Ahmad Kanaan

Ahmad Kanaan (born in 1965 in Tamra, Israel) is a Muslim Arab-Israeli painter and sculptor.

[1] He received a BFA from Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design in Jerusalem, Israel.

He is the curator of Jaffa Salon of Palestinian Art.

[2] His work includes both paintings and sculptures artwork.

He received several national and international awards: in 1989, he was the recipient of the America-Israel Cultural Foundation Prize, and in 2003, and 2010 he received the Artist in the Community Grant, from the Israeli Ministry of Culture.