Born 1969, Cairo, Egypt

Khaled Sirag is a prominent Egyptian ceramic artist whose practice combines contemporary sculptural ceramics with academic research and international cultural exchange. Born in Cairo in 1969, he graduated from the Ceramics Department, Faculty of Applied Arts, Helwan University in 1992, where he has been working as a lecturer since 2006.

Sirag has held several notable solo exhibitions, including two solo shows at Gezira Art Center, Cairo (2005 and 2013), followed by Ma’at: Changing Colors (2015), Together (2018, duet with Hungarian artist Anita Toth), and Singularity (2021) at Ubuntu Art Gallery, Cairo. His practice has been shaped by sustained international collaborations, particularly in Europe, including a duet exhibition with Istvan Zakar in Budapest (2014) and participation with duet works in the solo exhibition of Hungarian artist Anita Toth at Keramiapark, Budapest (2014).

Throughout his career, Khaled Sirag has participated in more than 80 local and international exhibitions and over 35 workshops and symposiums across Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. His works are held in public collections in more than 21 countries worldwide.

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Selected Exhibitions

Solo Exhibitions

• Singularity, Ubuntu Art Gallery, Cairo, Egypt (2021)
• Together (duet with Anita Toth), Ubuntu Art Gallery, Cairo, Egypt (2018)
• Ma’at: Changing Colors, Ubuntu Art Gallery, Cairo, Egypt (2015)
• Ego II, Gezira Art Center, Cairo, Egypt (2013)
• Ego, Gezira Art Center, Cairo, Egypt (2005)

Selected Group & International Exhibitions

• (2016) – New York Art Fair, Ubuntu Art Gallery, New York, USA
  – Miami Art Fair, Ubuntu Art Gallery, Miami, USA
• (2014) The Silk Road, Appolonian Palace Gallery, Piran, Slovenia (2014)
• (2011) The International Mixed Exhibition, Usak University Art Gallery, Usak, Turkey.
• (2010) The Special Invitation Exhibition, Onggi Gallery, Ulsan, S. Korea.
  – In the memory of Árpád Csekovszky, guest of honor, Sándor Vigyázó Gallery, Budapest, Hungary.
  – Open air museum of ceramics, Eskisehir, Turkey.
  – A ceramic message, The Polish Archive Museum, Budapest, Hungary. • The 10th ceramic symposium exhibition, Saad Zaghloul Cultural Center, Cairo.
• UNICUM – International Ceramic Triennial, National Museum of Slovenia, Ljubljana, Slovenia (2009)
• International Onggi (Earthenware) Competition Exhibition, Ulsan, South Korea (2009)
• International Festival of Postmodern Ceramics, Kerameikon, Varaždin, Croatia
• Cairo International Biennale for Ceramics, Cairo, Egypt
• Panorama of Contemporary Egyptian Ceramics, Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Egypt
• Port Said National Biennale, Port Said, Egypt
• Egyptian National Exhibition, Art Palace, Cairo, Egypt
• Exhibitions and symposium shows in Hungary, Turkey, Spain, Austria, Germany, Serbia, Argentina, and South Korea

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Awards & Prizes

Third Prize in Ceramics, Salon of Youth, Cairo, Egypt (1996)

Special Prize, Ulsan International Onggi (Earthenware) Competition, South Korea (2009)

Honorary Diploma, 78th International Competition for Ceramics, La Rambla, Spain (2008)

Honorary Diploma, 76th International Competition for Ceramics, La Rambla, Spain (2006)

Third Prize in Ceramics, Port Said National Biennale, Egypt (2005)

Third Prize in Ceramics, Salon of Youth, Cairo, Egypt (2001)

Honorary Prize in Ceramics, Salon of Youth, Cairo, Egypt (2000)