Ezz Monem

Ezz Monem (born Mohamed Ezzeldin M. Abdelmonem; October 23, 1985) is an Egyptian artist living in Melbourne, Australia. He graduated from the Faculty of Engineering, Cairo University in 2007, but his explorations in visual arts began years earlier. In 2003, he began to focus on photography besides his work as a software developer. His work has been shown in exhibitions and festivals in and outside of Egypt, where he received awards such as the Golden Award at the Emirates International Photography Competition (2009), the Golden Award from Sharjah Awards for Arab Photo (2011), and the Salon Award from the 24th Youth Salon in Egypt (2013). Ezz is currently doing a Master of Contemporary Art at the Victorian College of the Arts (VCA), University of Melbourne.