Ahmad Canaan

Born in Tamra in 1965, Canaan studied art at the prestigious Bezalel Art Academy in Jerusalem. With a career that spans over 30 years, Canaan has participated in countless international exhibitions and cultural activities. With a steadfast commitment to the arts, not only is Canaan an artist, a curator, and an instructor, but also the founder of Canaan art gallery in his town of Tamra. Canaan’s paintings and sculptures, which adorn many houses of private collectors and institutions, are easily recognizable to anyone who is familiar with his work. Not only do his paintings contain many motifs of Palestinian heritage and culture

Canaan studied art at the prestigious Bezalel Art Academy in Jerusalem.

Solo Exhibitions

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1989 Ploughs, Al Hakawati Palestinian National Theater, Jerusalem ,curator: Suleiman Mansour.

1992 Wooden Platforms The Municipal Gallery, Nazareth ,curator: Marie Abu Jaber.

2001 Anat, Uri and Rami Nehushtan Museum, Kibbutz Ashdot Yaakov , curator: Ruth Shidmon.

Here I Am, The Peace Gallery, Jewish-Arab Center for Peace, Givat Haviva. curators: Osnat Ben Shalom and Etti Amiram.

2003 Self-Portrait, The Gallery at Ort Braude College, Carmiel ,curator: Shlomi Schwarzberg.

2004 Anat, The Center Gallery, Nazareth ,curator: Marie Abu Jaber.

2006 The Knight, Al Hallaj Gallery, Ramallah ,curator: Nabil Anani.

2008 Quest, M. Beck Gallery, Homburg, Germany curator: Mathias Peck.

2009 Knight of Dreams, Al Hakawati Palestinian National Theater, Jerusalem , curator: Ahmad Canaan.

2009 On a Thin Wire, Tal Greenfield Gallery, Kfar Vradim, curator: Adi Greenfield.

2010 New Paintings, White House Gallery, Kibbutz Nir Oz ,curator Haim Perry.

2010 Ahmad Canaan- sculptures, The Open Museum, The industrial garden, Omer. curators Ruti Ofek and Tamar Hurvitz Livne.

2012 Beyond the Ornament .Wollfred Israel museum ,Hazorea. curators :Shir Meller –Yamguch...