Hagar Masoud
Cairo | New YorkEducation
- 2025 — Master of Fine Arts (MFA), Studio Art (Terminal Degree),Stony Brook University (SUNY), NY
- 2025 — Advanced Graduate Certificate, Media, Arts, Culture, and Technology (MACT),Stony Brook University (SUNY), NY
- 2011 — Bachelor of Art Education (BAED), Faculty of Art Education, Helwan University, Cairo
Solo Exhibitions
- 2024 — Consolation Prize, Lawrence Alloway Memorial Gallery, Stony Brook University (SUNY), NY
- 2024 — Wooden Room / Wedding Room, Lawrence Alloway Memorial Gallery, Stony Brook University (SUNY), NY
- 2016 — Cairo Bats: Act 1 — The Roof, Contemporary Image Collective (CIC), Cairo
Group Exhibitions (Selected)
- 2025 — TRACES, Zuccaire Gallery, Stony Brook University (SUNY), NY
- 2023 — Lawrence Alloway Memorial Gallery, Stony Brook University (SUNY), NY
- 2022 — Art Omi, New York
- 2021 — City Volume, American University in Cairo
- 2018 — Chairs, Speakers, Sparse Light, Sic! Raum für Kunst, Lucerne, Switzerland
- 2018 — Cairo Bats Performance, PALA LAB, SomoS Art Space, Berlin
- 2018 — Cairo Bats: Act 1 — The Roof, Musée des Cultures du Monde, Netherlands
- 2018 — Cairo Bats: Act 1 — The Roof, Able Baker Contemporary, Portland, USA
- 2017 — Cairo Bats: Act 1 — The Roof, Biennale Africaine de la Photographie, National Museum of Mali
- 2016 — Slice – On Time, Villa Romana, Florence
- 2016 — EmpArtolution, Künstlerforum Bonn, Germany
- 2016 — Meeting Points 8: Studio Cairo, curated by Giovanni Carmine, Raimundas Malasauskas, Christophe Wavelet
- 2015 — Laundry II, Belgian Embassy, Giza
- 2015 — Kevät Egyptistä, Äkkigalleria 32, Jyväskylä, Finland
- 2015 — Off Biennale: Something Else, Darb 1718, Cairo
Commissions
- 2016 — Untitled II Site-Specific Sound Installation, Villa Romana, Florence, Italy
- 2016 — Untitled I Site-Specific Sound Installation, Ampartolution, Bonn, Germany
- 2015 — Laundry II Site-Specific Multimedia Installation, Something Else, Belgian Embassy Residance, Giza, Egypt
Artist Residencies
- 2023 — Montalvo Arts Center, California
- 2022 — Art Omi, New York
- 2020 — Window Winnipeg, Digital Residency, Canada
- 2019 — Atelierhaus Salzamt, Linz, Austria
- 2018 — PALA LAB (Cairo Bats Collective), Berlin, Germany
- 2016 — Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris
- 2016 — EmpArtolution, Bonn, Germany
- 2016 — Villa Romana, Florence, Italy
- 2012 — dOCUMENTA (13), Kassel, Germany
Fellowships
- 2023 — Graduate Scholar, DISCO (Digital Inquiry, Speculation, Collaboration, Optimism) Network, University of Michigan
- 2022 — Art Omi Fellow, New York
- 2019–2020 — Civitella Ranieri Foundation Fellow (Nominee), Italy
Prizes & Grants
- 2024 — Digital IDEAS: Digital X Climate! Scholarship, University of Michigan, MI
- 2024 — Sunwood Estate Award, New York
- 2023 — Sunwood Estate Award, New York
- 2022–2025 MFA Full Scholarship + Teaching Assistantship, Stony Brook University, NY
- 2020 — Salomon Foundation Residency Award (Shortlisted), ISCP, New York
- 2020 — Mahy Khalifa Art Scholarship (Shortlisted)
- 2019 — Glasgow School of Art, Governor’s International Postgraduate Scholarship (Partial, declined), UK
- 2019 — Sawiris Arts & Culture Scholarship (Shortlisted), Cairo
- 2019 — Invited Guest Artist, Kunstuniversität Linz, Austria
- 2016 — Institut Français d’Égypte Residency Award, Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris
- 2015 — STEP Beyond Grant, European Cultural Foundation, Netherlands
- 2013 — Pro Helvetia Studio Residency (Shortlisted), Cairo
Live Sound Performances & Festivals
- 2022 — Staller Center for the Arts, Stony Brook University (SUNY), NY
- 2017 — Egyptian Female Experimental Music Session, HKW Berlin, Germany
- 2017 — Egyptian Female Experimental Music Session, OOR, Zurich, Switzerland
- 2017 — Egyptian Female Experimental Music Session, Reithalle, Bern, Switzerland
- 2017 — Egyptian Female Experimental Music Session, Bad Bonne, Düdingen, Switzerland
- 2017 — Egyptian Female Experimental Music Session, The Palace, St. Gallen, Switzerland
- 2017 — Egyptian Female Experimental Music Session, Spor Festival, Aarhus, Denmark
- 2017 — Egyptian Female Experimental Music Session, Mimi Festival, Marseille, France
- 2016 — Dying and Vanishing, Villa Romana, Florence, Italy
- 2016 — Egyptian Female Experimental Music Session, Borealis Contemporary Music Festival, Bergen, Norway
- 2016 — Egyptian Female Experimental Music Session, Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris
- 2015 — Hour and Two Years, Äkkigalleria 32, Jyväskylä, Finland
- 2014 — Egyptian Female Experimental Music Session, Musique Action Festival, Nancy, France
- 2014 — Egyptian Female Experimental Music Session, FRAC Lorraine, Metz, France
- 2013 — Isthmus, Casablanca, Morocco
- 2013 — Things That Exist Through Absence, 100 Copies Music Space, Cairo
- 2012 — Downtown Contemporary Arts Festival (D-CAF), Nassibyan Orchestra, Cairo
- 2012 — Egyptian Female Experimental Music Session, 100 Copies Music Space, Cairo
- 2011 — Nassibyan Orchestra, Jesuit Cultural Center, Cairo
Audio Releases
- 2018 — Chairs, Speakers, Sparse Light, Sic! Raum für Kunst, Lucerne, Switzerland
- 2011 — Nassibyan Orchestra, collective DVD release, Jesuit Cultural Center, Cairo, Egypt
Conferences
- 2025 — Resonant Rituals: A Sonic Exploration of Water, Healing, and Muslim Ritual through Performance, presenter, Sound Studies and Experimental Practices Conference, AWA : Actions of Water Awareness, First Annual Conference, Stony Brook University, NY
- 2024 — TechnoFemme Futures: Reimagining Bodies, Equity, and Immersive Spaces, presenter, ASAP/15: Not a Luxury, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY
- 2024 — Art, Technology, and Social Justice: AI and Collective Storytelling, presenter, DISCO Summit, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
- 2024 — Art, Technology, and Social Justice: AI and Collective Storytelling, research presentation, Documenting Collectives, Digital IDEAS: Digital X Climate!, Digital Studies Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Artist Talks & Lectures (Selected)
- 2022 — Art Omi, New York
- 2019 — Lecture Performance, Kunstuniversität Linz, Austria
- 2016 — EmArtolution, Bonn, Germany
- 2013 — It Will Be Wonderful, Casablanca, Morocco
Collective Talks
- 2018 — Cairo Bats Collective Talk, SomoS Art Space, Berlin
- 2017 — Cairo Bats Collective Talk, Darb 1718, Cairo
- 2017 — Cairo Bats Collective Talk, Photopia, Cairo
Teaching Experience
- 2025 to present, Substitute Teacher, New York City Department of Education, NY
- 2022–2025 — Instructor of Record, Stony Brook University (SUNY), NY
- 2018 to 2019, Teaching Assistant, German University in Cairo, Egypt
Professional Experience
- 2025, July to December, Post-Production and Studio Assistant, Future Histories Studio, Stony Brook University (SUNY), NY
- 2022–2025 — Graduate Assistant, Future Histories Studio, Stony Brook University (SUNY), NY
Founded by Stephanie Dinkins, inaugural LG–Guggenheim Award recipient (2023) and Berggruen Institute Fellow
Study Programs & Professional Development
- 2025 — School of Artivism: Feed Your Future, BJCEM – Biennale des Jeunes Créateurs de l’Europe et de la Méditerranée
- 2025 — Pollinator Peer Circle Pilot Program, Fall 2025 Cohort. International peer study and exchange program — Pollinator Coop
- 2021 — Ashkal Alwan Home Workspace Program (Sound Art Workshop), Remote
- 2014 — Diploma in Graphic Design, Russian Cultural Center, Cairo
- 2013 — Site-Specific Dance and Performance (MOOC), Stephen Koplowitz, CalArts via Coursera
- 2012 — MASS Alexandria, independent study program by Wael Shawky & Sara Refky
Women Artists’ Collectives
- 2014 to present, Member, Cairo Bats, a women artists’ collective staging playful acts in semi-public spaces in Cairo
- 2012 to 2018, Member, Egyptian Female Experimental Music Session, a women’s experimental music collective, Cairo
Memberships
- 2024, Member, ASAP, Association for the Study of the Arts of the Present, international nonprofit association for contemporary arts scholarship and practice
Press Reviews
- Aperture — "Dispatches: Cairo" by Ismail Fayed (Issue 224, Fall 2016)
- Al-Ahram — "Cairo Bats – Photography group turns rooftops into a playful stage", interview with Soha Elsirgany (April 2016)
- Girls Like Us — "Cairo Bats", Vol. 2, No. 8, 2016
Featured Media Links
- DISCO Network | DISCO Summit 2024
- Montalvo Arts Center, California (2023)
- Sunwood Estate Award, New York (2023)
- Art Omi, New York (2022)
- Atelierhaus Salzamt, Linz (2019)
- Villa Romana, Florence (2016)
- EmpArtolution, Bonn (2016)
- "Cell 115", audio release
Cairo Bats Media:
Window Winnipeg | Aperture | Contemporary& – Bamako Biennale | My Art Guides | SomoS Arts | MK Allenberger
Egyptian Female Experimental Music Session Media:
NTS Radio — Live at Borealis Festival | NTS Radio 2017 | NTS Live | Cairo Scene | HKW Archive
Other Media:
Les Presses du Réel — Musique Action Festival | Carole Rieussec — Musique Action 2014 | Fair Play Archive