Maha Maamoun

Visual artist

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video still "2026" - (2010, 9'), courtesy of Maha Maamoun

Is an Egyptian visual artist based in Cairo. Her work was shown in biennials and exhibitions including: Past of the Coming Days - Sharjah Biennial 9 (2009); PhotoCairo 4 - CiC (2008); Global Cities - Tate Modern (2007), C on Cities – 10th Venice Biennale of Architecture (2006); Snap Judgments – ICP (2006); 6th Biennial of Contemporary African art DAK’ART, (2004); 5th Biennale of African Photography – Bamako (2003). She was co-curator of PhotoCairo3 - an International Photography and Video festival in Cairo (2005), and assistant curator for Meeting Points 5 – an International Multidisciplinary Contemporary Arts Festival (2007). Maamoun is a board member of the Contemporary Image Collective (CiC) - a Cairo-based art space.

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  • Maha Maamoun