Izabela Uchman
(Polish, b. 1976) was born in Warsaw and is currently based in Cairo. She is a visual artist and conservator of fine arts. In 2002 she earned a master's degree with distinction from Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw and started working there as an assistant. Since 1999 she has been involved in preservation of the Ancient Egyptian heritage collaborating as an conservation expert with the Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology University of Warsaw, Ministry of Antiquities of Egypt, Japan International Cooperation Agency, Waseda University in Tokyo and the Grand Egyptian Museum. She has participated in many different projects in Egypt, Syria and Lebanon, the most significant among them is Conservation and Restoration of Hatshepsut Temple and Khufu Second Boat Project. Izabela Uchman is very fascinated with Arabic language and calligraphy, which became the main tool of her artistic expression. She developed her linguistic skills at Warsaw University and Polish Arabic Friendship Society. She then broadened her knowledge through working as a lecturer at the Linguistic Institute Al- Alsun of the Ain Shams University in Cairo. The artist explores the relation between individual and cultural heritage, which encloses not only inspiring diversity revealed in many different ideas, but also common principles and collective achievements of human knowledge and experience. Uchman tries to discover the new aspects of “identity”, “tradition”, “religious and cultural affiliation” creating artistic platforms for a intercultural dialogue. Artist explored the philosophical matter of conscious existence as an essential basis of relations. Izabela Uchman strongly believes that the art has great positive power of “opening eyes” and motivating people to be better. Izabela Uchman has realised various art projects and participated in many international art exhibitions: - The First International Exhibition of the Silk Road Calligraphy by the Iranian National Committee of UNESCO (Teheran 2021) - The International Virtual Exhibition for the Art of Arabic Calligraphy by the Kuwait Islamic Arts Centre (Kuwait 2020) - Khawla Foundation Projects (Abu Dhabi 2020) - The Exhibition of Visual Arts in Mahmoud Mokhtar Cultural Center (Cairo 2020) - The 4 Elements- International Art Symposium &Exhibition in Bayt AlSinnary /as artist and curator (Cairo 2019) - The Unity of Humanity (Cairo 2019) - Mahatma Gandhi- commemorative exhibition by the Arab League - Al- Azhar Al- Sharief Forum for the Arabic Architecture and Handwriting Arts (Cairo 2019) - The 5th Festival of the Egyptian Society of the Oriental Art and Design Arabesque” (Cairo 2018) - Cairo Off- Biennale Something Else (Cairo 2018) - The 4th Cairo International Biennial of the Arabic Calligraphy Art (Cairo Opera House 2018) - 8th International Biennale for the Artist Book at Bibliotheca Alexandrina (Alexandria 2018) - “The Artistic Dialogue of Culture” (Poland; Tykocin 2018) - The Arabic Calligraphy Exhibition in Beyt al- Sinnary (Cairo 2018) - “Writing the Divine Comedy” (Jordan; Amman 2018) - “Co-Existence” - individual exhibition at Maqad of Sultan Qaytbey (Cairo 2018) - “Hymns of Peace 1&2”Arabic Calligraphy Art Exhibition with Salah Abd al-Khaliq in the Egyptian Centre for International Cultural Cooperation and the Great Cairo Library, organised by the Ministry of Culture of Egypt (Cairo 2017) - “Writing the Divine Comedy: Three Calligraphic Traditions Meet in Egypt”; the II International Symposium on Arabic, Chinese and Italian Calligraphy at Instituto Italiano di Culture il Cairo (Cairo 2017) - “ The Artists of Arabic Calligraphy” The International Exhibition organised by Culture Development Fund and Arabic Calligraphy Office at Beit AlSuhemy (2017) - “On the Edge of the Word”- individual exposition of the calligraphic pictures organized by House of Art (Dom Sztuki) in Warsaw with support of Embassy of the Arab Republic of Egypt (Poland; Warsaw 2017) - “Calligraphic Creations by Female Fingertips” the Arabic Calligraphy Exhibition at the Great Cairo Library (Cairo 2016).
Izabela Uchman
(Polish, b. 1976) was born in Warsaw and is currently based in Cairo. She is a visual artist and conservator of fine arts. In 2002 she earned a master's degree with distinction from Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw and started working there as an assistant. Since 1999 she has been involved in preservation of the Ancient Egyptian heritage collaborating as an conservation expert with the Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology University of Warsaw, Ministry of Antiquities of Egypt, Japan International Cooperation Agency, Waseda University in Tokyo and the Grand Egyptian Museum. She has participated in many different projects in Egypt, Syria and Lebanon, the most significant among them is Conservation and Restoration of Hatshepsut Temple and Khufu Second Boat Project. Izabela Uchman is very fascinated with Arabic language and calligraphy, which became the main tool of her artistic expression. She developed her linguistic skills at Warsaw University and Polish Arabic Friendship Society. She then broadened her knowledge through working as a lecturer at the Linguistic Institute Al- Alsun of the Ain Shams University in Cairo. The artist explores the relation between individual and cultural heritage, which encloses not only inspiring diversity revealed in many different ideas, but also common principles and collective achievements of human knowledge and experience. Uchman tries to discover the new aspects of “identity”, “tradition”, “religious and cultural affiliation” creating artistic platforms for a intercultural dialogue. Artist explored the philosophical matter of conscious existence as an essential basis of relations. Izabela Uchman strongly believes that the art has great positive power of “opening eyes” and motivating people to be better. Izabela Uchman has realised various art projects and participated in many international art exhibitions: - The First International Exhibition of the Silk Road Calligraphy by the Iranian National Committee of UNESCO (Teheran 2021) - The International Virtual Exhibition for the Art of Arabic Calligraphy by the Kuwait Islamic Arts Centre (Kuwait 2020) - Khawla Foundation Projects (Abu Dhabi 2020) - The Exhibition of Visual Arts in Mahmoud Mokhtar Cultural Center (Cairo 2020) - The 4 Elements- International Art Symposium &Exhibition in Bayt AlSinnary /as artist and curator (Cairo 2019) - The Unity of Humanity (Cairo 2019) - Mahatma Gandhi- commemorative exhibition by the Arab League - Al- Azhar Al- Sharief Forum for the Arabic Architecture and Handwriting Arts (Cairo 2019) - The 5th Festival of the Egyptian Society of the Oriental Art and Design Arabesque” (Cairo 2018) - Cairo Off- Biennale Something Else (Cairo 2018) - The 4th Cairo International Biennial of the Arabic Calligraphy Art (Cairo Opera House 2018) - 8th International Biennale for the Artist Book at Bibliotheca Alexandrina (Alexandria 2018) - “The Artistic Dialogue of Culture” (Poland; Tykocin 2018) - The Arabic Calligraphy Exhibition in Beyt al- Sinnary (Cairo 2018) - “Writing the Divine Comedy” (Jordan; Amman 2018) - “Co-Existence” - individual exhibition at Maqad of Sultan Qaytbey (Cairo 2018) - “Hymns of Peace 1&2”Arabic Calligraphy Art Exhibition with Salah Abd al-Khaliq in the Egyptian Centre for International Cultural Cooperation and the Great Cairo Library, organised by the Ministry of Culture of Egypt (Cairo 2017) - “Writing the Divine Comedy: Three Calligraphic Traditions Meet in Egypt”; the II International Symposium on Arabic, Chinese and Italian Calligraphy at Instituto Italiano di Culture il Cairo (Cairo 2017) - “ The Artists of Arabic Calligraphy” The International Exhibition organised by Culture Development Fund and Arabic Calligraphy Office at Beit AlSuhemy (2017) - “On the Edge of the Word”- individual exposition of the calligraphic pictures organized by House of Art (Dom Sztuki) in Warsaw with support of Embassy of the Arab Republic of Egypt (Poland; Warsaw 2017) - “Calligraphic Creations by Female Fingertips” the Arabic Calligraphy Exhibition at the Great Cairo Library (Cairo 2016).
