Mohamed Khalil

Mohammed Saleh Khalil was born in Al- Zarqa, Jordan in 1960. His parents were originally from AL-Walaja, a village near Bethlehem, but he was raised in Damascus. In 1988, he received his master’s degree in fine art in Germany, where he specialized in painting, etching, engraving and printing techniques.

After returning briefly to Damascus, he spent five years in Nicosia, Cyprus, where he developed his artistic skills and participated in several solo and group exhibitions. He settled in Ramallah City, where he established his own studio, and founded the Young Artists Forum, where he taught art to talented children and teenagers. He also heads the Fine Arts Program at the Ministry of Culture.

Inspired by German Expressionism, Khalil paints with wide brush strokes, carefully selecting and distributing colors throughout his paintings, regardless of the subject. Adding a remarkable amount of symbolism and expressionism to his work.