Faisal Yousef was born in Amman, Jordan 1977. A new immigrant who came to the United States in 2004, Yousef brings with him a traditional artistic training in figurative painting from Yarmouk University in Irbid, Jordan where he received his BFA in Drawing and Painting in 1999. Yousef also studied at Hosni Abo Krayem Studio, the Fine Art Institute in Amman, Jordan and received a Diploma in Studio arts in 1994. In 1999, Yousef joined the Fine Art Institute and taught Drawing & Painting, Anatomy, and Perspective for five years. Since 1995, Yousef has exhibited his work in Jordan, the San Francisco Bay Area, and Charlotte NC. His solo exhibitions include these venues: - Farvan Art Gallery, Charlotte, NC (2008) - The Arab Cultural and Community Center, San Francisco, CA (2007) - The Armenian Cultural Center, San Francisco, CA (2004) - The French Cultural Center, Amman, Jordan (2002) - Yarmouk University, Irbid, Jordan (1997, 98). He also participated in a number of group exhibits in Jordan, especially those sponsored by the Jordanian Ministry of Culture and the Plastic Art Association in Amman, Jordan. Yousef is a figurative painter working with oil and watercolors to capture subjects that include portraits, landscapes, still life, and architectural scenes. Yousef has won several awards including: First Place in the field of plastic arts all over Jordanian universities (1999); First Place in the Graphic Art gallery at Yarmouk University (1998); and First Place in the field of plastic arts in the eighth scientific competition for Arab students in Tripoli, Libya (1996). He also received the Golden Medal and the first place from the Sixth Arabic Exhibition for Arab Students in Kuwait (1991). Inspired and influenced by Middle Eastern culture and architectural scenes, such as Petra in Jordan and the monuments of Jerusalem. That part of the world has a unique beauty that is often overlooked. Profiled in -Artist of the American Mosaic Series - Encyclopedia of Arab American Artist Fayeq S Owens; 2007 Greenwood Publishing -Jordanian artist Encyclopedia Ministry of Culture Publication; 2006 Amman-Jordan
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Faisal Yousef 
