Safarkhan Art Gallery

Safarkhan Art Gallery The original home of modern Egyptian art, since 1968.

Accessible polyester sculptures from one of our longest standing contemporary talents, Sarkis Tossoonian. The artist’s s...
06/09/2026

Accessible polyester sculptures from one of our longest standing contemporary talents, Sarkis Tossoonian. The artist’s sculpture reflects his optimistic vision and his fascination with Greco-Roman civilization which his native Alexandria was steeped in during antiquity.

Primarily working with bronze for its malleable properties and piercing oxidized green hue, Tossoonian craftily brings another medium into his repertoire for those looking for a more mobile and accessible alternative.

Discover our crop of Modernist and contemporary talents via our website (link in bio) and stay tuned for more details on our season opener as we look to begin our 2026/27 season at the end of the month!

Sarkis Tossoonian, ‘Palig’, 2022, polyester, 31 x 26 x 19cm, signed & dated.

Although El Hussein Fawzi (1905-1999) was recognised as a graphic artist, he was also an accomplished painter in the cla...
03/09/2026

Although El Hussein Fawzi (1905-1999) was recognised as a graphic artist, he was also an accomplished painter in the classical sense. Upon his return to Egypt, he founded the Department of Graphic Arts at the Faculty of Fine Arts and later was appointed director of the department, a position he held until his retirement.

Fawzi has since been recognized as one of the foremost pioneers of Egyptian Modernism, and Safarkhan is the only place to discover the breadth of his remaining oeuvre spanning watercolor, ink, pencil and lithograph compositions.

Discover our crop of Modernist and contemporary talents online via our website (link in bio), and we can’t wait to begin our new season at the end of this month!

El Hussein Fawzi (1905-1999), ‘Young Palm’, lithograph, 45 x 30cm, signed.

Ahmed Saber’s trademark Egyptian-surrealism has captivated art lovers and it is why we are eagerly anticipating his new ...
31/08/2026

Ahmed Saber’s trademark Egyptian-surrealism has captivated art lovers and it is why we are eagerly anticipating his new work due to feature soon with us.

Saber’s canvases are illustrative meditations on various intellectual and psychological phenomena, he accomplishes this by presenting us with realistic elements, whether symbols or objects, living or inanimate, within a framework of surrealist irrationalism.

Discover our crop of contemporary talents via our website (link in bio), and we can’t wait to begin our new season at the end of September!

Ahmed Saber, ‘Livelihood’, 2019, engraving on woodcut, 85 x 95cm, signed & dated.

A rare and quaint older work from Katherine Bakhoum, rare because normally art lovers leave little each exhibition from ...
28/08/2026

A rare and quaint older work from Katherine Bakhoum, rare because normally art lovers leave little each exhibition from this beloved artist who has been a Safarkhan regular and one of the gallery’s longest standing contemporary talents.

We are currently closed for annual leave until September 1, until then you can discover our entire range of Modernist and contemporary painting and sculpture via our website (link in bio).

Katherine Bakhoum, ‘Family’, 2022, oil on canvas, 65 x 65cm, signed & dated.

Mohamed Hussein’s art is one that is predominantly landscape based, and his compositional method attributes the settings...
23/08/2026

Mohamed Hussein’s art is one that is predominantly landscape based, and his compositional method attributes the settings he captures a palpable living and organic character. Whether modest mud huts, city skyscrapers or the informal settlements and shanty towns that are so prevalent across the greater Cairo area, he infuses them with a rustic and beautified appeal.

One of the preeminent characteristics of Hussein’s painting is that he manages, with an unassuming yet cultured palette and composition, to transform the otherwise mundane or unappealing into something aesthetically pleasing in a way that transfixes our attention.

Visit our website (link in bio) to discover more from our fresh up and coming talents and much more until we are back and open again in September!

Mohamed Hussein, ‘Fellucas’, 2024, acrylic on canvas, 80 x 120cm, signed & dated.

Tasneem El Meshad’s composition and the balance she creates amongst her works is immediately apparent. Her compositional...
18/08/2026

Tasneem El Meshad’s composition and the balance she creates amongst her works is immediately apparent. Her compositional style is a trademark refreshed interpretation of minimalist cubism, using this, she partitions the canvas in a highly detailed and sensitive fashion that is as compatible as it is experimental and daring, attributing to her works an almost 3D-level of depth.

What sets Artist Tasneem El-Meshad’s style apart is an innovative ability to communicate raw emotion by amalgamating both typical and atypical angular shapes. We’re excited to bring you what’s next from the imagination of one of our most promising young talents.

Discover more from our crop of contemporary and Modernist names via our website (link in bio).

Tasneem El Meshad, ‘Inner Child Dreams’, 2024, acrylic on canvas, 110 x 90cm, signed & dated.

Shaaban Zaki (1899-1968), while also a prolific author, excelled at watercolor painting, making it his primary medium, a...
14/08/2026

Shaaban Zaki (1899-1968), while also a prolific author, excelled at watercolor painting, making it his primary medium, and as one of the forefathers of the Egyptian Modernist tradition he left us with an illuminating collection portraying a romanticized, but highly realistic, vision of the Egypt of old.

While this example is an oil rendition, the telltale characteristics of Zaki’s painting shine through — a distinctly personal impressionist genre of art that retains an indelible quality of classical realism that epitomized the early Modernist period he rose to prominence within.

Discover our trove of pioneer works via our website (link in bio), the online domain of the original home of Modern Egyptian art.

Shaaban Zaki (1899-1968), ‘Seated Women’, oil on wood, 36 x 32cm.

Engaging and accessible miniatures from Ahmed Yousry whose predominant focus in his painting has always been predicated ...
11/08/2026

Engaging and accessible miniatures from Ahmed Yousry whose predominant focus in his painting has always been predicated on his ability to concentrate on establishing through his preferred medium of acrylic paints and inks, his captivating visions of urban dwellings and super-organisms.

Yousry’s art also explores the materialistic control and lack of human substance he sees in the world around us. His style is a meditative amalgamation of diverse methods of expression based on the practice of improvisation which he has always gravitated to while painting.

Discover more from our exciting crop of guest contemporary talents on offer via our website (link in bio).

Ashraf El Zamzami’s art is born out of an ever-present duality wrestling perpetually inside his persona, this divergence...
08/08/2026

Ashraf El Zamzami’s art is born out of an ever-present duality wrestling perpetually inside his persona, this divergence of tortured individualism and spirited, almost childlike optimism, are homogenized into a painter’s mind that is in every manner of the word, genius.

Discover more from our crop of contemporary talents via our website (link in bio).

Ashraf El Zamzami, ‘Untitled’, 2024, oil on canvas, 96 x 96cm, signed & dated.

New abstract work from resident artist Kinda Adly strays into another entirely new aesthetic direction that we absolutel...
06/08/2026

New abstract work from resident artist Kinda Adly strays into another entirely new aesthetic direction that we absolutely love.

Veering away from her intricately-worked amalgamations of figurative detailing that animates her vibrant pop-art fusion, Kinda now demonstrates an emphatic display of abstraction combining patterns, webbing, and tonal and textured backgrounds.

Discover new additions from our contemporary artists by visiting our website (link in bio).

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6 Brazil Street, Zamalek
Cairo
11211

Opening Hours

Monday 11:30am - 8:30pm
Tuesday 11am - 9pm
Wednesday 11am - 8pm
Thursday 11am - 9pm
Friday 11am - 9pm
Saturday 11am - 9pm

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+201005406045

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