Year of Birth 1972
Place of Birth Cairo, Egypt
EDUCATION
1998 Master of Fine Arts in Painting, University of Massachusetts Amherst MA.
1994 Bachelor of Fine Arts in Painting, University of the Arts Philadelphia PA.
SELECTED SOLO AND GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2017 Sherif Habashi: House Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2016 All you need is Paper: Group Show, Artspace 1241, Philadelphia PA
2015 Debris: A Group Show, Seraphin Gallery, Philadelphia PA
2015 Fellowship Exhibition: Sherif Habashi, Fleisher Art Memorial, Philadelphia PA
2013“Ebb and Flow” Nancy Sophy and Sherif Habashi, Cerulean Gallery, Philadelphia PA
2011Wind Challenge 3: Fleisher 2011 Wind Challenge Exhibition series, Philadelphia, PA
2009“My Dog Speaks”, Seraphin Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2008Sherif Habashi; Works on Paper NEXUS: Foundation for Today’s Art, Philadelphia, PA
2007 “Drownwork” Facets of Myth and Memory” group exhibition, Littman Gallery, Portland OR
2006 “SubTerrane” hosted by The Center for Emerging Artist, Philadelphia PA.
2006 “Picture Journal by SubTerrane” an on-line group exhibition
2003 “HEXLINKAGE” Ofuroya Contemporary Art Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2001 “WORKS ON PAPER” Arcadia University Art Gallery, Glenside, PA
2001 Sherif Habashi: New Work, NEXUS: Foundation for today's Art, Philadelphia PA
2000 “Members Show” NEXUS: Foundation for Today’s Art, Philadelphia, PA.
2000 “NEW TALENT”1999-2000, Cheltenham Center for the Arts, Cheltenham, PA
1999 “Six New Members” NEXUS: Foundation for Today’s Art, Philadelphia, PA
1999 “Paintings and Works on Paper by Sherif Habashi” University of the Arts, Philadelphia PA
1996 “ASSEMBLAGES: works on paper by Sherif Habashi”, University of Connecticut, Storrs CT
1995 “ONE DAY ONLY/all new work” Philadelphia, PA
1995 “Groupwork: New Arts Coalition”, Philadelphia, PA
1994“New Arts Coalition” group exhibition hosted by VENUE Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS AND INTERVIEWS
2016 New American Paintings, Northeast Issue, 2016
2015 Fresh Paint Magazine, International Issue 9, October 2015
2015 Good Waste Management by Edith Newhall, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Sunday June 28 2015
2008“Sound/Art/Space: Sherif Habashi and Kyle Bartlett” Video interview, Network for New Music channel, Youtube.com.
2006 “Picture Journal” Radio interview with co-host Therese Madden, Creatively Speaking, WRTI
2003 Habashi's steady plan of keeping one's art alive: Art and Design Channel, August, wiselephant.com
2001 Paper Chase by Robin Rice, October 18-25, Philadelphia City Paper
1999 Members Only by Robin Rice, December 16-23, Philadelphia City Paper
SELECTED TEACHING
Lecturer
2007 to 2009
The University of the Arts Philadelphia, PA
Faculty
2002 to present
The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts *Continuing Education department, Philadelphia PA
Instructor
2006 to present
Samuel S Fleisher Art Memorial Philadelphia, PA
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATION
2000-04 Member at Nexus: Foundation for Today’s Art, an artist-run cooperative gallery, Philadelphia PA
