MEDIA CONTACT
Wando Okongwu, wokongwu@projectrowhouses.org
Comms and Marketing Manager, 713.526.7662
Houston, Texas. On Saturday, November 12, 2022, Project Row Houses and Valerie Cassel Oliver announced Rehab El Sadek as The Dr. Dina Alsowayel and Tony Chase PRH Southern Survey Biennial Prize recipient.
Guest Curator Valerie Cassel Oliver began the event with her curator talk and how honored she was to serve as the inaugural juror. Oliver explained her background as a curator and significant history with PRH. Afterward, the attendees walked through the art houses as Oliver prepared to announce the prize recipient.
Oliver shared that although it was a difficult decision, the person she chose “really encapsulated all the ideas of a new south, speaking to the generosity of place and creating place.” Eureka Gilkey and Danielle Burns Wilson joined Oliver as she presented the check and announced Rehab El Sadek as the recipient of $25,000. Sadek expressed her gratitude for being selected as the prize recipient as she watched the event on Instagram live.
To wrap up the event, Gilkey thanked Oliver for her continuous support of PRH and Wilson for her leadership and vision in bringing this Round together. Gilkey explained how monumental this moment is for PRH. This inaugural Round is the first time PRH has awarded a prize to a round artist. Round 54 will remain on view Wednesdays through Sundays from noon to 5 pm through Sunday, February 12, 2023.
PHOTOS: Round 54 Prize Announcement
ABOUT THE PRIZE RECIPIENT
Rehab El Sadek (1972) is a conceptual Egyptian artist whose been exhibiting internationally for thirty years. She utilizes architectural structures, light, shadow, and memory to investigate the layered reality of the immigrant experience. And creates alternative spaces that invite viewers to question existing power dynamics and contemplate the role of individuals—especially the marginalized.
