MOHAMMAD OMAR KHALIL | The Nile | A River of Continues Inspiration | Contemporary Artist and Heir to an Ancient River

HER BRITANNIC MAJESTY’S AMBASSADOR, H.E JOHN CASSON will kindly inaugurate the Exhibition ‘ The Nile | A River of Continues Inspiration’ by Eminent Sudanese American Contemporary Artist Mohammad Omar Khalil

Private Opening: 17^th of May 2015 – Public Opening: 18^th of May 2015

The Exhibition will run through 17^th of September 2015

Almasar Gallery is Celebrating its seventh anniversary by hosting ‘for the first time in its career ‘ a foreign Artist , who is the world famous Contemporary Artist, we are proud to present his first Solo Exhibition on the Egyptian Art Scene .

Mohammad Omar Khalil, one of the most important eminent Contemporary Arab American Artist on the global art scene today will feature his new works of Art which he has produced specially for his Solo Exhibition at

Al MASAR Gallery. 

Mohammed Omar Khalil, American artist of Sudanese origin, born in Burri , near Khartoum in 1936, and is a resident and works in New York since 1967. Khalil is also a professor of contemporary art at the University of Parsons in New York.

The exhibition features reflection of the Artist’s culture and memories on Egypt and his original homeland Sudan on his Art. Such event throughout the past decades of political and social changes led him to creating his new collection following the idea and text of Al MASAR Gallery for this show.

The idea of the exhibition is focused on; Nations united and divided politically but the artistic inspiration remains one, blended with all of the contemporary Artists living by the Nile banks in Egypt or Sudan alike .the Kingdom of Egypt (Egypt and Sudan) and which became divided into two nations through the modern history of Egypt.  Sudan itself became one nation then divided to Sudan and south Sudan recently. But the immortal Nile remains giving life and inspiration to all Artists alongside.

The 2 themes in  the Exhibition  are: ‘’Oum Kolthoum’’ l which features images of Late Egyptian Diva singing in Sudan and in different occasions , as well late leader Gamal Abdel Nasser in many important social events . Both characters represent Egypt’s modern Art and politics History together in one scene. The second theme is on Sudan itself and titled  ‘’ Sallow ‘’, a Sudanese word which means the old tree branch when it fells to the ground leaving the mother older tree.

 This Exhibition is curated and produced by AL MASAR GALLERY FOR CONTEMPORARY ART.

For more information about the full Exhibited collection, kindly contact us.