THE TEAM

Nadine Abdel Ghaffar is a multitalented professional. Her hard-work, interest and dedication to art and design help her enhance the cultural and social development landscape in Egypt. In 2003 she founded the interior design consultancy Veradeco. Abdel Ghaffar’s constant work on expanding her knowledge is surely a reason to the success of her company. In 2005, she decided to professionalize her passion in art dealing. She started organizing exhibitions in Egypt and Dubai to promote Egyptian art and artists. Her well-kept connections with collectors and artists are a solid base for her work. Committed to documenting Egypt’s modern art heritage and promoting Egyptian art she established the art consultancy Art D’Égypte With this Egyptian art initiative she aims to encourage the modern and contemporary art scene on an exclusive level.

Abdullah Dawestashy is a photographer, DOP and filmmaker. His introduction to the art world happened through his father, one of Egypt’s important art historians. He then discovered his passion for photography and slowly made it a profession. He participated in different exhibitions as an artist; the Youth Salon, the Mediterranean Youth Biennale in Bari and the Annual Photography Exhibition at the Alexandria Atelier amongst others. Dawestashy also curated photography exhibitions. His photographic vision has been demonstrated in several short fictions and documentaries. Dawestashys first achievement as a film director was the documentary Unseen Alexandria for which he won the second prize of the Mohamed Bayoumi Youth Prize for Short Films under the auspices of the 13th edition of The Alexandria Mediterranean Film Festival in 2014. He also won The State Incentive Award for Photography of Architecture and Sculpture at the exhibition ‘The Original and the Image’ in Alexandria in 2013.

Noura Abla is a graduate from the Zurich University of the Arts. After growing up in Egypt she moved to Switzerland to complete her studies in fine arts with a specialization in theory. During her studies, she focused on the connection between art and politics as well as intercultural issues. Simultaneously she has been increasingly active in the arts and culture field. She was involved in various projects in Switzerland and the Middle East, which included researching, curating, organizing and managing art projects and workshops. Coordinating the Fayoum Art Center’s Winter Academy amongst others. Through fruitful work experiences she gained great insight on the art market as well as film production. She found a fascination for the collaboration with artists and liaising their work and a passion for Egyptian and Middle Eastern art in specific. Abla now lives in Zurich and works between Switzerland and Egypt.

Nora Al Kholi, with her background in psychology, has been able to apply her work to many different aspects. From writing in fashion and lifestyle magazines, to handling events and outlets at the first mall. She has been able to create new events which everyone enjoys, find new concepts in many different aspects, and run her own multi-brand fashion store. Collecting art and consulting on special art pieces , Al Kholi surely has the eye and passion for working hard, creating, engaging people in entertaining events as well as siting on several boards and dedication to charitable work. She has longed for exposing the mystery and beauty of Egyptian art and treasures of Egypt to the world, in hopes that the whole world can see the beauty that is only found in Egypt.