Our Artists
Discover the artists represented and presented by M.E Art Gallery Amsterdam.
Elias Ayoub
Painter & Visual Artist
Born 1986, Damascus, Syria
Elias Ayoub is a Syrian artist whose practice is rooted in painting and shaped by a strong academic background in fine art, art history and philosophy. He graduated from the Faculty of Fine Arts in Damascus and later continued his studies in Russia, where he completed a Master’s degree at Kursk State University and pursued doctoral research at the Surikov Moscow State Academic Art Institute.
His work combines technical precision with an expressive approach to painting, reflecting a deep engagement with form, colour and the human experience. Ayoub’s practice is informed by both his artistic training and his broader interest in the historical and philosophical dimensions of art.
He has participated in exhibitions across the Middle East and internationally, including Beirut Art Fair and Emerging Art from War-Torn Syria: War and Hope. His works are held in museum and private collections in Syria, Russia, Croatia, the UAE, Europe and the United States.
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Jad El Khoury
Artist & Interior Architect
Born 1988, Baabda, LebanonJad El Khoury is a Lebanese artist and interior architect whose practice combines drawing, public art, installation and spatial intervention. Working primarily with pen, ink, lines and colour, he developed his recurring fictional universe of “Potato Nose” characters, inspired by people, places, memories, dreams and encounters from everyday life.
His work often engages directly with public space and the social history of the city. In his WAR PEACE project, El Khoury intervened on buildings in Lebanon still marked by traces of conflict, introducing playful characters around bullet and missile scars as a way of transforming memories of violence into gestures of life, humour and peace.
El Khoury’s practice also explores identity, migration, isolation and belonging through projects such as Melting Pot and Single Man. His work has been presented across Lebanon and the wider region, including Beirut Art Fair, Villa Audi, FA Gallery Kuwait, CAP Kuwait and 21,39 Jeddah.
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Sena Tues
Figurative Painter & Mixed-Media Artist
Born 1986, Accra, GhanaSena Tues is a Ghanaian contemporary artist whose practice explores identity, emotion and the representation of Black life through figurative painting. Trained at Ghanatta College of Art and Design in Accra, his work combines academic painting techniques with expressive brushwork, collage and mixed media.
Portraiture is central to his practice. Through facial expression, gesture and the gaze, Tues creates images that reflect both traditional and contemporary urban experiences while exploring vulnerability, self-awareness and personal identity.
Flowers frequently appear in his work as symbols of love, self-awakening and self-acceptance, adding a poetic layer to his richly textured compositions. His paintings are characterised by vivid colour, layered surfaces and a strong emotional presence.
His work has been presented in solo and group exhibitions in Ghana and internationally, including exhibitions in the United States and Puerto Rico.
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Anas Albraehe
Painter & Multidisciplinary Artist
Born 1991, Suwayda, SyriaAnas Albraehe is a Syrian artist, born in 1991, whose practice spans painting and theatre performance. He studied painting and drawing at the Faculty of Fine Arts in Damascus and later completed a Master’s degree in Psychology and Art Therapy at the Lebanese University.
His recent painting practice focuses on workers in everyday life, capturing them both in moments of labour and rare moments of rest. Drawing from his connection to Suwayda in Syria, Albraehe has developed bodies of work that reflect on manual labour, resilience and the role of women within rural communities.
Characterised by rich colour, large-scale compositions and detailed surfaces, his oil paintings combine intimacy with a strong visual presence. His work has been presented in solo and group exhibitions in Lebanon, Jordan, Washington D.C., Kuwait and Bahrain.
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