Previous Judging Committees – Farouk Hosny Foundation

The Art Awards Judging Committees are independent and include renowned cultural figures as follows:

Seventh Edition – 2026

Painting Award Judging Committee – 2026

Prof. Dr. Gamal Lamie – Head of the Department of Artistic Expression (Painting & Drawing), Faculty of Art Education, Helwan University, and Visiting Professor in Denmark
Artist Samir Fouad – Renowned Fine Artist
Artist Mohamed Abla – Renowned Fine Artist
Dr. Ahmed Ragab Sakr – Former Dean of the Faculty of Fine Arts, Minia University
Dr. Akila Riyad – Fine Artist

Sculpture Award Judging Committee – 2026

Artist Nagy Farid – Visual Artist and Sculptor
Prof. Dr. Essam Darwish – Professor and Head of the Sculpture Department, Faculty of Art Education, Helwan University
Prof. Dr. Marwa Youssef – Professor and Former Head of the Sculpture Department, Faculty of Fine Arts, Helwan University
Prof. Dr. Hassan Kamel – Professor of Sculpture, Department of Stereoscopic Expression, Faculty of Art Education, Helwan University
Artist Tarek El Koumy – Visual Artist, Sculptor, and President of the Syndicate of Visual Artists

Art Critique Award Judging Committee – 2026

Prof. Dr. Saeed Tawfik – Professor of Aesthetics and Contemporary Philosophy, Faculty of Arts, Cairo University; Former Head of the Philosophy Department, Faculty of Arts, Cairo University; Former Secretary-General of the Supreme Council of Culture
Prof. Dr. Amal Mustafa Ibrahim – Professor and Head of the Department of Criticism and Artistic Appreciation, Faculty of Art Education, Helwan University
Prof. Dr. Hany Abo El Hassan – Professor, Faculty of Arts, Alexandria University; Former Head of the Cultural Development Fund Sector, Ministry of Culture
Dr. Tarek Abdel-Aziz – Writer and Art Critic
Dr. Heba El Hawary – Writer and Art Critic

Architecture Award Judging Committee – 2026

Dr. Souhair Zaki Hawass – Professor of Architecture and Urban Design, Faculty of Engineering, Cairo University
Dr. Hesham Seoudy – Professor of Architecture & Urban Planning & Design, Former Dean of the Faculty of Fine Arts- Alexandria University and President of Alexandria Engineers Syndicate
Eng. Mohamed Abo Seeda – Architect and Head of the National Authority for Urban Harmony
Eng. Hamdi El Stouhy – Public Building Design Consultant – Expert at the International Council on Monuments and Heritage ICOMOS and Head of the Cultural Development Fund Sector, and recipient of the 2024 State Award for Excellence in Arts
Eng. Hatem Al Saeed – Architect and winner of the State Award for Creativity in Architecture

Photography Award Judging Committee – 2026

Artist Onsi Abou Seif – Cinematic Production Designer
Dr. Salma Yousef Kamel – Professor of Photography and Cinema at the Faculty of Arts, formerly at the Canadian University in Cairo, and a retired Professor of Photography
Dr. Naglaa Samir – Professor of Design, Arts Department, American University in Cairo
Artist Ayman Lotfy – Photographer
Artist Ayman Nassar – Photographer

Sixth Edition – 2025

Painting Award Judging Committee – 2025

Dr. Gamal Lamei

Head of the Department of Artistic Expression (Painting), Faculty of Art Education, Helwan University, and a visiting professor in Denmark

Mohamed Abla

Fine Artist

Dr. Ahmed Ragab Sakr

Former Dean of the Faculty of Fine Arts – Minia University

Dr. Gihan Soliman

Nazir Al-Tanbouli

Sculpture Award Judging Committee – 2025

Dr. Abdel Aziz Saab

Professor, Department of Sculpture, Faculty of Applied Arts, Helwan University

Nagy Farid

Visual Artist and Sculptor

Dr. Essam Darwish

Professor, Department of Sculpture, Faculty of Art Education, Helwan University

Dr. Marwa Youssef

Professor and former Head of the Sculpture Department, Faculty of Fine Arts, Helwan University

Dr. Hassan Kamel

Professor of Sculpture, Department of Stereoscopic Expression, Faculty of Art Education, Helwan University

Art Critique Award Judging Committee – 2025

Dr. Saeed Tawfik

Professor of Aesthetics and Contemporary Philosophy, Faculty of Arts – Cairo University, Head of the Philosophy Department Council, Faculty of Arts – Cairo University, and Former Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Culture

Dr. Amal Mustafa Ibrahim

Professor and Head of the Department of Criticism and Artistic Appreciation – Faculty of Art Education, Helwan University

Dr. Tarek Abdel-Aziz

Art Critic and Writer

Dr. Hany Abo El Hussein

Professor, Faculty of Arts, Alexandria University, and Former Head of Cultural Development Fund Sector, Ministry of Culture

Dr. Heba Al-Hawary

Art Critic and Writer

Architecture Award Judging Committee – 2025

Dr. Souhair Zaki Hawass

Professor of Architecture and Urban Design, Faculty of Engineering, Cairo University

Dr. Hesham Seoudy

Professor of Architecture & Urban Planning & Design, Former Dean of the Faculty of Fine Arts- Alexandria University and President of Alexandria Engineers Syndicate

Mohamed Abo Seeda

Architect and Head of the National Authority for Urban Harmony

Hamdi El Stouhy

Public Building Design Consultant – Expert at the International Council on Monuments and Heritage ICOMOS

Hatem Al Saeed

Architect and Recipient of the State Prize for Creativity in Architecture

Photography Award Judging Committee – 2025

Onsi Abou Seif

Art Director

Dr. Salma Youssef Kamel

Professor Emeritus of Photography, former Professor of Photography and Cinema, Faculty of Arts, Canadian University in Cairo

Dr. Naglaa Samir

Professor of Design, Department of Arts, American University in Cairo

Ayman Lotfy

Photographer

Aiman Nassar

Photographer

Fifth Edition – 2024

Painting Award Judging Committee – 2024

Dr. Aleya Abdel Hadi

Former Dean of the College of Architecture and Arts – the University of Petra – Amman, Jordan and Former Vice Dean of the College of Fine Arts for Postgraduate Studies and Research

Dr. Hussein El Shaboury

Fine artist and expert in design and museum presentation