Saad Sadek (1929), Born in Minya, He was an Egyptian visual artist. Specializing in painting, he studied portraiture and landscape art under renowned artists such as Ahmed Sabry, Youssef Kamel, Hosni El-Banani, and Kamel Youssef, after earning a Diploma in Art Education in 1951 and completing free studies at the Faculty of Fine Arts between 1951 and 1953.

He was a member of the Syndicate of Fine Artists specializing in painting and a member of the Cairo Atelier. He worked as an art teacher in preparatory schools for 33 years, holding positions such as headmaster, department head, and training director for two years. He spent most of his life in Cairo. His solo exhibitions included four shows in Libya between 1967 and 1971, as well as exhibitions at the Round Hall of the Fine Artists Syndicate in 1992, 1993, and 1995. He also held an exhibition at the Fine Arts Hall at the Cairo Opera House in 2001 and a retrospective exhibition, Shadow and Light Fantasy, at the Fine Artists Syndicate at the Cairo Opera House in 2009. In local group exhibitions, he participated extensively from the Revolution Exhibition on its 10th anniversary in 1962 until his last exhibition in 1990. His contributions included the Professors of Drawing and Crafts exhibitions from 1963 to 1966, the National Fine Arts Association exhibition in 1965, and the Higher Institute of Education Alumni exhibition in 1973.

He also participated in the Higher Institute Alumni and Professors of Painting exhibitions between 1974 and 1980 and the Fine Arts and the Ramadan Battle exhibition in 1974. His involvement extended to the Hafez and Shawky Competition in 1983 and exhibitions at the Cairo Atelier in 1997, 1998, 1999, and 2000. He was honored at the annual Cairo Atelier Salon in 2003 and took part in the first Cairo Atelier Portrait Salon in 2005. Additionally, he was recognized in the Exhibition Honoring Participating Artists at the Round Hall from 2003 to 2006, which was held in 2006.

Saad Sadek visited numerous art museums in London, Paris, Rome, Florence, and Venice, as well as Egypt’s historical landmarks. His work was deeply influenced by traditional celebrations, especially the Moulid (Prophet’s Birthday), the atmosphere of Fatimid Cairo, Islamic art, and the colors of the sea and rural landscapes, all of which were reflected in his paintings. His works were acquired by private collectors in Egypt, the United States, England, Scotland, and France, as well as by Egypt’s Ministry of Education. His paintings invited viewers to engage with his art by imagining characters and details, much like how a reader interacts with a novel.