Saudi artist Abdullah Hammas is a pioneer, a national success story, and a role model for aspiring artists.
Born in 1952, Hammas’s family moved around to different cities from Tabuk in the north, then onto Abha, and Riyadh, before finally settling in Jeddah. His natural affinity for the arts was evident early on, and he credits his father for encouraging him and buying him coloring books and crayons from a young age. Hammas graduated from the Institute of Art Education in 1973 and then embarked on his career as an artist. He shared his love for art as a prep-school art…
