Basim Magdy (born 1977 in Asyut) is an Egyptian-born artist living in Basel, Switzerland. His art is inspired by dream like features, including lucid dreaming. He uses ideas of process, evolution, extinction, futuristic realities, how history is written and his beliefs are includes in his work. He works with painting, filmmaking, photography, and installation. Magdy received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in painting from Helwan University in Cairo.
In 2016, Deutsche Bank named Magdy "Artist of the Year".