Upper Second Class honors.

Exhibitions:

2025: Thaer Selects “Nausea”. Curated by Christopher Joshua Benton. Dubai, UAE.

2025: Tabari Artspace “The Power Of Intention”. Curated by Bebe Leone. Milan, Italy.

2024: Limbo Gallery “Resistance - Art For A Free Palestine”. Curated by Vanessa Brier and Lydia Petit. Margate, UK.

2024: Thaer Selects x Mamar Lab “My Existence, That Absurd Thing”. Curated by Talal Al Najjar. Abu Dhabi, UAE.

2024: Lee & Bae Gallery “Observatory Mansions” Solo Show. Curated by Lee & Bae Gallery. Busan, South Korea.

2024: Kiaf, COEX, Solo Booth. Curated by Lee & Bae Gallery. Seoul, South Korea.

2024: Durbar Hall “Notes from Another Shore”. Curated by Rizq Art Initiative. Kochi, India

2024: Soho Revue “The Golden Ratio”. Curated by Charlie Siddick. London, UK.

2024: Marignana Arte “What Lies Beneath”. Curated by Dyala Nusseibeh, Venice, Italy

2023: Abu Dhabi Art’s “Beyond Emerging Artists”. Curated by Morad Montazami, Abu Dhabi, UAE

2022: Daniel Benjamin Gallery “Aphrodite to Mars”. Curated by Nina de Maria, London, UK.

2022: Davies Gilder Gallery “Scream of The Butterfly”. Curated by Lauren Thompson, Guildford, UK.

2021: Spilled Milk Gallery “Ahlam”. Curated by Dijit, Amman, Jordan.

2021: The Cake Room Project “Existence is Elsewhere”. Curated by Nathan Baumber, London, UK.

2021: The Buffalo Project “Identity Speaks”. Curated by Ollie Oliver and Joe Golden, New York, USA.

2021: Central Saint Martins Graduate Showcase. London, UK.

2019: Spine Mag “Exodus” Exhibition. London, UK.

Commissions / Experience:

2022: Ariana Papademetropoulos - Painting Assistant. Rome, Italy.

2020: Yoko - Junior Creative Director. London - United Kingdom.

2017: Queen Rania of Jordan, commissioned Portrait - Amman, Jordan.

2016: Atisuto, Galleria Mall, commissioned murals, - Dubai, UAE

2015: Circle Cafe, Dubai Mall, commissioned paintings - Dubai, UAE