The 52nd Bahrain Annual Fine Arts Exhibition opened on February 15, 2026, at the Bahrain National Museum in the presence of HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa — a visual panorama celebrating the transformations of human experience and place.

I'm honoured to be participating in the 52nd Bahrain Annual Fine Arts Exhibition, which opened on February 15, 2026. My piece "Abstract Faces" is a series of six layered and melted glass wall sculptures exploring how standards of beauty shift through age and experience. Each face is built from multiple layers of glass, fused together in the kiln — a process that becomes a metaphor for how life's pressures reshape us, without negating the beauty that remains. The title "Abstra

Faces is now part of the RAK Art Collection, a space dedicated to continuity, memory, and contemporary artistic dialogue across the Middle East and North Africa. This moment marks both a personal milestone and an ongoing conversation between material, identity, and place.

By Jamal Al-Yousif When I first began my journey into modern sculpture, I wasn’t only drawn to form—I was drawn to material . I became fascinated by how different substances carry memory, resistance, fragility, and meaning. Unlike traditional sculpture, which often relied on marble or bronze as symbols of permanence, modern sculpture opened the door to materials that feel closer to our inner lives: materials that fracture, reflect, bend, and endure—much like we do. In my own

Jamal Al-Yousif: “Glass and Steel as Mirrors of the Human Soul in Contemporary Sculpture” Interview: Shireen Farid Monday, 1 December 2025 The Bahraini artist Jamal Al-Yousif is regarded as one of the leading sculptors working with glass and steel in the Kingdom of Bahrain. He has succeeded in combining a deep philosophical sensibility with refined technical mastery, producing sculptural works that resonate with the depths of the human psyche. In this interview, Al-Yousif s

"Fragmented Humanity" is an evocative sculpture that embodies the paradox of the intrinsic interconnectedness of human beings and their...

My work mentioned in the Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/art/2024/01/26/art-gallery-shows-dc-area/

I was fortunate to participate in the "Sea of Life" exhibition at the Middle East Institute in Washington DC,

As violence and loss of life continue in Palestine, I have been moved to reflect on how sculpture can uphold our shared humanity in times...

As an abstract sculptor, Jamal Alyousif's distinctive aesthetic reveals the conceptual inspiration he draws from sculptural forerunners....

I'm Jamal AlYousif, and I'm thrilled to welcome you to our digital home. Stepping into the vast realm of sculpture has been both a passion a