Fuad Al-Futaih

Yemen, b.1948 - 2018

Painter and sculptor. He began his academic journey with English literature at Cairo University, followed by studies in economics and political science at the University of Baghdad. He furthered his education in fine arts at the Academy of Fine Arts in Germany. He was appointed director of fine arts at the Ministry of Information and Culture in 1980, then founding director of the National Center for the Arts in Sanaa. He held his first exhibition abroad during his studies in Germany in 1973 and established the first art gallery in the city of Sana’a in 1986