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Tintera is Cairo's first fine art gallery dedicated to photography. We hold several exhibitions a yea

28/09/2026

NEW EXHIBITION OPENING: Saturday 3rd October, 6-8pm

We are pleased to announce WANDERING, a solo exhibition by Amr Elkafrawy, opening 3 October through November, 2026.

Wandering considers the role of memory amid Cairo’s rapid urban expansion, asking where our memories begin and end within a city increasingly shaped by the impersonal face of development.

The exhibition presents new additions to Elkafrawy’s ongoing ‘Ring Road’ series, developed over years of observing and absorbing the city’s shape-shifting urban landscapes. Moving between photography and illustration, Elkafrawy transforms laser prints into surfaces for collective memory—re-presenting Cairo as a living, breathing organism that suffocates and invigorates in equal measure.

Wandering marks Elkafrawy’s second exhibition at Tintera and will be on view through November.

Amr Elkafrawy (b1980) is a visual artist currently living and working in Montreal. He obtained an MFA in print-media from Concordia University in Montreal, Canada. With a strong interest in the structures of cities and the impact of the built environment on its residents, Elkafrawy uses photography as the starting point for much of his work combining that with painting, drawing, printing and sometimes poetry. His work has been shown in numerous solo and group exhibitions in Canada, Europe and the Middle East.

Join us for the opening reception:
📆 Saturday 3rd October, 2026
🕧 6-8pm
📍17, Bahgat Aly Street, second floor, Zamalek

For a full PDF of available works please send your email via DM.

20/09/2026

LATE NIGHT AT TINTERA! ✨
Wednesday 23rd September from 6-9pm.

Summer is over and the new season has begun! Come say hello and catch the last few days of our group show. Lots to see and lots to catch up on!

Works by Ahmad Abdalla Ibrahim Ahmed - إبراهيم أحمد FLORE photographe Paul Geday René Clement Barry Iverson Lara Baladi Maria Saba Denis Dailleux Nabil Boutros Karoline Amaury Dominique Mauri Amr Elkafrawy Nanna Hänninen

17 Bahgat Aly Street
Second floor, apt 14
Zamalek

18/09/2026

OPENING TONIGHT IN WASHINGTON D.C. 👏🏼 Egypt’s vibrant art history takes center stage at the Middle East Institute Art Gallery!

We are absolutely delighted to announce the inclusion of two of our exceptional gallery artists—Nermine Hammam and Ibrahim Ahmed—in this historic and groundbreaking exhibition, ‘El Marsam: Modern and Contemporary Art from Egypt’ The MEI Art Gallery.

Curated by the brilliant Heba El Kayal, this exhibition marks one of the first presentations in a U.S. public institution dedicated exclusively to Egyptian modern and contemporary art. It beautifuly explores the origins and evolution of the Egyptian modern art movement and its lasting influence on contemporary artistic practice today, both in Egypt and across the diaspora.
If you are in Washington D.C., don’t miss the chance to experience this landmark show.
🗓️ On view September 18 – December 11, 2026
📍 The MEI Art Gallery | Middle East Institute, Washington D.C.

Image 1: Nermine Hammam, ‘Dreamland’I, 2011
Image 2: Ibrahim Ahmed, ‘Figure #6, you can’t refinish what you don’t know’ 2020

29/03/2026

OPENING THIS WEDNESDAY!
‘where two oceans meet’, a solo exhibition by Ibrahim Ahmed, curated Ahmed Shawky Hassan.

Join us: Wednesday 1st April from 6-8pm at TINTERA.

17 Bahgat Aly Street, Second floor,
Zamalek

Image: Detail of ‘bayt #8’, 2023, unique photo collage, 182x56.8 cm

22/03/2026

NEW EXHIBITION OPENING!
‘where two oceans meet’, a solo exhibition by Ibrahim Ahmed curated by Ahmed Shawky Hassan.
🗓️ Wednesday 1st April, 2026
🕧 6-8pm

We are thrilled to announce the opening of Ibrahim Ahmed’s second solo exhibition at TINTERA. Curated by Ahmed Shawky Hassan ‘where two oceans meet’, reorients Ahmed’s work within the space of the gallery. New collages from Ahmed’s ongoing exploration of masculinity are released from their traditional framed position on the wall inviting viewers to move around it and and encounter it from shifting perspectives. Meaning emerges gradually through movement, time and the body, making viewing both a physical and reflective experience.

14/02/2026

‘Painted Oasis’, a solo exhibition by Finnish artist Nanna Hänninen at TINTERA.

‘Using photography as my medium I’m fascinated on how to transform the images through a process of staining, painting and varnishing the photos to create my own unique platform. When painting on photographs color becomes its own language of emotion and memory — fog turns red, shadows blue and light turns yellow. The tones of ancient Egypt — gold, blue, ochre — now infuse within my work, speaking of both life and death, mourning and hope.’
Nanna Hänninen

Image: ‘Beauty and Sadness of Saltwater Flood # 1’, unique pigment print with paint.

31/01/2026

‘Secrets of the Ancients #3, Dahshour’, 2025, unique painted photograph from Nanna Hänninen’s solo show ‘Painted Oasis’.

25/01/2026

From ‘Painted Oasis’, a solo exhibition by Nanna Hänninen now on at TINTERA.

“My process begins with extended journeys to remote landscapes, often between the oasis and the desert — places “in between”. My latest journey took me to Egypt — from the vibrant density of Cairo with its ancient pyramids to the stillness of the Siwa Oasis, where the desert and life meet on a fragile edge.” Nanna Hänninen, 2025

Image: ‘Calm Saltwater Sunrise #3, Siwa Oasis’, 2025 - unique painted photograph

24/01/2026

NEW SHOW NOW OPEN - ‘Painted Oasis’, a solo exhibition by the Finnish artist Nanna Hänninen.

Image: ‘Morning Sun at Adrere Amellal (Siwa Oasis), 2025, unique painted photograph.

22/01/2026

We are thrilled to announce the opening of ‘Painted Oasis’, the first solo exhibition in Egypt by acclaimed Finnish artist Nanna Hänninen. This show marks the culmination of a three-week residency in Egypt last March, during which Hänninen traveled through Cairo, Fayoum, and Siwa, investigating the delicate and often fragile relationship between nature and humanity.
Nanna Hänninen, (b. 1973, Finland), is a Finnish photographic artist based in Kuopio. A key figure in the Helsinki School since the late 1990s Hänninen was among the first Finnish female artists to work conceptually with photography, using the medium to create large abstract images. Her early works from 2000-04 helped shape photography as a conceptual language, taking an ecological approach and examining how memory and association inform our understanding of the future. #

The exhibition will run 22 January - 19 March.

For information on available works and pricing please message us with your email.

Hänninen’s residency has been supported by the Finnish Cultural Foundation and Adrère Amellal, Siwa.

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17 Bahgat Alley Street, Zamalek
Cairo
11211

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Tuesday	11am - 5pm
Wednesday	11am - 7pm
Thursday	11am - 5pm
Saturday	11am - 7pm
Sunday	11am - 5pm

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http://www.tintera.art/

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