Tahia Halim

Tahia Halim studied at Académie Julian. The recorded working language is Arabic and Egyptian Arabic. The field of work recorded is visual arts and painting. Work by Tahia Halim is recorded in the collections of National Museum in Warsaw. Distinctions recorded are Guggenheim International Award.

Tahia Halim was born in Sudan, where her family were living. Her primary education was inside the Royal Palace of Cairo, where she was raised, as her father was the laureate of King Fuad I of Egypt. Tahia Halim studied art under important drawing teachers as the Lebanese painter Yussef Trabelsi and the Greek artist Gerom; then under the Egyptian artist Hamed Abdallah at his studio 1943, and after their marriage, in 1945, they left for Paris to join Julian Academy (1949-1951). Came back to Egypt, they taught together art in their private studio, in Down Town (near Tahrir Square) in Cairo. Tahia Halim received two devotion scholarships of Art Production in 1960 and in 1975.

Solo shows- 1942 to 1996 many solo exhibitions in England and Sweden. 1996 "55 Years of Arts" exhibition. Khan el-Maghrabi, Cairo. Egypt. 1992 Diplomates Hall, the Egyptian Cultural Center, Cairo. Egypt. 2004 Ewart Gallery, The American University in Cairo (AUC). Egypt. International exhibitions 1954 São Paulo Biennail. Brazil. 1955,1960,1970 Venice Biennial, Italy. 1955,1958,1960 Alexandria Biennial for Mediterranean Countries. Egypt. 1957 Guggenheim International Competition, New York. USA. 2016 The Sea Suspended, Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art. Iran. 2016 The Short Century, Sharjah Art Museum, UAE. Local exhibitions Tahia Halim took part in many national and group exhibitions and Cairo Salon, since 1943. 2004 1st Drawing Salon (Black and White), Gezera Art Center, Cairo. Egypt. 2007 "Inside the Frame" exhibition. Khan EL-MaghrabiGallery, Cairo. Egypt.