Mohamed Abla

Mohamed Abla is an Egyptian artist known for his paintings of abstract sceneries in Egypt. He was born in 1953 in Belqas, Mansoura in Northern Egypt, where he spent his childhood and went to school. In 1973, Abla moved to Alexandria, and joined the faculty of fine arts in the Alexandria University. In 1977, he graduated with a bachelor's degree and moved to Cairo where he was to complete obligatory military service.

Career beginnings In 1978, Abla embarked on a seven-year scholastic trip to Europe. It is located by Lake Qarun in Fayoum, and is surrounded by mountains, sand dunes and palm trees. Its buildings were donated by Abla and designed by Egyptian architect Adel Fahmy.