Yazan Abu Salameh
Yazan Abu Salameh was born in Jerusalem in 1993. He studied Fine Arts at Dar Al-Kalima University in Bethlehem in 2011 and participated in several workshops, including scenography at Al-Quds College in Beit Jala. He taught art at several community centers, including the center at Aida Refugee Camp in Bethlehem.
Abu Salameh’s artworks reflect a bold approach to the use and distribution of materials across the surface. He works with mixtures of concrete, pebbles, and wires combined with Lego blocks and drawing. His concrete works function as miniature maps, reflecting remnants of childhood memories, present concrete blockades, watchtowers, and Palestinian neighbourhoods viewed from a bird’s-eye perspective.
His first solo exhibition, Cemented Sky, was at Zawyeh Gallery’s space at Alserkal Avenue in Dubai in 2021. He participated in several group exhibitions in Palestine, Jordan, and the UAE. He won third prize in the “Let’s Make It Glow” competition, which enabled him to exhibit in Italy in a group exhibition organised by the Municipality of Turin in 2019. He participated in Art Dubai (2021 and 2023) and Editions Dubai (2024 and 2025) with Zawyeh Gallery. He lives and works between Bethlehem and Ramallah.