Ahmad Kan'aan

Ahmad was born in Tamra (a Palestinian town in the Galilee) in 1965.

 

He studied in Khalil Rayan's studio in 1984 and later in the Academy of Arts and Design (Bezalel) in Jerusalem till 1989.

 

Ahmad's work includes sculptures and paintings. He uses metal, wood and simple materials from the environment in his sculptures to portray deep symbolic meanings. His work portrays daily life, culture, identity, and the surroundings.

 

Ahmad has participated in several solo and group exhibitions locally and internationally and has received several prizes for his work.

 

He is a member of Ibdaa', the Association of Palestinian Artists in Israel. Ahmad currently works in the Arabic College in Sakhnin.