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Hammoud Chantout

Syria (b.1956)

Hammoud Chantout was born in a village in eastern Aleppo. He went on to graduate from the Faculty of Fine Arts, Damascus and furthered his studies in Paris, earning his MA from the École Nationale Superieure des Beaux-Arts, Paris in 1984. Best known for using thick layers of paint, and incorporating texture through his brushstrokes, his work centres around nature, and ancient folk tales.

He has held numerous exhibitions throughout his career, in Damascus and Europe.