Egyptian artist and writer Nazli Madkour (1949) has had over 35 solo exhibitions, and her artwork has been featured in numerous group exhibitions in Egypt, Germany, France, Italy, Portugal, UK, Holland, Greece, Lebanon, Sharjah, Qatar, Bahrein, Kuwait, Ecuador, Japan, China, USA, and Canada. Madkour is the author of the book ‘Women and Art in Egypt’ and she illustrated a deluxe edition of Nobel Laureate Naguib Mahfouz’s book ‘Arabian Days and Night’.