- Haidy Ghonim

Bio

Haidy Ghonim is an interdisciplinary artist and researcher based in Cairo. She earned a BFA and an MFA from Helwan University. Her practice explores the intersections of body, narrative, and immersive experience, investigating how extended reality (XR) and digital technologies shape perception, embodiment, and emotional engagement. Engaging with narrative bioart, sexuality identity, queer theory, hybrid forms, sensory perception, sexual arousal, feminist perspectives, and genital mutilation, as well as human/non-human, posthumanism, and psychological and social dimensions, her work creates multisensory environments. Through installation, sound, moving images, XR, and interactive media, Ghonim provokes reflection on the body, perception, and the interplay between technology and human experience.

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Education

2022—Master of Fine Arts (MFA), Faculty of Fine Arts, Helwan University, Cairo.
2016—Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA), Faculty of Fine Arts, Helwan University, Cairo.

Professional Experience

2024–2025—Assistant Lecturer, Faculty of Fine Arts and Design, Horus University, New Damietta, Egypt.
2019–2020—Teaching Assistant, Faculty of Fine Arts, Asyut University in Asyut, Egypt
2018–2019—Part-Time Visiting Lecturer, Faculty of Fine Arts, Mansoura University in Mansoura, Egypt.

Study Programs & Professional Development

2025—Applications of Artificial Intelligence study program Course, The British
University in Egypt, Cairo, Egypt.
2025—Creating An AR Project With Style by Rah Eleh (Workshop), Cairo Electronic & New Media Arts Festival, Cairo, Egypt.
2025—Imagining A Future Where AI Balances Our Ecosystem By Marc Lee & Yara
Mekawei (Workshop), Cairo Electronic & New Media Arts Festival, Cairo, Egypt.
2025—Object Narratives in VR Environments By Ahmed El Shaer (Workshop), Medrar, Cairo, Egypt.
2025—One Frame Animation By Anna Vasof (Workshop), AUC Tahrir Cultural Center, Cairo, Egypt.
2025—Light, Mood & Material: Color Theory for 3D Artists By Dina Jereidini
(Workshop), Medrar, Cairo, Egypt.
2024—Digital Arts – Autodesk 3ds Max Design, (Course) The Digital Egypt Pioneers Programme, sponsored by the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology of Egypt, Cairo, Egypt.
2024—Digital Arts – Autodesk 3ds Max Design (Course), The Digital Egypt Pioneers Programme, sponsored by the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology of Egypt, Cairo, Egypt.
2024—Flutter Development (Advanced Level) (Course), CTD Egyptian Council for Training and Development, Cairo, Egypt.
2024—Talk Beethoven X: AI in Composition by Walter Werzowa (Workshop), online via Zoom, Austrian Embassy, Cairo, Egypt.
2024—Lecture on AI in Film Composition by Walter Werzowa (Workshop), online via Zoom, Austrian Embassy, Cairo, Egypt.
2024—The Artistic Intelligence: Exploring AI’s Impact on Visual Arts by Philipp P.
Sandek and Lukas Krenkel (Workshop), online via Zoom, Austrian Embassy, Cairo, Egypt.
2024—Zither meets Qanun: How to combine Arab and Western musical traditions by Reinhilde Gamper (Workshop), online via Zoom, Austrian Embassy, Cairo, Egypt.
2024—Flutter Development (Advanced Level) (Course), CTD Egyptian Council for Training and Development and UN WOMEN, Cairo, Egypt.
2023—Introduction to Creative Coding by Anna Lucia (Workshop), Medrar, Cairo, Egypt.
2023—Creative Coding “Coded enchantments: using hydra for live performance” by Aida El-Oweidy (Workshop), Medrar, Cairo, Egypt.
2023—Augmented Reality (AR) Workshop by Agnes Michalczyk, (Workshop), Medrar, Cairo, Egypt.
2023—Flutter Development (Beginning Level), (Course), CTD Egyptian Council for Training and Development, and UN WOMEN, Cairo, Egypt.
2023—Web Design (Course), National Telecommunication Institute Web Development (NTI), Cairo, Egypt.
2023— Sound Design for Film & TV by Johannes Koneony (Workshop), online via Zoom, Austrian Embassy, Cairo, Egypt.
2023—Lens & Lights—Strategies for Succeeding in Cinematography by Petra Korner (Masterclass), online via Zoom, Austrian Embassy, Cairo, Egypt.
2023—XR SERIES for beginners by Agnes Michalczyk (Workshop), online via Zoom, Austrian Embassy, Cairo, Egypt.

Memberships

2024–2025—Faculty Member at the Faculty of Fine Arts and Design, Horus University in New Damietta, Egypt.
2014—Member of societe les Amis de l’Art, Garden City, Cairo, Egypt.
2012—Member of the Syndicate of Plastic Artists, Cairo, Egypt.

Prizes & Grants

2022-2023 Scholarships in Graphics, Ministry of Culture for the Financial Year, Egypt.
2017 Special Exhibition Prize, Palace of Arts, Egypt.
2017 Graphic Design Award, 28th Youth Salon, Palace of Arts, Egypt.
2017 Acquisition Award, 4th Black and White Salon, Gezira Art Center, Egypt.
2016 Award of Mr. Badr Al-Din Abu Ghazi, Pioneer Exhibition, Société Les Amis de
L’Art, Egypt.
2016 Acquisition Award, Museum of Modern Egyptian Art, Egypt.
2016 Special Exhibition Prize, the International Art Forum, Graphics Leo Polis, Kyiv.
2014 Acquisition Award, Luxor Museum of Fine Arts, Egypt.

Solo Exhibitions

2022 The Lust, Small Hall, Faculty of Fine Arts, Helwan University in Cairo, Egypt.
2021 Homophobia, China Printmaking Museum in China.
2019 Who am I?, Sebeka El Fan, Goethe Institute, Cairo, Egypt.

Group Exhibitions (Selection)

2025 The 6th International Print Triennial, Palace of Arts in Cairo, Egypt.
2019 7th China International Printmaking Triennial, China Printmaking Museum, China.
2018 Egyptian Youth Salon (28), Palace of Arts in Cairo, Egypt.
2018 The 6th Tokyo International Mini-Print Triennial, Tokyo, Japan.
2017 5th Upper Egypt Salon, Luxor, Egypt.
2017 Italian Artists to 3rd Global Print in Douro, Portugal.
2017 Black and White Salon, Gezira Art Centre, Cairo, Egypt.
2016 4th Upper Egypt Salon, Luxor, Cairo, Egypt.
2016 Competition Creative 6th in the literary and artistic fields, Ministry of Youth and Sports in Alexandria, Egypt.
2016 Group Exhibition at Picasso Gallery, Zamalek, Cairo, Egypt.
2016 International Art Forum Graphics, Leo Polis, Kyiv, Ukraine.
2016 The 55th Pioneer Exhibition, Société Les Amis de l’Art, Garden City in Cairo, Egypt.