Known name: GAMIL SHAFIK
Date of birth: 8/10/1938
Place of birth: Western
Date of death: 12/23/2016
Specialization: Photography

school grade
– Bachelor’s degree from the College of Fine Arts, Photography Department, 1962.
He joined the first batch of the Higher Institute of Artistic Appreciation for four years in 1975.
membership
Member of the Fine Artists Syndicate.
Member of the Journalists Syndicate.
– Member of the Artists and Writers Group (Cairo Atelier).
Jobs and occupations undertaken by the artist
He worked as a newspaper artist since 1959.
He worked as a technical expert in the Arab Organization for Education, Culture and Science (Echo) from 1979 to 1984.
– He works as a technical advisor at Dar Al-Taawoun Foundation.

Technical visits
– Lebanon – Jordan.
Local and international encyclopedias in which the artist’s name is listed
– The book (Jamil Shafiq between Dream and Legend) – written by critic Ezz El-Din Naguib, issued by the General Book Authority 2017.
Literature and cultural activities
– A workshop entitled (Pencil Drawing) at the Gezira Arts Center in Zamalek, June 2010.
International awards
– Jury Prize (drawing) at the 18th Alexandria Biennale for Mediterranean Countries, 1993.
Private collectibles
– Some individuals in Egypt and abroad.
Official collectibles
– Museum of Modern Egyptian Art – Cairo.
– Ministry of Culture .
– National Bank of Egypt .