AHMAD NAWASH

Ahmad Nawash was born in Jerusalem in 1934. He has a strong educational background in the arts, having graduated with honors from the Accademia di Arte in Rome in 1964 and earning a degree in Graphics and Etching from the E'cole des Beaux Arts in Bordeaux in 1970.

Nawash also spent two years at the E'cole National des Beaux Arts in Paris from 1975 to 1977, and later completed a short course in Etching and Pottery Preservation in Italy. His paintings often address socio-political and humanitarian issues and use a symbolic language to convey his messages. Nawash is highly regarded as one of the most prominent artists in Jordan and his contributions to the Jordanian art movement have been greatly esteemed.