Amal El Kenawy

*1974-2012 / Egypt

Works

Solo exhibitions

Empty skies - Wake up

La B.A.N.K. Galerie, Paris (FR)
11 Sep 2008 – 31 Oct 2008
CONVERGENCE

Nader SADEK, Dan TESENE

ACAF Alexandria Contemporary Arts Forum, Alexandria (EG)
5 Feb 2007 – 20 Feb 2007

Group

In Rebellion. Female Narratives In The Arab World

IVAM Institut d'Art Modern, Valencia (ES)
14 Sep 2017 – 28 Jan 2018

with Tamara Abdul Hadi, Leila Alaoui, Ghada Amer, Nadia Benchallal, Zohra Bensemra, Diana El Jeroudi, rana elnemr, Rula Halawani, Farida Hamak, Nermine Hammam, Mona Hatoum, Raeda Saadeh …
The Divine Comedy

Heaven, Hell, Purgatory Revisited by Contemporary African Artists

MMK Museum, Frankfurt (Main) (DE)
21 Mar 2014 – 27 Jul 2014

with Jane Alexander, Ghada Amer, Joel Andrianomearisoa, Kader Attia, Sammy Baloji, Berry Bickle, Zoulikha Bouabdellah, Mohamed Bourouissa, Nabil Boutros, Loulou Cherinet, Kudzanai Chiurai, Dimitri Fagbohoun …
13th International Istanbul Biennial

Mom, am I barbarian?

Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts, Istanbul (TR)
14 Sep 2013 – 20 Oct 2013

with Sener Oezmen, Murat Akaguenduez, Jananne Al-Ani, Alice Creischer & Andreas Siekmann, Halil Altindere, Bertille Bak, Yto Barrada, Guillaume Bijl, Hanna Farah Kufr Birim, Annika Eriksson, Didem Erk, Ayse Erkmen …
9th Bamako Encounters, Biennial of African Photography

For a sustainable world

Maison Africaine Photo, Bamako (ML)
1 Nov 2011 – 1 Jan 2012

with Nana Kofi Acquah, Akintunde Akinleye, Uzoma ANYANWU, Sophia Baraket, Abdoulaye Barry, Arturu Bibang, Philippe Bordas, Lien Botha, Drissa Coulibaly, Raymond Dakoua, Emmanuel Bakary Daou, Jean Depara …
What's happening now?

Casa Árabe, Madrid (ES)
2 Jun 2010 – 30 Sep 2010

with Mohamed Abla, Shady El Noshokaty, George Fikry, Khaled Hafez, Susan Hefuna, Hassan Khan, Hesham Nawar, Randa Shaath, Wael Shawky, Hazem Taha
17th Biennale of Sydney

THE BEAUTY OF DISTANCE: Songs of Survival in a Precarious Age

Biennale of Sydney, Sydney (AU)
12 May 2010 – 1 Aug 2010

with Adel Abidin, AES+F, Makoto Aida, Brook Andrew, Miguel Angel Rios, Kutluğ Ataman, Kader Attia, Lara Baladi, Roger Ballen, John Bock, Jota Castro, Dana Claxton …
Spot on ... DAK'ART

Die 8. Biennale zeitgenössischer afrikanischer Kunst

ifa-Galerie Stuttgart, Stuttgart (DE)
16 Oct 2009 – 3 Jan 2010

with Mansour Ciss, Saidou Dicko, Samba Fall, George Fikry, Pelagie Gbaguidi, Abdoulaye Armin Kane, Achillekà Komguem, Mohamed Konaté, Nandipha Mntambo, Grace Ndiritu, Nkosikhona Ngcobo, Ibrahima »Piniang« Niang …
Spot on...

DAK'ART - Die 8. Biennale zeitgenössischer afrikanischer Kunst

ifa-Galerie, Berlin (DE)
3 Apr 2009 – 21 Jun 2009

with Mansour Ciss, Saidou Dicko, Samba Fall, George Fikry, Abdoulaye Armin Kane, Achillekà Komguem, Mohamed Konaté, Nandipha Mntambo, Grace Ndiritu, Nkosikhona Ngcobo, Ibrahima »Piniang« Niang, Judith Quax …
Spot on... Bamako

VII. Rencontres Africaines de la Photographie

ifa-Galerie Stuttgart, Stuttgart (DE)
30 Jan 2009 – 21 Mar 2009

with Sammy Baloji, Berry Bickle, Jodi Bieber, Mohamed Camara, Saidou Dicko, Mouna Karray, Aida Muluneh, Soavina Ramaroson, Michael Tsegaye, Nontsikelelo "Lolo" Veleko
Spot on... Bamako 2007

VII. Rencontres Africaines de la Photographie

ifa-Galerie, Berlin (DE)
23 Oct 2008 – 11 Jan 2009

with Sammy Baloji, Berry Bickle, Jodi Bieber, Mohamed Camara, Saidou Dicko, Mouna Karray, Aida Muluneh, Soavina Ramaroson, Michael Tsegaye, Nontsikelelo "Lolo" Veleko
The Venice Biennale - 52nd International Art Exhibition

Think with the Senses – Feel with the Mind. Art in the Present Tense

The Venice Biennale, Venezia (IT)
10 Jun 2007 – 21 Nov 2007

with Ignasi Aballi, Adel Abdessemed, AES+F, Mounira El-Solh, Francis Alys, Alexander Hnilitsky & Lesia Zaiats, Alterazioni Video, Ghada Amer, Hüseyin Bahri Alptekin, Hüseyin Bahri Alptekin, Sonia Balassanian, Oladélé Ajiboyé Bamgboyé …
Check-List Luanda Pop

Venice Biennale - AFRICA, Venezia (IT)
10 Jun 2007 – 21 Nov 2007

with Oladélé Ajiboyé Bamgboyé, Zoulikha Bouabdellah, Loulou Cherinet, Mounir Fatmi, Ihosvanny, Alfredo Jaar, Kiluanji Kia Henda, Paul D. Miller Aka DJ Spooky, Santu Mofokeng, N'Dilo Mutima, Ingrid Mwangi, Tracey Rose …
Sharjah Biennial 8 - STILL LIFE

ART, ECOLOGY AND THE POLITICS OF CHANGE

Sharjah Biennial, Sharjah (AE)
4 Apr 2007 – 4 Jun 2007

with Ignasi Aballi, Lida Abdul, Noor Al-Bastaki, Lara Almarcegui, Roy Arden, Mireille Astore, Lara Baladi, Taysir Batniji, Sophie Elbaz, Touhami Ennadre, Mounir Fatmi, Simryn Gill …
Singapore Biennale 2006: Belief

Singapore Biennale, Singapore (SG)
4 Sep 2006 – 12 Nov 2006

with Bani Abidi, Makoto Aida, Vyacheslav Akhunov, Jane Alexander, Jonathan Allen, Nuha Asad, Bigert & Bergstroem, Johanna Billing, Scott Bowe, Sheba Chhachhi, Com & Com, Simryn Gill …
Nafas - Islamische Welten

Aktuelle Kunst aus der islamisch geprägten Welt

ifa-Galerie, Berlin (DE)
19 May 2006 – 20 Aug 2006

with Lida Abdul, Vyacheslav Akhunov, Mounir Fatmi
Flight 405

Galerie Sfeir-Semler Beirut, Beyrouth
9 Apr 2005 – 18 Jun 2005

with Elger Esser, Alfredo Jaar, Emily Jacir, Till Krause, Hiroyuki Masuyama, Michelangelo Pistoletto, Walid Raad (The Atlas Group), Akram Zaatari
Flight 405

Galerie Sfeir-Semler, Hamburg (DE)
31 Mar 2005 – 10 May 2005

with Elger Esser, Alfredo Jaar, Emily Jacir, Till Krause, Hiroyuki Masuyama, Michelangelo Pistoletto, Walid Raad (The Atlas Group), Akram Zaatari
Some Stories

Kunsthalle Wien, Wien (AT)
1 Apr 2005 – 24 Apr 2005

with Lara Baladi, Diana El Jeroudi, Mona Hatoum, Guelsuen Karamustafa, Shirin Neshat, Zineb Sedira

Events

12th Berlin Biennale for Contemporary Art

Berlin Biennale, Berlin (DE)
11 Jun 2022 – 18 Sep 2022

with Lawrence Abu Hamdan, Haig Aivazian, Ariella Azoulay, Sammy Baloji, Basel Abbas and Ruanne Abou-Rahme, Taysir Batniji, Zach Blas, Ammar Bouras, Clement Cogitore, Monica de Miranda, Omer Fast, Simone Fattal …