Nūn Art Gallery • Luxor, Egypt • Artist Mervat Shazly Hilaly

Nūn Art Gallery • Artists • Mervat Shazly

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Mervat Shazly Hilaly

Contemporary Egyptian artist Mervat Shazly Hilaly with one of her artworks

Mervat Shazly Hilaly was born in Aswan. In 1992, she finished her studies at the Painting Department of the Faculty of Fine Arts at the Helwan University, Cairo, and earned a bachelor degree in 1998. She is a graduate of the Cairo College of Fine Arts and holds a master degree and PhD in arts. Mervat participated in many exhibitions and received a couple of awards.

Mervat's Nubian roots are reflected in her powerful artworks showing the private life in Nubia. Her work is inspired by the feelings of women in southern Egypt.

Works at Nūn Art Gallery:

Exhibited at Nūn Art Gallery's Summer Collection 2021


Click to enlarge Blue Horse Pastel on Paper 25 x 35 cm 3,000 EGP	Click to enlarge Brown Horse Pastel on Paper 25 x 35 cm 3,000 EGP	Click to enlarge White Horse Pastel on Paper 25 x 35 cm 3,000 EGP

Click to enlarge White Horse's Head Pastel on Paper 25 x 35 cm 3,000 EGP	Click to enlarge Blue Horse Herd Pastel on Paper 25 x 35 cm 3,000 EGP

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Exhibited at the Nūn Art Gallery Opening Exhibition "Nūn - The Inspiration" in February 2020

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Click to enlarge The Private Life in the South 1 Oil on Canvas 50 x 40 cm 7,500 EGP	Click to enlarge The Private Life in the South 2 Oil on Canvas 50 x 40 cm 7,500 EGP	Click to enlarge The Private Life in the South 3 Oil on Canvas 50 x 40 cm 7,500 EGP

Click to enlarge The Private Life in the South 4 Oil on Canvas 50 x 40 cm 7,500 EGP	Click to enlarge The Private Life in the South 5 Oil on Canvas 50 x 40 cm 7,500 EGP	Click to enlarge The Private Life in the South 6 Oil on Canvas 50 x 40 cm 7,500 EGP

Click to enlarge The Private Life in the South 7 Oil on Canvas 50 x 40 cm 7,500 EGP	Click to enlarge The Private Life in the South 8 Oil on Canvas 50 x 40 cm 7,500 EGP	Click to enlarge The Private Life in the South 9 Oil on Canvas 50 x 40 cm 7,500 EGP

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Mervat Shazly about the woman figure in her art:

"Art is what drives out all the hidden aspects of a human soul, especially for an artist. And for me, what inspired my art is the diverse universe of femininity with its common and repressed emotions and thoughts and the desire for self-accomplishment in life’s tedious paths with all that influences them.
Femininity is a special concept for me emanating from honesty and the southern environment with its specificity and values and symbols rooted in history.
The woman figure has been central to my work since its beginning when my artistic expression was imbued with an academic touch and the subject matter was essential. And then with time and my yearning to evolve and move into more modern realms of artistic expression, the relationship between visual elements developed and colour beheld the upper hand in the overall artwork structure and the symbols with their meanings fused with the composition, creating a simpler and more streamlined artistic language allowing to approach the female figure in a natural and abstract manner rather than purely representational.
Instinctive expressionism has become my way to deepen my artistic character through numerous artistic experiments with varying materials and colour schemes. However, my favourite subject matter that is reflected in most of my work remains the female figure and the woman’s innate emotions in her relationship with the man and the society in the south."

Other Works by Mervat Shazly Hilaly available at Nūn Art Gallery:

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Click to enlarge Horses Oil on Canvas 20 x 20 cm 3,000 EGP	Click to enlarge Woman with Horse Oil on Canvas 20 x 20 cm 3,000 EGP	Click to enlarge Red Horse Oil on Canvas 20 x 20 cm 3,000 EGP

Click to enlarge Woman with Oud Oil on Canvas 20 x 20 cm 3,000 EGP	Click to enlarge Woman in Green Oil on Canvas 15 x 20 cm 3,000 EGP	Click to enlarge Woman with Bird Oil on Canvas 20 x 20 cm 3,000 EGP

Click to enlarge Dancing Women Oil on Canvas 30 x 20 cm 3,700 EGP	Click to enlarge Horse Riding Oil on Canvas 38 x 33 cm 4,500 EGP	Click to enlarge Couple Oil on Canvas 30 x 20 cm SOLD
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Click to enlarge Landscape Oil on Canvas 40 x 40 cm 5,000 EGP	Click to enlarge Palm Trees Oil on Canvas 40 x 40 cm 5,000 EGP	Click to enlarge Trees Oil on Canvas 40 x 40 cm 5,000 EGP

Click to enlarge Abstract 1 Acrylic on Canvas 100 x 80 cm 13,500 EGP	Click to enlarge Abstract 2 Acrylic on Canvas 100 x 80 cm 13,500 EGP	Click to enlarge Abstract 3 Acrylic on Canvas 100 x 80 cm 13,500 EGP

Mervat Shazly
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Videos:

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Education:

Bachelor of Fine Arts with a very good grade, 1991
Master of Fine Arts Thesis: The Impact of the Nubian Environment on the
Works of Egyptian Artists, 1998
PhD Thesis: Between Heritage and Modernisation, Contemporary Egyptian
Paintings 1970 - 2000, 2009
Multiple studies in Nubian arts

Work Experience:

In charge of cultural activities of the Fine Arts Sector at the Arts Palace in the Opera House Cairo, since 1998
Lecturer in Saudi Arabia, 2001 - 2003
Head of the Department of Art Education at the College of Education in Bisha Governorate, Saudi-Arabia, 2001 - 2002
Lecturer in Specific Education, Banha, Egypt, 1993/1994