Farida El Gazzar
Present
Farida El Gazzar is an Egyptian-Greek artist born in Alexandria, Egypt in 1975, and now based in Athens, Greece. During her early years, she lived in Kuwait before relocating to Athens with her family. El Gazzar later moved to London for five years where she completed her studies, attending Kingston University and the Royal College of Art.
Between 2003 and 2007, she was co-founder of the creative team WARDA. She has collaborated with publications and editorials, producing illustrations for Cornell University Press, Martis Books, TimeOut Athens, the Greek Ministry of Environment, Athens2004 Olympics and the London National Theatre, amongst other clients. She has given seminars through workshops and teaches art classes at international institutions in Athens.
El Gazzar participated in art residency programmes at The Townhouse Gallery in Cairo and at al-Riwaq Gallery in Bahrain. Her works have been exhibited internationally and are part of institutional collections such as the Barjeel Art Foundation and major private collections in Europe, the USA and the MENA. Since 2011, El Gazzar has been represented by Kalfayan Galleries (Athens-Thessaloniki).
