I AM HAPPY
signed and dated Khlada Hamouda / 2005 lower right
oil on canvas stretched on board
60 x 81cm; 23 1/2 x 31 3/4in
70.2 x 91.2cm; 27 1/2 x 36in (framed)

Provenance
Acquired directly from the artist

"Art unites people around the globe, and art shows that we all human beings on earth feel the same kind of happiness and suffer the same type of pain." - Khalda Hamouda

Daughter to artists Ezzeldin Hamouda and Zeinab Abdel Hamid, Khalda Hamouda was born in Cairo and her artistic journey commenced soon after, at the age of six, where she experimented with drawing with pastels on paper. Despite this early interest in creativity, when it came to choosing a career Khalda's parents steered her away from an education in Fine Arts and instead suggested an education as either a doctor or an engineer. In 1977, Khalda graduated from Cairo University with a degree in High Power Electrical Engineering. Later that year, she accompanied her parents on their touring exhibition and during their time in Washington D.C. she painted her first oil-on-canvas landscape. However, her career as an artist started in 2006. Until this point she upheld a successful career as an engineer at The Arab Contractors Company in Cairo, but an early retirement led her to making the decision to follow in her parents footsteps, and dedicate the rest of her life to making art. Participating in a few group exhibitions in Cairo and Alexandria, Khalda had her first solo exhibition at El Dai Art Gallery in Cairo in March 2021. She focuses on making oil and mixed media paintings on canvas and board and believes in the power of art.