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Maha Maamoun
1972–

Introduction

Maha Maamoun (born 1972, Oakland, California), is an Egyptian award-winning visual artist and curator based in Cairo. She is a founding board member of the Contemporary Image Collective (CiC), an independent non-profit space for art and culture founded in Cairo in 2004. She also co-founded the independent publishing platform called Kayfa-ta in 2013. She was awarded the Jury Prize for her film Domestic Tourism II at Sharjah Biennal 9 (2009). Maamoun is a fellow of the Academy of the Arts of the World.

Wikidata identifier

Q3843417

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Country of birth

Egypt

Roles

Artist, cinematographer, curator, photographer, video artist

ULAN identifier

500356085

Names

Maha Maamoun

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