| BASIL M. EL HALWAGY | 437 Somerville Ave. Apt 1 |
| Born 1980, Racine WI. USA | Somerville, MA. 02143 |
| Egyptian-American Artist | Phone: (857) 891-5486 |
| lives and works in Somerville, MA | |
| view resume in pdf form |
EDUCATION |
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| 2008 - 2009 | Masters of Arts in Teaching (MAT). Arts Education, School of the Museum of Fine Arts & Tufts University, Boston, MA |
| 1998 - 2002 | BA, Studio Art, Wheaton College, Norton, MA. |
GRANTS AND AWARDS |
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| 2009 | B-Safe Summer Program Collaborative Artist-in-Residence. In association with St. Stephens Episcopal Church, directed 70 teens in the creation of six sculptures titled ‘Obelisks of Knowledge’. |
| 2006 | Full fellowship Artist Residency. Vermont Studio Center. Finalist, Manifest Gallery National Drawing Annual. |
| SELECTED SOLO AND TWO PERSON EXHIBITIONS | |
| 2008 | THE COMMON DENOMINATOR. University Gallery. Pittsburg State University. Pittsburg, KS. |
| 2007 | EXPLODING THE DRAWINGS. Resnikov Gallery, Roxbury Community College, Boston, MA THE COMMON DENOMINATOR. Gallery 181. Lawrence, MA. METAMORPHOSIS CHAMBER. FPAC Gallery, Boston, MA. |
2006 |
PERVADING PURUSHA. The Artists Foundation, South Boston MA. EXPLODING THE DRAWINGS. Carberry's Cafe, Cambridge, MA. |
| SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS | |
| 2010 | THE SPACE BETWEEN US, Brooklyn Art Library, Brooklyn, NY ARTISTS CHOICE. Somerville Museum. Somerville, MA VIOLENCE TRANSFORMED. Resnikoff Gallery, Boston, MA NEW EGYPTIAN ARTISTS. Al Masar Gallery, Cairo, Egypt. ART EDUCATORS, Next Door Theater. Winchester, MA |
| 2009 | ARTISTS OF ROXBURY, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA GRADUATING STUDENTS EXHIBITION, Grossman Gallery, Boston, MA. |
| 2008 | WEARABLE ART, Lynn Arts Center, Lynn, MA. INDSIDE OUT. Grossman Gallery, Boston, MA ON DRAWING… New Art Center in Newton, Newton MA. |
| 2007 | AQUANTED WITH NIGHT. Somerville Windows Art Project. WORKS ON PAPER. Lynn Arts Center, Lynn, MA. |
| 2006 | BOSTON OPEN STUDIOS ARTISTS. Scollay Square Gallery, City Hall Boston MA. FAITH IN ART. BHCC Gallery, Boston MA. SEEKERS AND VISIONS. Gallery 181, Lawrence MA. LARGE WORKS AND SMALL WORKS. Gallery 181. Lawrence MA. NATIONAL DRAWING ANNUAL. juried exhibition-in-print, Manifest Gallery, Cincinnati, OH.WORKS ON PAPER. Lynn Arts Center. Lynn MA. AFRICAN WINTER. Scollay Square Gallery, City Hall, Boston MA. |
OPEN STUDIO PARTICIPATION |
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| 2009 | Roxbury Open Studios, Roxbury, MA. |
| 2007 | Somerville Open Studios, Somerville, MA. |
| 2005 | Dorchester Open Studios, Dorchester, MA. |
| Roxbury Open Studios, Roxbury, MA. | |
BIBLIOGRAPHY |
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| McQuade, Cate | ‘High Marks’, Arts and Reviews. Boston Globe, May 2008 |
| Hopkins, Randy. | ‘Lines of Inquiry’. Boston Phoenix, March 2008 |
| Wulff, June. | ‘Inward Exploration’ Boston Globe Side Kick. April, 2007, |
| Cantrell, Cindy. | People: ‘A Foot in Two Cultures’, June 14, 2007 |
| Shawkat, Nabil. | ‘Between Two Worlds’. Profile, Al Beit Magazine. Al Ahram Publishing Februrary 2006 |
| Ford, Rosmary | ‘Divine Art’, Eagle Tribune. September 2006 |
COMMUNITY NETWORKS AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT |
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| 2009-2010 | ART EDUCATOR. (full time). Ambrose Elementary School. Winchester Public Schools. Children ages 5 to 11 years. Winchester, MA. |
| Summer 2009 | ART EDUCATOR. (part time). The Museum of Fine Arts’ Artful Adventures Program in Association with Vine St. Community Center. Children ages 5 to 13 years. Roxbury, MA. |
| Spring 2009 | STUDENT ART TEACHER. (full time). Cambridge Rindge and Latin. Cambridge Public Schools. Cambridge, MA. |
| 2007-2008 | ART EDUCATOR. (full time). Lila G. Fredrick Middle School. Boston Public Schools. Children ages 11 to 14 years. Boston, MA |
| 2005-present | AFFILIATED ARTIST. Act Roxbury. Promotes arts, culture, and development in Roxbury, MA. |