Jwan Yosef
Jwan Yosef | |
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 Yosef at the2018 Golden Globe Awards | |
| Born | 6 September 1984[1] Ras al-Ayn,Al-Hasakah,Syria |
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| Years active | 2011–present |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 |
| Mother | Hiba Hammoud |
Jwan Yosef(born 6 September 1984) is a Swedish-Syrian painter and artist. He specializes inplastic artsand is based in London, England.[2][3]
Early life and education
[edit]Yosef was born inSyria,[4]to aKurdishfather and anArmenianmother.[5]His family emigrated to Sweden when he was two years old,[6]and later he studied painting inPernby School of Paintingin Stockholm between 2004 and 2006, then moved toKonstfack University College of Arts, Crafts and Design,Stockholm.[7]
Career
[edit]Yosef has taken part in a great number of art fairs and group exhibitions. He held two solo exhibitions in 2013 titledPainting about Sex, Flesh and Violence, lolat the DIVUS Gallery in London andHigh Notes,at the Galleri Anna Thulin, Stockholm.[8][9]He participated in the Threadneedle Prize exhibition in 2013 and the BEERS Contemporary Award for Emerging Art both in 2013. In 2015, he exhibited at Galleri Bon with group exhibitionThere and Back Againwith fellow Konstfack graduates Josef Bull, Petr Davydtchenko and Natasja Loutchko.[10]He is a founding member and studio holder at The Bomb Factory Art Foundation in Archway, North London.[11]
Personal life
[edit]In April 2016, during theamfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Researchgala inSão Paulo,Brazil, Yosef publicly announced that he had been in a relationship with Puerto Rican singerRicky Martin.The couple married in 2017.[12][13]On 31 December 2018, Martin and Yosef announced, viaInstagram,the birth of their daughter, Lucia Martin-Yosef.[14]On 29 October 2019, Martin and Yosef announced the birth of their son, Renn Martin-Yosef.[15][16]In July 2023, it was announced that Martin and Yosef had separated after six years of marriage.[17]
References
[edit]- ^"Jwan Yosef on Instagram:" Birthdays keep getting better ❤️ "".Archivedfrom the original on 15 April 2023.Retrieved13 November2020.
- ^Beat Magazine: Jwan Yosef – Portraits of AbsenceArchived21 November 2016 at theWayback Machine
- ^"Kaltblut: Interview with Jwan Yosef".Archived fromthe originalon 10 September 2017.Retrieved19 April2016.
- ^Anwar, Mo (10 November 2016)."Meet Syrian Artist Jwan Yosef: The Millennial Modern Gypsy".Vogue.com.Vogue.Archivedfrom the original on 8 February 2018.Retrieved22 October2018.
- ^"U+MAG | A conversation with artist Jwan Yosef".2 September 2015. Archived from the original on 2 September 2015.Retrieved18 November2016.
{{cite news}}:CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^Johansson, Victor (18 April 2018)."Jwan Yosef:" Jag var beredd på det offentliga livet med Ricky Martin "| SvD Perfect Guide".Svenska Dagbladet(in Swedish).ISSN1101-2412.Archivedfrom the original on 1 February 2020.Retrieved24 July2021.
- ^C Print: There and Back AgainArchived17 October 2017 at theWayback Machine.
- ^SvD: Spegelvända bilder fångar tystnadenArchived31 July 2017 at theWayback Machine(in Swedish)
- ^KunstkritikkArchived31 July 2017 at theWayback Machine(in Norwegian)
- ^Galleri Bon: Dit och tillbaks igenArchived31 July 2017 at theWayback Machine(in Swedish)
- ^"Artists | Bomb Factory Art Foundation".bombfactory.org.uk.Archived fromthe originalon 2 June 2016.Retrieved18 May2016.
- ^"ET Online: Ricky Martin Makes Glamorous Red Carpet Debut With New Boyfriend Jwan Yosef".18 April 2016.Archivedfrom the original on 23 October 2017.Retrieved19 April2016.
- ^Paris Match:Ricky Martin officialise avec son petit ami, Jwan YosefArchived18 October 2017 at theWayback Machine(in French)
- ^"Instagram".Archivedfrom the original on 16 February 2019.Retrieved31 December2018.
- ^Martin, Ricky (29 October 2019)."Nuestro hijo Renn Martin-Yosef ha nacido. / Our son Renn Martin-Yosef was born".Ricky Martin verified Instagram account.Archivedfrom the original on 29 February 2020.Retrieved30 October2019.
- ^Goldstein, Joelle (29 October 2019)."Ricky Martin and Husband Jwan Yosef Announce the Birth of Their Fourth Child, Son Renn".People.Archivedfrom the original on 30 October 2019.Retrieved30 October2019.
- ^Denman, Amy; Updated (6 July 2023)."Ricky Martin and husband Jwan Yosef announce split after six years of marriage".mirror.Retrieved6 July2023.
External links
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- Syrian emigrants to Sweden
- Swedish male painters
- 1984 births
- Living people
- Swedish people of Kurdish descent
- Swedish people of Armenian descent
- Naturalized citizens of Sweden
- Swedish gay artists
- Swedish LGBTQ painters
- Swedish contemporary artists
- Swedish gay men
- Gay painters
- Konstfack alumni
- Alumni of Central Saint Martins
- Syrian people of Armenian descent
- Artists from London
- Syrian gay men
- Syrian Kurdish people
- Ricky Martin
- Kurdish male artists
- Kurdish artists
- Swedish expatriates in England
- Kurdish LGBTQ people
- 20th-century Swedish LGBTQ people
- 21st-century Swedish LGBTQ people
- 21st-century Swedish male artists
- 21st-century Swedish painters
- 20th-century Syrian painters
- 21st-century Syrian people
- 21st-century Syrian painters
- 21st-century Syrian male artists
- Syrian contemporary artists
- People from Al-Hasakah Governorate