Rehab El Sadek

Place: Cairo

Born: 1974

Biography:

Rehab El Sadik is an Egyptian artist of Sudanese ancestry whose career has spanned 25 years, 17 countries and 4 continents. She is an interdisciplinary artist working at the intersection of conceptual art, architecture, and language. In her work, she uses light, shadow, history, and memory to conceptualize meditative journeys through personal past and the ancient world. The largest influence on her work is the rich history of her native country and ancient civilizations. She often borrows colors, textures, and materials from antiquity. In a modest way, she likes to think she is contributing to a vernacular that's been around for thousands of years. In 2017, El Sadek was named the City of Austin’s first Artist-in-Residence, exploring environmental and social issues embedded in a city department. she continued to explore similar themes with “Transient” at Prizer Arts & Letters Gallery, a social practice-focused exhibition in 2019. Also in 2019, she received a Foundation of Contemporary Art Emergency Grant supporting “The Memory Palace” her first solo exhibition in North America. Recent and Forthcoming Residencies and Fellowships: MacDowell (New Hampshire) 2020, Vermont Studio Center 2020, Good Hart Residency (stay-in-place) 2020, Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts (Omaha, NE) 2021, Anderson Center Residency (Redwing, MN) 2021. Past Residencies: The UNESCO-supported Artists’ Bursaries at Gasworks Artists Studios London 1998, the Art Omi Residency (Ghent, NY) 2019, the Thami Mnyele Residency Award (Amsterdam) 2004, Townhouse Gallery International Residency (Cairo) 2003, Vasl Residency (Karachi) 2001, International Artists Residency, Kuona ....