biography

Abdullh Yossef Alhussain was born in Al-Khobar on April 12, 1985.  The second among six siblings he was able to draw at an early age with the support of his loving mother.

He graduated in Architecture at King Saud University, and obtained a patent on his graduation project design from King Abdulaziz Center for Science and Technology (KACST). After graduation, he worked as a site engineer on a hospital construction project at Dammam. Getting accepted in a scholarship program made him leave Saudi Arabia to pursue his studies in the United States. 

His stay in the multicultural environment with artistic friends in San Francisco encouraged him to continue drawing and learning. The results were very rewarding. He later moved to Philadelphia and had his Master’s Degree in Construction Management from Philadelphia University. 

Abdullh continued improving his artwork with a mindset of looking always to be more thoughtful and creative. He loved the idea of using the laser cutting technology to give his artwork a third dimension utilizing the produced shadows. He came up with artworks that change through the day and night as the shadows change with time and light.

 He has been always looking to reflect his identity and culture on his artwork. Thus, he started adding Arabic calligraphy to his drawing coming up with the perfect mix of imaginative abstract, architecture, and Arabic calligraphy, producing artwork that are cultural and modern. 

 Abdullh holds an international certificate from European Cultural Academy Center, Venice, Italy, and participated in server art exhibitions both locally and international. He works currently in a construction company based in Jubail, Saudi Arabia, having a previous experience in designing for his architecture startup firm, and gallery management in one of the leading art houses, Desert Designs. 

 He is always looking to pursue his art journey with his skills and looking forward to implement them combined with his background and experience to be one of the top emerging artists from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.  

Participation

2014 - Solo art gallery, Philadelphia,USA

2015 - Internationalfair, Philadelphia University

2015 - Participatedwith town gallery  Alkhobar, KSA

2015  - Participated with Behance  Alkhobar, KSA

2015  Participated with Scitech  Alkhobar, KSA

2015  Former art gallery manager at Desert Designs,KSA

2016  Participatedwith Artever  Riyadh,KSA

2016  Participated Art event  Jubail, KSA

2016  published calligraphy sketchbook  NewYork,USA

2016 -  Interview with Destination Magazine

2017         live show calligraphy, Khubar,KSA

2017  Certificate Workshop from ECAC  Venice, Italy 

2018  Solo gallery at Aramco camp    Dhahran,KSA

2018  Published Fantastic show room    Khubar,KSA