Mhanny Yaoud
“This is the first time for me to use papyrus as raw material on which to paint and draw…It is a symbol of ancient Egypt that highlights how the country strived in its quest for enlightenment and how ancient Egyptians manifested their pursuit of creativity.”
Mhanny Yaoud
A native of Dakhla Oasis in the Western Desert of Egypt, Yaoud lives and works between Cairo and Minya. A visual artist and Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Fine Arts, Minya University, he holds a Master’s degree in painting since 2015. Mohana Yaoud won the CIB Bank Collectibles Prize, Cairo Youth Saloon, 2011 and the Oriental Weavers prize in Cairo Youth Saloon in 2008. Since 2008 he has been participating in numerous international art exhibitions, workshops and festivals in Egypt, France, Italy, Romania, Austria, Tunisia and Morocco, with pieces acquired in private collections.