Biography

Amal Nasr is a Professor in and Head of the Department of Photography, Faculty of Fine Arts, Alexandria University, in Egypt. She is also a photographer and a critic. Her work has been exhibited in 14 solo exhibitions in Egypt and abroad. Nasr is also a member of several art associations and has served on the juries for many artistic and critical contests. She has represented Egypt in many international exhibitions and events in Italy, France, China, Kuwait, Jordan, Syria, Yemen and the UK. Nasr has participated in international conferences and meetings in the Arab world and written numerous books and articles. She is the winner of several awards including Egypt’s Youth Salon Award for painting in 1990 and for photography in 1993, the State Creativity Award in 1998 and the State Incentive Award in plastic art criticism in 2011.