ABOUT
Amjad is a Syrian-Dutch artist based in Amsterdam. His work focuses on identity, displacement, and transformation, shaped by his personal history of war and migration. Using painting and installation, he explores how memory, trauma, and cultural loss affect the human body and mind.
He works mainly with acrylic on canvas, creating dark, surreal scenes with fragmented figures and dreamlike spaces. His visual language draws from classical art, contemporary imagery, and personal experience, resulting in emotionally charged compositions.
Amjad studied Fine Arts at Damascus University, graduating in 2007. Since then, he has shown his work in exhibitions and art fairs in Europe and the Middle East. His recent projects also include large-scale installations exploring environmental collapse and collective trauma.
He lives and works in Amsterdam, continuing to develop a multidisciplinary practice rooted in personal experience and social awareness.