Mohamad Soudy

Mohamad Soudy (b. 1977, Egypt) is a ceramic artist whose work blends technical innovation with deeply personal themes. With a background in ceramic design from Helwan University (Cairo, 2003), Soudy has developed his practice over more than two decades, first in ceramic manufacturing and later through independent research and studio work. His art explores ideas of home, identity, and the human figure, using form and surface to express psychological and emotional complexities.

His work has been exhibited across Egypt and internationally, including at the Golden Pot Ceramic Competition (Turkey), the Esplugues International Ceramic Biennial (Spain), Kunststichting Perspektief vzw (Belgium), Zagreb Clay Fest (Croatia), and the Vasyl Krychevsky Biennale (Ukraine). In Egypt, he has shown in several editions of the Youth Salon and the General Exhibition, with solo exhibitions at the Egyptian Opera House (2017) and Al Jazeera Arts Center (2020).

Soudy has also participated in major ceramic symposiums in Latvia (Ceramic Laboratory, Daugavpils), Poland, and Serbia, where he presented his research and led workshops on ancient Egyptian ceramic techniques. In 2023, he was awarded the Multicultural Fellowship by the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts (NCECA) in the United States.

Soudy’s sculptures are known for their layered techniques and material experimentation. He has developed a unique crawling glaze made by combining gypsum with glaze materials, as well as a method for building ceramic forms onto metal structures. For Soudy, ceramics is a space of constant experimentation, where emotion, material, and technique come together in dialogue.

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