Bio
b. Cairo, Egypt, 1976
Academic Posts
2014
Adjunct Faculty, University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2019
Pillars of Light, Cary Arts Center, NC
2018
Ibrahim Said, Claymaker’s Gallery, Durham, NC
2017
Shababik, STARworks Enterprises, Star, NC
2016
Shababik, Gatewood Gallery, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC
2013
Convergence, Steele Hall Gallery, Bennett College, Greensboro, NC
2009
Ibrahim Said, Cairo Atelier Gallery of Contemporary Art, Cairo, Egypt
2005
Ibrahim Said, Sawy Gallery of Contemporary Art, Cairo, Egypt
Selected Group Exhibitions
2020
Invitational Exhibition of Visual Arts, American Academy of Arts and Letters, New York, NY
2019
10th Korean International Ceramic Biennale, Icheon, South Korea
43rd Annual Philadelphia Museum of Art, Contemporary Craft Show, Philadelphia, PA
1st International Ceramic Biennale, Bardo National Museum, Tunis, Tunisia
The Plate, Gezira Art Center, Cairo, Egypt
In Place, Anderson Center, Red Wing, MN
Korean International Ceramic Biennale (KICB2019) [Online Exhibition]
2018
The Burke Prize 2018: The Future of Craft Part 2, Museum of Art and Design, New York, NY
Garden (Feast) of Paradise, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
Garden (Feast) of Paradise, NCECA, Pittsburgh, PA
2017
The Last Drop, NC Pottery Center, Seagrove, NC
The 2017 Zanesville Prize Finalists Exhibit, Zanesville, OH
6th Annual Juried International Exhibition of Contemporary Islamic Art, Irving Art Center, Irving, TX
Shaping the New South, Hudgens Center for Arts, Duluth, GA
Conference: a Woodfire International, STARworks Enterprises, Star, NC
Masterworks of Ceramics, Kalamazoo Institute of Art, Kalamazoo, MI
Contemporary Ceramics Forum, El-Gezira Art Center, Cairo, Egypt
2015
Annual Gathering Exhibition, STARworks, Star, NC
Prized Pieces: The Makers Collection, North Carolina Pottery Center, Seagrove, NC
Ashes to Ashes: Religion in Contemporary Ceramic Art, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
Light for the Dark Months: Pendant Lighting, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
2014
COLLECT, Saatchi Gallery, London, UK
The Clay Studio National, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
2013
35th Annual General Exhibition of Fine Art, Cairo, Egypt
2012
Winter Show, Green Hill Center Gallery, Greensboro, NC
Give Me Wings, FRANK Gallery, Chapel Hill, NC
2011
Masqat Festival, Masqat, Oman
2010
International Competition and Exhibition of Islamic Arts, Qatar
Ceramica Della Rambla, Cordoba, Spain
33rd Annual General Exhibition of Fine Art in Egypt
Second International Biennial Exhibition of Contemporary Teapot Art, Shanghai, China
International Exhibition of Ceramics and Pottery, Kuwait
Ramadan Exhibit, Sawy Gallery of Contemporary Art, Cairo, Egypt
2008
Ceramica Della Rambla, Cordoba, Spain
2007
4th World Ceramic Exposition (CEBIKO), South Korea
2005
Exhibition of Asala Association, Sawy Gallery of Contemporary Art, Cairo, Egypt
2003
QatarSummer Festival, Doha, Qatar
2002
Exhibition of Asala Association, Gent, Belgium
Collections
Bait al-Baranda Museum, Muscat, Oman
CEBIKO Museum, South Korea
Center of Islamic Art, Kuwait
Chipstone Foundation, Milwaukee, WI
Fidelity Investments Corporate Collection, Boston, MA
Fustat Ceramics Center, Cairo, Egypt
Kalamazoo Institute of Art, Kalamazoo, MI
Mint Museum, Charlotte, NC
Museum of Modern Art, Cairo, Egypt
National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland
Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA
Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum of Art at Hamilton College, Clinton, NY
V&A Museum, London, England
Selected Residencies and Awards
2020
Metcalf Award, American Academy of Arts and Letters, New York, NY
2019
Viewers Choice Award, The 10th Korean International Ceramic Biennale, Icheon, South Korea
2018
Delham Service League Purchase Award, Mint Museum, Charlotte, NC
Daisy Wade Bridges Memorial Award, Mint Museum, Charlotte, NC
Finalist, The Burke Prize, Museum of Art and Design, New York, NY
2017
People's Choice Award, Zanesville Prize, Zanesville, OH
2015
Ceramic Artist-in-Residence (September-December), STARworks, Star, NC
Ceramic Artist-in-Residence (June-July), The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
2013
Visiting Artist, Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC
2011
First Prize in Innovation and Creativity, Masqat Festival, Oman
2010
Prize in Innovation and Creativity, Doha, Qatar
Jury Prize, Art Festival and the masses, Street Muizz Fatimid Cairo Historical, Cairo, Egypt
2007
Honorary Award, 4th World Ceramic Exposition, Korea
Selected Bibliography
2021
Carlano, Annie. “Curator’s Pick: Black Stacked Circles by Ibrahim Said,” Mint Museum 5 April 2021 [online video]
2019
Said, Ibrahim. “Potters on Pots.” Ceramic Review Issue 299, September/October 2019
2018
Hunter, Robert. “The Last Drop: Intoxicating Pottery, Past and Present.” Ceramics in America 2018
Cabe, Jessica. “Ibrahim Said: A Life of Making.” Ceramics Monthly 5 March 2018
2014
Said, Ibrahim. “Statement of Practice, Searching for Forms That Smell of Egypt.” The Journal of Modern Craft Vol. 7 Issue 3, November 2014
Symposiums, Workshops, and Artist Talk
2020
Presenter, NCECA Maker’s Space, Richmond, VA
2019
The 9th International Ceramic Symposium, Tunis, Tunisia
Summer Masters Series Workshop Instructor, Greenwich House Pottery, New York, NY
2017
Panelist, “Contemporary Diaspora Art,” North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh, NC
International Woodfire NC Conference, STARworks Enterprises, Star, NC
2016
Visiting Artist Lecture and Workshop, Whittier College, Whittier, CA
Visiting Artist Lecture and Workshop: Islamic Design in Clay, The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
Visiting Artist Lecture and Workshop, University of North Carolina at Pembroke, NC
2013
2 Penland School of Crafts, Visiting Artist, Asheville, NC
2010
11th Annual Pottery Symposium, Fayum Oasis, Egypt
2009
10th Annual Pottery Symposium, Fayum Oasis, Egypt