User:Fatenn Mostafa Kanafani

Fatenn Mostafa Kanafani (Arabic: فاتن مصطفى كنفاني) is an Egyptian-Austrian lecturer and art historian whose research focuses on twentieth-century Egyptian modernism. She is the founder of ArtTalks | Egypt, a Cairo-based interdisciplinary art space dedicated to the management of Egyptian artists’ estates and geared towards individuals and institutions committed to the acquisition of modern Egyptian artists and the field of Egyptian art history. She has published in journals such as Mada Masr, al-Ahram, and Rawi. Her upcoming book is Modern Art in Egypt: Identity and Independence (1850-1930) will be published in Spring 2020 by Bloomsbury-I.B. Tauris.

Kanafani has contributed with a chapter to the first catalogue raisonné for a Middle Eastern artist, Egyptian modernist painter Mahmoud Saïd (Skira, 2016). She was one amongst 38 selected Egyptian living female achievers to contribute to the publication of Daughters of the Nile: Egyptian women changing their world (Cambridge Scholars, 2016) and was featured in Five Scenes in the Contemporary African Art world, a chapter dedicated to five influential metropolitan cities in Africa, in Africa Rising: fashion, design and lifestyle from Africa (Gestalten, 2016). Her most recent participation in international conferences was as a speaker on two panels at a conference entitled Venice and the Arab World under the auspices of the Universtá Ca’ Foscari in Venice in October 2017.

Born in Cairo and raised in Europe, Kanafani graduated with a BA in Economics from Webster University in Vienna, Austria. She built a distinguished career, spanning over fifteen years of international corporate management, first with Procter & Gamble in Austria and PepsiCo in Egypt, then serving as CEO and board member of Gianaclis Vineyards for Beverages and as senior member of the Executive Committee of Al-Ahram Beverages Company. During her tenure, she worked on the sale of ABC to Heineken in 2003.

Her late father was a distinguished Egyptian diplomat. She was raised between Egypt, France, Belgium, Turkey and Austria. She is married to Dr Hakam Kanafani, an Egyptian-Palestinian Telecommunication Senior Executive and together, they have three children. They are dedicated patrons to emerging Egyptian artists as well as to The Ghassan Kanafani Cultural Foundation (GKCF) in Beirut, Lebanon.

ArtTalks Founded in 2009, ArtTalks | Egypt is a Cairo-based art space dedicated to the management of selected Egyptian artists’ estates (e.g. Egyptian painter and sculptor Sobhy Guirguis (1929- 2013) and surrealist painter Mohamed Riad Saied (1937-2008). The gallery’s interdisciplinary practice of exhibitions, lectures, private massive archive, and publications offers a unique platform for individuals and institutions committed to the field of Egyptian art history and the acquisition of authenticated modern works of art by twentieth century artists from Egypt.

In addition, the gallery has rigidly selected a roster of emerging artists to work exclusively with, and channels a part of its income towards an art fund to finance an extensive educational program with monthly seminars on the history of Egyptian modern art and talks from international art practitioners the gallery invites.

Books and Articles

(2017) "Modernist Women of Egypt" Green Art Gallery, http://www.gagallery.com/news/and34modernist-women-of-egyptand34-publication

(2016) "A Legacy of Dichotomies: When the International Art Market Met the “Oriental Lord”  in MAHMOUD SAÏD CATALOGUE RAISONNÉ, pp. 197-225 http://www.mahmoud-said.com/description.html

(2016) "Daughters of the Nile: Egyptian Women Changing Their World" Cambridge Scholars, https://books.google.com.eg/books?id=tea2DQAAQBAJ&pg=PA217&lpg=PA217&dq=fatenn+mostafa&source=bl&ots=Wuq0z4x7RE&sig=ky_Pgxs-JcBKSLWF63jFtx9_cD8&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjZnZLmxP_ZAhWHZ1AKHbXGDic4ChDoAQg0MAQ#v=onepage&q=fatenn%20mostafa&f=false

(2016-10) "The Island of Hope: How the Art and Liberty Sought to Save Egypt from Itself" Rawi, Issue no. 8, https://rawi-magazine.com/articles/egyptian_surrealists/

(2016-10) "Made in the Arab World: The Ramzi Dalloul Collection" Rawi, Issue no. 8.

(2016-05-05) "EGYPT’S 19TH-CENTURY BRUSH WITH FINE ARTS" Mada Masr, http://www.madamasr.com/sections/culture/egypts-19th-century-brush-fine-arts

(2016-06-02) "Adam Henein: The Sweetest Haven" Al Ahram Weekly, http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/News/16512/23/The-sweetest-haven.aspx

(2016-11-11) "THE PERMANENT REVOLUTION: FROM CAIRO TO PARIS WITH THE EGYPTIAN SURREALISTS" Mada Masr, http://www.madamasr.com/en/2016/11/11/feature/culture/the-permanent-revolution-from-cairo-to-paris-with-the-egyptian-surrealists/

(2015-05-25) "Buyer Beware: Part I The Rise of Art Fraud in Egypt" Mada Masr, http://www.madamasr.com/sections/culture/buyer-beware-part-1-rise-art-fraud-egypt

(2015-05-28) "Buyer Beware: Part II The Way Forward" Mada Masr, http://www.madamasr.com/sections/culture/buyer-beware-part-2-way-forward

(2014-08-09) "A Diaspora Collection" http://archive.thisweekinpalestine.com/details.php?id=3480&ed=197&edid=197

References

Lindsey, Ursula "Catalogue Reveals Pioneering Egyptian Painter’s Legacy" (2017-09-11) al-Fanar, https://www.al-fanarmedia.org/2017/09/catalogue-reveals-pioneering-egyptian-painters-legacy/

Bardaouil, Sam "Surrealism in Egypt: Modernism and the Art and Liberty Group" (2017), I. B. Tauris. Lamei, Nevine (2017-09-20) "Fatenn Mostafa: Vendeuse de rêve" Al Ahram Hebdo, http://hebdo.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/0/9/44/25773/Fatenn-Mostafa--Vendeuse-de-rêve.aspx

"Egypt's Gypsum and Art Talks galleries host exhibits at Art Dubai 2017" (2017-03-15) Al Ahram http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/5/25/260843/Arts--Culture/Visual-Art/Egypts-Gypsum-and-Art-Talks-galleries-host-exhibit.aspx

"Eight Women Dominating Egypt’s Art Industry" (2016-02-22), Cairo Gossip, http://cairogossip.com/gossip/arts-culture/eight-women-dominating-egypts-art-industry/

"Five Scenes in the Contemporary African Art world," in "AFRICA RISING: FASHION, DESIGN AND LIFESTYLE FROM AFRICA" (2016), Gestalten Berlin, https://gestalten.com/products/africa-rising

ElKamel, Sara (2013-11-27) "ArtTalks pays tribute to the masters of modern Egyptian art" Al Ahram Online, http://english.ahram.org.eg/News/86360.aspx

FLEISHMAN, Jeffrey (2013-02-09) "Artists in Egypt work in a tense atmosphere" LOS ANGELES TIMES, https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/la-xpm-2013-feb-09-la-et-cm-egypt-brotherhood-artists-20130210-story.html

Helmlinger, Julien (30.01.2013) "Front commun des artistes égyptiens pour la liberté d'expression" Actualité https://www.actualitte.com/article/monde-edition/front-commun-des-artistes-egyptiens-pour-la-liberte-d-039-expression/39007

Shaw, Anny (2013-01-24) "Egypt’s art world rallies to defend freedom of expression" The Art Newspaper

Daily News Egypt (2012-12-25) "Art Talks puts the focus back on Egyptian art" https://ww.dailynewssegypt.com/2012/12/25/art-talks-puts-the-focus-back-on-egyptian-art/

Elkamel, Sara (2012-12-20)"Long Live Free Art': Art as a weapon of resistance across generations" http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/5/25/60933/Arts--Culture/Visual-Art/Long-Live-Free-Art-Art-as-a-weapon-of-resistance-a.aspx

(2001) "EGYPTIAN winemaking: FROM CLEOPATRA TO MODERN FRENCH-ASSISTED EXPERTISE" Summit Reports, http://www.summitreports.com/egypt/wines.htm

Postlewaite, Susan (2001) "Two brewers beat as one" American Chamber of Commerce in Egypt, https://www.amcham.org.eg/publications/business-monthly/issues/5/May-2001/1690/two-brewers-beat-as-one

Treaster, Joseph B. (1999-12-25) "Inverting the Pyramid in Egypt; A Beer Maker Blossoms With Its Nonalcoholic Brew" The New York Times, https://www.nytimes.com/1999/12/25/business/inverting-the-pyramid-in-egypt-a-beer-maker-blossoms-with-its-nonalcoholic-brew.html

Ahram Beverage Audit. (2017, Feb 26). Retrieved from https://studymoose.com/ahram-beverage-audit-essay