Gazbia Sirry was born in 1925 in Cairo, Egypt. Sirry is considered one of the leading Egyptian artists, with a varied and innovative career of more than 50 years. she studied fine arts and became a professor in the painting department of the Faculty of Fine Arts in Zamalek, Cairo. Gazbia was also a professor at the American University in Cairo.

The paintings of Sirry capture the relationship between feminist consciousness and advocacy of women, history, fascism, and Islamic futurism.