Issam Tantawi

Born in Jerusalem in 1954, Issam currently lives in Jordan. His background in the arts stems from photography where he gained large recognition and received awards for his work; he later channeled his energy on to canvas using the medium of paint. Tantawi has held several exhibitions in Jordan and participated in many collective exhibitions in the region and internationally some of the places have been Tunisia, Spain, UAE, Indonesia and Belgium.

Exhibitions

Alia Art Gallery • Amman, 1990
Phoenix Art Gallery • Amman, 1992
Rouaq Albalka’a Art Gallery • Amman, 1994
Baladna Art Gallery • Amman, 1996
Dar Alanda • Amman, 2000
Orient Gallery • Amman, 2005
Orfali Art Gallery • Amman, 2008
Zara Art Gallery • Amman, 2009