Evelyn Ashamallah
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Evelyn Ashamallah is a female Copt
ic painter, born in Desouk, Kafr el-Sheikh
, Egypt
in 1948 to Ashamallah Eskandar Hanna and Elaine Mikhail Hanna.
She graduated from the faculty of fine arts at Alexandria University
in 1973 and married an Egyptian Journalist, Mahmoud Youssry; they have two sons Bassem and Salam. During the 1980s she lived in Algeria
for a few years with her husband. She has three brothers; Adel (died 1972), Emad (engineer) and Emanuel (lawyer) and three sisters Eva (civil servant), Eman and Amal (teachers). In 2000 she worked for as the manager of the Egyptian museum for contemporary art till she resigned in 2002.
Evelyn Ashamallah had her 22nd art exhibition in 2005, and her style is known for magic fictitious legend where each painting tells a story.
Copt
The Copts are the native Egyptian Christians , a major ethnoreligious group in Egypt....
ic painter, born in Desouk, Kafr el-Sheikh
Kafr el-Sheikh Governorate
Kafr el-Sheikh Governorate is one of the governorates of Egypt. It lies in the northern part of the country, along the western branch of the Nile in the Nile Delta. Its capital is the city of Kafr el-Sheikh.-History:...
, Egypt
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
in 1948 to Ashamallah Eskandar Hanna and Elaine Mikhail Hanna.
She graduated from the faculty of fine arts at Alexandria University
Alexandria University
Alexandria University is a university in Alexandria, Egypt. It was established in 1938 as a satellite of Fuad University , becoming an independent entity in 1942. It was known as Farouk University until the Egyptian Revolution of 1952 when its name was changed to the University of Alexandria...
in 1973 and married an Egyptian Journalist, Mahmoud Youssry; they have two sons Bassem and Salam. During the 1980s she lived in Algeria
Algeria
Algeria , officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria , also formally referred to as the Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of Northwest Africa with Algiers as its capital.In terms of land area, it is the largest country in Africa and the Arab...
for a few years with her husband. She has three brothers; Adel (died 1972), Emad (engineer) and Emanuel (lawyer) and three sisters Eva (civil servant), Eman and Amal (teachers). In 2000 she worked for as the manager of the Egyptian museum for contemporary art till she resigned in 2002.
Evelyn Ashamallah had her 22nd art exhibition in 2005, and her style is known for magic fictitious legend where each painting tells a story.