Romany Hafez is a visual artist; he lives and works in Cairo, Egypt. Hafez studied creativity, innovation and design at the Cairo School of Applied Arts, Helwan University in the nineties, alongside the sciences of Coptic language and heritage.
During his expeditious journey, which spans slightly over 15 years, Hafez has been exploring the origins and foundations of a practice that has gradually faded across two millennia. Hafez has developed a new typeface that resonates with the local ancestry of ancient Coptic art and language.
His work includes a deep and engaged photograpic and textual documentation. In addition to teaching the results of his research, Hfaez also teaches the Coptic language to younger generations of artists, scholars and researchers. Hafez is a regular lecturer of Coptic Heritage, Art and Language and is interested in disseminating his knowledge of this heritage through photography, writing and lecturing throughout the globe.
“Echoes of Serenity” Solo Exhibition at Picasso Art Gallery,
February 2025, Cairo, Egypt.
“Miscegenation” Group Exhibition at Shelter Art Space,
September 2021, Alexandria, Egypt.
“To Be Present” Solo Exhibition at Picasso Art Gallery,
February 2021, Cairo, Egypt.
“Aura” Salon Du Caire 59th Edition Group Exhibition,
February 2020, Cairo, Egypt.
“Memorabilia... Paraphernalia” Solo Exhibition at Picasso Art Gallery,
November 2018, Cairo, Egypt.
“Dubai Meets the World” Group Exhibition by Aisha Alabbar Art Gallery,
November 2018, Dubai, UAE.
Romany Hafez Founoun Gallery Group Exhibition,
October 2018, Beirut, Lebanon.
“Parallel Universes” Group Exhibition,
March 2018, Cairo, Egypt.
“In Spaces, Beginnings and Memories...”
Solo Exhibition, December 2017, Cairo, Egypt.
During his expeditious journey, which spans slightly over 15 years, Hafez has been exploring the origins and foundations of a practice that has gradually faded across two millennia. Hafez has developed a new typeface that resonates with the local ancestry of ancient Coptic art and language.
His work includes a deep and engaged photograpic and textual documentation. In addition to teaching the results of his research, Hfaez also teaches the Coptic language to younger generations of artists, scholars and researchers. Hafez is a regular lecturer of Coptic Heritage, Art and Language and is interested in disseminating his knowledge of this heritage through photography, writing and lecturing throughout the globe.
Exhibitions
February 2025, Cairo, Egypt.
“Miscegenation” Group Exhibition at Shelter Art Space,
September 2021, Alexandria, Egypt.
“To Be Present” Solo Exhibition at Picasso Art Gallery,
February 2021, Cairo, Egypt.
“Aura” Salon Du Caire 59th Edition Group Exhibition,
February 2020, Cairo, Egypt.
“Memorabilia... Paraphernalia” Solo Exhibition at Picasso Art Gallery,
November 2018, Cairo, Egypt.
“Dubai Meets the World” Group Exhibition by Aisha Alabbar Art Gallery,
November 2018, Dubai, UAE.
Romany Hafez Founoun Gallery Group Exhibition,
October 2018, Beirut, Lebanon.
“Parallel Universes” Group Exhibition,
March 2018, Cairo, Egypt.
“In Spaces, Beginnings and Memories...”
Solo Exhibition, December 2017, Cairo, Egypt.