Nabil Mokhtar is an Irish-Egyptian expressionist painter born in Alexandria. He lectured in architecture at the Fine Art College of Cairo before coming to Ireland to create crafts inspired by Celtic heritage and design, after falling in love with the architecture and aesthetics of Ancient Ireland, from the mysterious carved stones of Newgrange to the high crosses and the Book of Kells. While recuperating from a heart attack in 2007, Mokhtar discovered his next great love: painting. Over the years, he has moved from watercolour landscapes to expressionist pieces carved from the vivid wax of...more
