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Youssef Nabil Biography
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1992 - 1993 |
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Assistant Photographer to David Lachapelle, New York
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1993 |
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BA in French Literature, Ain Shams University, Cairo
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1997 - 1998 |
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Assistant Photographer to Mario Testino, Paris
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2002 |
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Began project photograhping artists
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2003 |
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The Seydou Keita Prize for Portraiture, Rencontres Africaines de la Photographie, Bamako, Mali
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2003 |
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Artist in Residence, Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris
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2005 |
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International Photography Awards — IPA, Los Angeles
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2011 |
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Currently lives and works in New York
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| Selected Exhibitions |
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2010
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Youssef Nabil, Yossi Milo Gallery, New York, NY (solo)
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2010
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I Live Within You, Savannah College of Art and Design-SCAD, Savannah, GA (solo)
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2009
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Youssef Nabil, GALERIST, Istanbul, Turkey (solo)
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2009
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I Live Within You, Savannah College of Art and Design-SCAD, Atlanta, GA (solo)
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2009
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I Won't Let you Die, Villa Medici, Rome, Italy (solo)
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2009
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I Will Go to Paradise, The Third Line Gallery, Dubai, U.A.E (solo)
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2009
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Youssef Nabil, Volker Diehl Gallery, Berlin, Germany (solo)
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2009
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Unconditional Love, The Venice Biennale - 53rd International Art Exhibition, Venice, Italy
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2009
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ARABESQUE, Arts of The Arab World, The Kennedy Center, Washington, D.C.
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2008
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CINEMA, Michael Stevenson Gallery, Cape Town, South Africa (solo)
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2008
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East West Dialogues, Mysticism, Satire and the Legendary Past, LTMH – Leila Taghinia-Milani Heller Gallery, New York, NY, USA
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2008
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Art Dubai, part of The Third Line booth, Dubai, UAE
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2008
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Last of the Dictionary Men: BALTIC, Newcastle, UK
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2008
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Far from Home, North Carolina Museum of Art. North Carolina, USA
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2008
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‘Word into Art’, British Museum in collaboration with DIFC, Dubai, UAE
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2008
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Portraits, The Third Line, Doha, Qatar (solo)
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2008
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Portraits II, Galeria Leme, São Paulo, Brazil
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2008
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Disguise, Michael Stevenson Gallery, Cape Town, South Africa
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2008
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Regards des Photographes Arabes Contemporains, Musée National d'Art Moderne et Contemporain, Alger, Algeria
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2008
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Perfect Lovers, Art Extra, Johannesburg, South Africa
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2007
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Sleep in my arms, Michael Stevenson Contemporary Gallery, Cape Town, South Africa (solo)
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2007
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Portraits Self Portraits, The Third Line, Dubai, UAE (solo)
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2007
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Gegenwart aus Jahrtausenden, Zeitgenössische Kunst aus Äygpten, Kunst Museum Bonn, Germany.
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2007
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Dialogues Méditerranéens, Saint—Tropez, France
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2007
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Regards des Photographes Arabes Contemporains, Musée National d’Art Moderne et Contemporain (MNAMC), Alger, Algeria
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2006
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Arabiske Blikke, GL Strand Museum, Copenhagen, Denmark
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2006
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Word into Art, The British Museum, London, UK
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2005
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Youssef Nabil Portraits, The Third Line Gallery, Dubai, UAE (solo)
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2005
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Realities to Dreams, Townhouse Gallery of Contemporary Art, Cairo, Egypt (solo)
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2005
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L’Égypte, Saline Royale d’Arc et Senans, France
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2004
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Nazar: Noorderlicht, The Fries Museum, Leeuwaarden, Netherlands
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2003
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Rites sacrés, Rites profanes, Rencontres Africaines de la Photographie, Bamako, Mali
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2003
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Pour un Moment d’Eternité, Rencontres Internationales de la Photographie, Arles, France (solo)
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2002
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Youssef Nabil: Photo Cairo, Townhouse Gallery of Contemporary Art, Cairo, Egypt (solo)
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2001
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Obsesiones, Centro de la Imagen, Mexico City, Mexico (solo)
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2001
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Rétrospective, Centre Culturel Français, Alexandria, Egypt (solo)
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2001
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Youssef Nabil, Townhouse Gallery of Contemporary Art, Cairo, Egypt (solo)
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2000
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Secret Side, Al Nitak Festival of Visual Arts, Cairo—Berlin Art Gallery, Cairo, Egypt (solo)
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1999
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Premiere, Cairo—Berlin Art Gallery, Cairo, Egypt (solo)
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