Collection: Lina Osama

Lina Osama is an Egyptian figurative painter whose practice explores the interplay between contemporary life and the layered cultural memory of Cairo. Born in Cairo in 1986, she studied painting between Egypt and Austria from 2004 to 2009, further developing her distinctive visual language. Osama has held 15 solo exhibitions and participated in more than 130 exhibitions, with notable presentations including the Egyptian MoMA (2023), the Embassy of Ireland in Cairo (2019), Carthage Art Days (2023), NMEС (2023, 2024), the Venezuela Biennial (2021), Egypt Art Fair (2020, 2021), SOHO in Sweden (2020), and World Art Dubai (2020). Her international participation also includes presentations in New York, Paris, and Taiwan. Osama’s works are held in prominent collections including the St. Mark Taper Foundation, the Amazigh Heritage Museum of Morocco, NMEC, and the Egyptian MoMA.