Yahya Al Sheikh Khoder

Born in Cairo, 1946.

BA Economics and Political Science, American University of Cairo, Cairo, 1969

BFA Visual Art and Music, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada.

Studied art under the patronage of the great artist Fouad Kamel.

She held exhibitions in Egypt, Yemen, Greece, Canada and France. Illustrated many books including editions of Ungaretti, Cavafy and for the Nobel laureate Naguib Mahfouz.

SSE:

2010 “A Voyage through Cavafy’s Alexandria – Watercolors by Anna Boghiguian,” Benaki Museum of Islamic Art in collaboration with Kalfayan Galleries, Athens

2007 Safar Khan Gallery, Cairo

SGE:

2009 11th Istanbul Biennale (catalogue)

2008 “In the Middle of the Middle” (curated by Catherine David). Artworks by Jawad Al Malhi, Yasser Alwan, Ayman Baalbaki, Anna Boghiguian, Rami Farah, Joude Gorani, Wafa Hourani, Simon Kabboush, Wael Noureddine, Hani Rashed, Walid Sadek and Akram Zaatari. Galerir Sgier-Semier, Beirut.

2007 1st Thessalonki Biennale of Contemporay Art. Exhibition: ‘Divisions,” (curated by Catherine David), Thessaloniki

2004 “Contemporary Arab Representations, Cairo,” Bildmuseet, Umea, Sweden

2003

  • “Contemporary Arab Representations: Cairo,” Witte de With Center for Contemporary Art, Rotterdam
  • “Artists’ Book,” Rare Books Library of American University in Cairo

2002 “Straight from the Artists’ Studios,” Falaki Gallery, Cairo

2000 “Artists’ Books,” Rare Books Library of the American University in Cairo