Jwan Yosef is a Syrian-born Swedish painter and visual artist; He is born on 6-Sep-84. He is 39 years old. His height is In Centimeters 172cm and In Feet and Inches 6’0″. His weight is In Kilograms 80 Kg and In Pounds 167 lbs.
His art involves a new approach and a new way of composing, which is original and unique, totally different from the routine, common, well-established methods.
He showed artistic inclinations from childhood. Yosef earned a degree in fine arts from ‘Konstfack University,’ Stockholm, and later pursued his Master’s in Fine Arts from London’s ‘Central Saint Martins.’ Starting at Konstfack.
He participated in several group exhibitions at various places, including Vienna, Prague, London, Dallas, and Los Angeles. He held two solo exhibitions – ‘Painting about Sex, Flesh, and Violence’ and ‘High Notes’- in 2013 and another, ‘Masked,’ in 2016.
Yosef is a founding member and studio holder at ‘The Bomb Factory Art Foundation.’ With some of his art, he creates a twilight zone between paintings and sculptural objects. Yosef is openly gay and is married to Puerto Rican singer Ricky Martin.
Personal Life and Career:
He studied at the Pernby School of Painting. He graduated from Konstfack University College of Arts, Crafts, and Design.
His parents were from different religious beliefs. When Yosef was 2, his family relocated from Syria to Sweden. In the Syrian language, ‘Jwan’ means beautiful, young. His parents’ names are Ahmad Yosef and Hiba Hammond. Yosef is openly gay. Since 2016, he has been in a relationship with Ricky Martin. He married Ricky Martin in 2017-2023. His kids’ names are Renn Martin Yosef and Lucia Martin Yosef.
According to Yosef, he has painted since he was a child. From 2004 to 2006, he learned painting at ‘Pernby School of Painting’ in Stockholm. In 2009, he completed his graduation from ‘Konstfack University College of Arts, Crafts and Design,’ Stockholm. In 2011, he received his MA in Fine Arts from ‘Central Saint Martins,’ London.
After graduating from ‘Central Saint Martins,’ Yosef started looking out for a studio. He worked hard, and his work earned attention. He participated in a number of international shows which helped him get more projects. He participated in several group exhibitions, especially in the Konstfack, Stockholm, during his initial years.
Some of the group exhibitions that he took part in the later years included ‘Life Is Elsewhere,’ London (2011), ‘Some Catch,’ London (2012), ‘Journey to the Centre of My Mind,’ Madrid (2013), ‘Faceless,’ Brussels (2015), ‘Re: Define,’ Dallas (2015), ‘Tillstand,’ Karlstad (2016), ‘Lounge,’ Stockholm (2016, 2017) and ‘Over the Rainbow,’ Los Angeles (2017).
Yosef has a series of four solo exhibitions scheduled for 2018 fallIn 2013; his art earned him two awards – the ‘Columbia Threadneedle Prize’ and the ‘BEERS Contemporary Award’ for ‘Emerging Art.’
Net worth of Jwan Yoesf :
His Net Worth is estimated between $100,000 and $1 million but is approximately estimated as $500 thousand dollars.
