Nazir Tanbouli is an Egyptian born artist. He was born and raised in Alexandria, Egypt and studied at the University of Alexandria Faculty of Fine Arts. His uncle is the painter Ibrahim El-Tanbouli (b.1954) and his great uncle was the painter and Egyptologist Lotfy El-Tanbouli (1919–1982). He works in drawing and painting, especially mural painting.
Tanbouli was awarded the 1993 Grand Drawing Prize at the National Salon of Youth, Egypt and participated in Cairo Bienniale and many other exhibitions in Egypt and abroad. He spent a number of years exclusively in mural

Mural

A mural is any piece of artwork painted or applied directly on a wall, ceiling or other large permanent surface. A particularly distinguishing characteristic of mural painting is that the architectural elements of the given space are harmoniously incorporated into the picture.-History:Murals of...

 painting. In 2002 he moved to the United Kingdom

United Kingdom

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. He lived for several years in Nottingham where he was an active artist and educator, and began to exhibit around Europe. In 2007 he moved to London where he lives and works. In 2010 he completed an MA in Fine Art (Printmaking) at Camberwell College of Arts

Camberwell College of Arts

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. He co-founded the artist-run space Studio 75, which creates projects and hosts exhibitions. Tanbouli has received significant awards from the Arts Council of England as well as private foundations, and his work is held in public collections in Egypt and a number of private collections in the UK.

External links

• http://www.hackneygazette.co.uk/news/massive_mural_brightens_up_haggerston_1_905067 http://www.hackneygazette.co.uk/news/massive_mural_brightens_up_haggerston_1_905067. Nazir Tanbouli mural in London May 2011.
• http://www.nottinghamvisualarts.net/artnot/events/jun19/257/nazir-tanbouli-talk-baptism-hailstones http://www.nottinghamvisualarts.net/artnot/events/jun19/257/nazir-tanbouli-talk-baptism-hailstones. Nazir Tanbouli artists talk at the Surface Gallery Nottingham 2009
• http://www.hackneygazette.co.uk/news/artist_wins_praise_for_haggerston_mural_1_775121 http://www.hackneygazette.co.uk/news/artist_wins_praise_for_haggerston_mural_1_775121. Tanbouli making the foundation of Studio 75 Haggerston, London
• http://www.michaelforbes.org.uk/michael/essay_Eddie_Chambers.html http://www.michaelforbes.org.uk/michael/essay_Eddie_Chambers.html. Tanbouli in exhibition "Next We Change Earth" at the New Art Exchange Nottingham 2009
• http://miltonkeynes.com/constructed-mythologies-art-exhibition-until-6-july-2008.html http://miltonkeynes.com/constructed-mythologies-art-exhibition-until-6-july-2008.html. Tanbouli mural exhibition Centre MK 2008
• http://www.culture24.org.uk/places+to+go/east+midlands/leicester/art30920 http://www.culture24.org.uk/places+to+go/east+midlands/leicester/art30920. Tanbouli mural exhibition DeMontfort Hall Leicester 2005
• http://www.julietgompertstrust.co.uk/artists/Tanbouli/CASOLE3.html http://www.julietgompertstrust.co.uk/artists/Tanbouli/CASOLE3.html. Tanbouli recipient of Juliet Gomperts Award 2006
• http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2000/466/cu1.htm http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2000/466/cu1.htm. Tanbouli at Downtown Festival Cairo 2000
• http://www.nazirtanbouli.com http://www.nazirtanbouli.com. Nazir Tanbouli's website.