Yasmine Gamea

Yasmin Gamea

Born in 1988, Gamea is a visual artist and academic based in Cairo. She holds a PhD and lectures at the Faculty of Applied Arts, Helwan University.

Her practice is rooted in contemporary art, working primarily with photography and installation. Through experimental media and conceptual approaches, she explores contemporary human and social issues, with a particular focus on women’s narratives. In 2025, she presented her first solo exhibition, The Tale of Mr. Rooster, a symbolic and narrative-driven visual experience.

Gamea has participated in numerous exhibitions and art events in Egypt and internationally, including What on Earth? at Granada Palace, held alongside the Global Climate Summit (Cairo, 2022), and the Chitrashala International Art Symposium (India, 2022). She also took part in the Youth Salon at the Cairo Opera House from 2015 to 2021.

Her work has been shown in group exhibitions at major institutions such as the Gezira Art Center (2017), Medrar for Contemporary Art (2016), the Third South International Salon at the Faculty of Fine Arts in Luxor (2015), the Second Middle East Salon for Small Works (2014), and the 56th Cairo Salon at the Cairo Opera House (2013).

She has received several awards, including the Youth Salon Award (2020), the Photography Award at the Third South International Salon (2015), and the Young Talents Exhibition Award at the 54th Cairo Salon (2014).