Adel El Siwi (b. 1952, Beheira) studied medicine at Cairo University, then travelled in Europe and America and self-trained as a painter before returning to Cairo, in 1990, where he is currently based. He had his first major show at Cairo Atelier in 1985 and after that some solo exhibitions in Egypt, Germany, Lebanon and Italy. His group exhibitions include Venice Biennale (1997). He experiments with virtual work projects on buildings and art direction on films.
Represented by Gallery Misr.