Jwan Yosef Height, Weight, Age, Spouse, Children

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Jwan Yosef Quick Info
Height 5 ft 11 in
Weight 78 kg
Date of Birth September 6, 1984
Zodiac Sign Virgo
Eye Color Light Brown

Jwan Yosef is a Swedish painter and artist who specializes in plastic arts – art forms that involve physical manipulation of a plastic medium by molding/modeling. Materials for use in the plastic arts include those that can be carved or shaped, such as stone, wood, concrete, glass, or metal. Jwan is a founding member and studio holder at The Bomb Factory Art Foundation, a London-based artist-led foundation with exhibition space for contemporary art.

Born Name

Jwan Yosef

Nick Name

Jwan

Jwan Yosef as seen in an Instagram Post in July 2023Jwan Yosef as seen in an Instagram Post in July 2023 (Jwan Yosef / Instagram)

Sun Sign

Virgo

Born Place

Ras al-Ayn, Al-Hasakah, Syria

Residence

London, England, United Kingdom

Nationality

Swedish

Education

Jwan, after his high school graduation, joined the Pernby School of Painting in Stockholm, the capital and largest city of Sweden. He studied there between 2004 and 2006. He later attended the Konstfack University of Arts, Crafts, and Design, a ‘university college’ (in Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Finland, the term refers to an independent institution that provides tertiary (bachelor’s and master’s degrees) and/or quaternary (Ph. D.) education) – also located in Stockholm.

Occupation

Painter, Artist

Jwan Yosef as seen in an Instagram Post in April 2023Jwan Yosef as seen in an Instagram Post in April 2023 (Jwan Yosef / Instagram)

Family

  • Father – Ahmad Yosef
  • Mother – Hiba Hammoud
  • Others – Enrique Martín Negroni (Ex-Father-in-Law) (Former Psychologist), Doña Nereida Morales, (Ex-Mother-in-Law) (Former Accountant), Fernando Fernández (Ex-Half-Brother-in-Law), Ángel Fernández (Ex-Half-Brother-in-Law), Eric Martín (Ex-Half-Brother-in-Law), Daniel Martín (Ex-Half-Brother-in-Law), Vanessa Martín (Ex-Half-Sister-in-Law)

Build

Athletic

Height

5 ft 11 in or 180.5 cm

Weight

78 kg or 172 lbs

Jwan Yosef as seen in an Instagram Post in December 2021Jwan Yosef as seen in an Instagram Post in December 2021 (Jwan Yosef / Instagram)

Boyfriend / Spouse

Jwan has dated –

  • Ricky Martin (2016-2023) – Jwan first met renowned Puerto Rican singer, songwriter, actor, author, record producer, and humanitarian Ricky Martin via Instagram. Ricky had found out about his work and sent a message of appreciation. They interacted on social media for around 6 months before Ricky went to London to meet Jwan. He publicly announced his relationship with Ricky in April 2016 – during an event hosted by amfAR, the Foundation for AIDS Research (an international nonprofit organization dedicated to the support of AIDS research, HIV prevention, treatment education, and the advocacy of AIDS-related public policy) in São Paulo, Brazil. The pair got engaged in November 2016 and they got married in 2017. On December 31, 2018, Jwan and Ricky announced the birth of their daughter – Lucía Martin-Yosef. On October 29, 2019, they announced the birth of their son – Renn Martin-Yosef. The couple parted ways in July 2023.

    • Race / Ethnicity

    White

    He is of Kurdish descent on his father’s side and Armenian descent on his mother’s side.

    Hair Color

    Black

    Eye Color

    Light Brown

    Sexual Orientation

    Gay

    Distinctive Features

    • Toned physique
    • Ever-changing hairstyle
    • Sports a light stubble

    Jwan Yosef as seen in an Instagram Post in April 2022Jwan Yosef as seen in an Instagram Post in April 2022 (Jwan Yosef / Instagram)

    Jwan Yosef Facts

  • Born in Syria, Jwan immigrated to Sweden with his family when he was about 2 years old.
  • In the mid and late 2000s, he started out by participating in numerous art fairs and group exhibitions. He earned his big break in 2013 when he held 2 solo exhibitions – titled Painting about S*x, Flesh, and Violence, lol (at the DIVUS Gallery in London) and High Notes (at the Galleri Anna Thulin in Stockholm).
  • The same year, Jwan also participated in the Threadneedle Prize exhibition – a major art prize that showcases contemporary figurative art. Launched in 2008, the prize is open to any artist, aged 18 years or above, who is living/working in the United Kingdom or continental Europe.
  • In 2015, his work was exhibited at the Galleri Bon in Stockholm – in a group exhibition with some graduates of the Konstfack University of Arts, Crafts, and Design, his alma mater.

    • Featured Image by Jwan Yosef / Instagram

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