Yasser Gaessa.

14/3/1970

yasser@yassergaessa.com

Graduated from the faculty of fine arts-graphic and cartoon section 1993-Helwan University

Started my professional career in 1992-following is some selected experience in different fields:

 

Designed and drew many posters, cartoons and storyboards for the

following companies.

 

Environmental quality International (E.Q.I).

Impact  BBDO

Tumoh Gallery.

Studio.

Vision Egypt.

Liena.

Creative Culture.

Intermarkets.

D.D.B.

M.C.R.

Fortune Promoseven.

Masters Group.

Saatchi & Saatchi.

A.R Publication Design Center.

Taraneem Gallery.

On line.

 

Worked as a cartoonist in

·                 ³Koul el Nass² magazine. 1993 to 1995

·                 ³Carticatur² magazine . 1994 to 1996

·                 ³Lamssa² magazine. 1994 to 1995

·                 ³Farh² magazine. 1995 to 1996

·                 ³Oyom Gadeda² magazine. 1995 to 1996

·                 ³Cairo¹s Magazine. 1994 to 1998

·                 ³Al Majalla² magazine. ³London². 1995 to 1998

·                 ³Night Life² magazine. 1995 to 1997

·                 ³El Ahram Weekly² newspaper. 1994 to 1995

·                 ³ Cairo Post ² newspaper. 1999 to 2000

·                 El MORAKEB newspaper. 2001 to 2003

Designed and drew comic strips for

·                 ³Goundey El Mostakable² magazine ³Kuwait².

·                 ³Al Arabey El Saagher² magazine ³Kuwait²

·                 ³Alaa El Deen² magazine.

·                 ³Kernass² magazine.

 

Produced book illustrations for the following publishers.

·                 Dar El Shourouq.

·                 Hoopoe Books.

·                 Dar El Maaref.

·                 Atfaalna.

·                 Dar El Gehad .

·                 Produced book illustrations for Green Com International.

·                Made the new MAKET for the famous children magazine SAMIR(DAR EL HELAL) and worked as an  ART  CONSULTANT for the magazine (2002 to 2003 ).

 

Currently working as a political cartoonist for: -

·                 Sabah El Kher magazine.

·                 Cairo Times magazine.

Cartoonist (Animator)

 

·                 Designed a cartoon character for the ³Gemeni Studio²

·                 Designed a cartoon character for the shopping mall (Dary).

·                 Designed a cartoon character for Family Land.

·                Directed 4 animation movies for the company (Nouvartis).

 

 

 

 

 

Painter (water color)

 

·                 Made several paintings for several Nile boats.

·                 Made several paintings for the British Council.

·                 Made the paintings for gallery ³La Maison Riche².

·                 Made the paintings for the gallery ³Le Salon².

 

·                Worked as an Art Director in ³Icon Studio². 1998 – 2000

( Special Effects , Cartoons & Printing ).

·                Worked as an Art Director in ³Ramoh Studio² 2000 – 2001

( Special Effects , Cartoons & Web Development ).

·                 Worked in the ³creative team³ for Intermarkets company.

 

Member in:

·                 Syndicate of plastic art – Cairo.

·                 The Egyptian Cartoonist Club – Cairo.

·                 Syndicate of the Egyptian Journalists – Cairo.

·                 Syndicate of the International Journalists.

·                 The Federation of European Cartoonists Organizations. (FECO).

 

Local and Private Exhibitions.

 

·                 Two private exhibitions in the Faculty of Fine Arts, 1991, 1992.

·                 The general students exhibitions in the hall of the Faculty of Fine Arts, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993.

·                 Private exhibitions in (Regoletto) Zamalek, 1996.

·                 FECO General Exhibition: Egyptian cartoonists and the European cartoonists in the gallery of the British Council, 1997.  (political cartoons)

 

 

 

 

 

INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITIONS.

 

·                 The International Simavi Cartoon Competition in Turkey, 1989, 1990,                 1991, 1992, 1996.

·                 The Biennale of Humor in Fredrikstad (Norway), 1990.

·                 The International Salon of Caricature (CVORAK) CROATIA, 1996.

·                 In addition , participated in several festivals and competitions in :

-       Turkey.

-       Iran.

-       Italy.

-       Japan.

-       Russia.

-       Belgium.