Ahmed Barakat is a contemporary Egyptian plastic artist and a member of the Syndicate of Fine Artists and member of the Egyptian Free Theater Association in the field of decoration. He is also a member of the Egyptian Society for Photography, the International Federation of Photographic Art “FIAP”, and the Photographic Society of America “PSA”.

In addition, his membership affiliation also includes the Saudi World of Photography Group “WPG” and the Afro-Asian Union for International Law and Dispute Settlement (member No. 221).

He studied Arts at the Faculty of Fine Arts, Zamalek, and Cairo, Egypt. He specializes in interior design and photography in the field of advertising in Cairo.

His talent for drawing began at a young age with the encouragement of his parents and art teachers in various educational stages. The artist was born in Kuwait in the early 1980s and lived in a society that comprised different cultures which prompted him to be open to other cultures and contributed to his vision to the world around him, which is characterized by being mature and different.

He began to develop artistic talent when his interest for art rose during the school days in the preparatory and secondary stages. He first started using pencils and then water colors and some handicrafts such as tapping on copper, drawing on glass and others. Then he pursued his academic study of art in the historically renowned Faculty of Fine Arts in Cairo and this was followed by a master's degree in the field of interior design and decoration.

Barakat have visited several European and Arab countries and participated in exhibitions and arts activities which enhanced his talent and vision to the issues of interest and the possibility of its formulation in the vision of his artistic work.He is one of the contemporary artists who transitioned from the frame of the painting with four sides to the art of composite works and installation work.

The artist participated in more than thirty art exhibitions both individual and collective and international. He showcased different techniques of drawing, sculpture, and painting with light, photography and installation art.