Luxor Art Gallery 𓉔 الأقصر ارت جاليري

24/06/2026

Excerpt from the book Total Solar Eclipses in Science, History, Literature, and the Arts edited by H.C. Lange & T. McLeish:

“A few minutes before totality, the western horizon blackened into a fearful darkness that rushed towards us at a thousand miles per hour until we were enveloped under its cloak. I experienced the extraordinary impression of hearing the rumble of some vast cosmic machinery responsible for this sweeping of the long conical arm of the moon’s shadow over the surface of the earth. I received a visceral impression of the lever-arms and circular orbits of the vast solar system above our heads.” —Tom McLeish’s Travel Diary, August 2017 Solar Eclipse (North America)

Excerpt from the book Total Solar Eclipses in Science, History, Literature, and the Arts edited by H.C. Lange & T. McLeish: “A few minutes before totality, the western horizon blackened into a fearful darkness that rushed towards us at a thousand miles per hour until we

22/06/2026

Happy Summer Solstice to our Luxor Art Community!

Luxor Art Gallery is excited to announce that we are working with www.LuxorEclipse.org to prepare for next year's "Eclipse of the Century" event! We will be showcasing our local artists and creating artistic event opportunities to reach an all new worldwide audience!

www.LuxorEclipse.org is designed for OUR local Luxor community & visiting tourists to create positive connections and opportunities for small businesses, tour guides, artists and other individuals promoting respectful cultural experiences.

If you are an artists or small business and want to participate with us, let us know!

(Featured Artwork by Katrina Vrebalovich.)

07/01/2026

END OF AN ERA...
Dear Artists & Friends of the Luxor Art Gallery Community,

We are so grateful for the years of support for our art gallery, since its opening in 2018. There are so many wonderful and fond memories, from art exhibitions, to workshops, to beautiful afternoons meeting new people and always sharing our love of art with others.

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Today, we are very sad to announce the closure of our gallery location across from the extraordinary Colossi of Memnon.

There are many reasons contributing to the location closure that are out of our control, but the final challenges were too much:

Recently, our neighbor expanded his business, and without warning or compromise, took over our gallery garden area which we had always paid rent for, essential to our welcoming entrance and workshops. The wonderful trees and flowers were all cut down, and the entire garden bricked up, leaving us with only a narrow entrance to our front door 1½ meters wide. Our landlords did nothing to prevent this offense.

Our Luxor Art Gallery street sign was also offensively cut down and thrown aside.

Our friends have advised us not to give up: build higher, fight back, spend more money... But if we don’t feel welcome in our own community, imagine how our artists and guests might feel.

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When we moved to the location across from the Colossi of Memnon in 2020, we were excited to contribute to our new neighborhood, including Shady Rabab’s music studio nearby, and it seemed like the area could evolve into an artistic and inspiring safe space to welcome artists, tourists, and families alike with all our neighborhood businesses thriving.

Luxor Art Gallery has presented artwork by over 75 artists in the gallery and on the website, with numerous group and solo exhibitions, art workshops, field trips, music performances and social gatherings. The gallery has been a meeting point for Egyptian locals, families, art students, Egyptologists, and tourists to meet and share their love of the arts.

Luxor Art Gallery has been a dream to bring our artistic community together. We introduced our artists and made new connections everywhere, growing our “family” of friends daily, in person and online. Our social media friends were global, buying art and enthusiastically reaching out.

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I would also like to take this opportunity to praise those individuals and dear friends who believed in Luxor Art Gallery and gave their invaluable support for years. To them, I am truly grateful, and to them I promise that Luxor Art Gallery is NOT OVER, but will remain a possibility, and a hope…

• Alaa Awad, who has been the leading reason for Luxor Art Gallery’s existence since 2018. It has been a true honor, and to you Alaa, I promise to keep trying.
• Ashraf Yunis, who recognized the value of the art gallery, created our space at Memnon, and gave his critical support again and again, working so hard. I will love you forever.
• Mahmoud Ahmed, the most reliable, trustworthy, honest, hardworking, sincere, kind soul who has earned his place as our Luxor Art Gallery Manager and dearest friend.
• Yunis Ashraf Yunis, who has grown up participating at the gallery since he was a boy and inspires our hopes for the future.
• Katrina Vrebalovich, who brought her passionate art, enthusiasm, ideas, and joy since the very beginning in 2018. The gallery has never been the same since she moved away.
• My mother, and her unconditional ongoing inspiration and support.
• Dr. Ray Johnson
• Britt Boutros Ghali
• Mohamed Abla
• Hamza C’elafi
• Jawaher bint Majed bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
• Sultan Sooud Al Qassemi
• Izabela Uchman, and Youssef & Sophia
• Ghada Embarek
• Birte & Claus and the Marsam Hotel
• Florian & Reham and the Hilton Resort & Spa
• Aziz Abu Sarah and Mejdi Tours
• Salima Ikram
• Betsy Hiel
• Olivier Zeitoun Sednaoui
• Maria Golia
• Naquib Amin
• Isabella & Ibrahim Solimon
• Anthony Sattin & Sylvie Franquet
• Ahmed Harfoush
• Ali Hassan
• Shaza Khalid
• Ali Ahmed
• Ahmed Magdy
• Mervat Shazly Helaly
• Khaled Abul-Dahab
• Ahmed Mohey Hamza
• Ahmed El-Shafei
• Ibrahim Mansour
• Mohamed Ibrahim
• Ahmed Abd Al Maqsod
• Hala Refaei
• Sara El Okally
• Gehad Shawky
• Ahmed Eid
• Ahmed Abd El Fattah
• Moustafa Saifoon
• Fatma Abdallah
• Mahmoud Salem
• Marwa Ezzat
• Nema Ahmed
• Mohamed & Nadem Orabi
• Abou Elyoun
• Sayed Qinawy
• The Faculty of Fine Art Luxor University
• Numerous Private Clients
• Hajjaj Salama and all our dear Luxor journalists, too many to name…
• And so many friends, whose smiles alone gave us so much support. I am so sorry if I have failed to list your name here.

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Until our return to a new location, there are New Galleries and Artists Workshops to visit and support and meet the Contemporary Artists of Luxor:

• The Faculty of Fine Art Luxor University
• Alaa Awad Art Studio in Gezira Garden
• Mahmoud Salem Art Gallery behind Medinet Habu Temple
• Barakat Hamza's Sculpture Pharaonic Gallery & School
• Funtasia Cultural Centre
• Retro Spot Art Space
• Wannas Art Café
• Art from People to People
• Nut Art Hub and more insh'allah!

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Artists: If you have ART still in our care, I promise it is in a SAFE location and you can contact us for more information.

Thank you so much for a beautiful era with Luxor Art Gallery.

Your ever grateful and humble friend,
and fellow artist,
Dominique Navarro

25/12/2025

"Shall I play for you,
pa rum pum pum pum
On my drum?"
Happy Holidays from Luxor Art Gallery!

Artwork by Alaa Awad
The Drummer (1, 2, and 3)
Charcoal on Paper, 50×70 cm, 2025
Request Price from Luxor Art Gallery

https://www.luxorartgallery.com/ #/alaa-awad/

Alaa Awad is a virtuoso painter based in Luxor, Egypt, famous for his public art. During the Egyptian Revolution he created murals in Cairo and captured the attention of the media and the world, such as his depiction of a funeral march and wailing women on the walls of the city which came to represent the grief and outcry of the entire country. His style is both an ode to ancient Egyptian pharaonic artwork and the living heritage of rural life that still can be found in places like Luxor’s West Bank, full of celebratory colors, spirited traditions, and the vibrations of community. The essence of his paintings honors Egypt past and present, and yet is uniquely his own style and totally contemporary; there is no mistaking an Alaa Awad painting. —D.N.