- Jwan Yosef is the wife of Puerto Rican Grammy Award-winning singer, Ricky Martin
- He was born in Syria, but his family relocated to Sweden when he was 2 years old
- The artist and painter participated in several groups and solo exhibitions in several cities across the world and has been recognized twice for his work
Jwan Yosef,40, is a Syrian-born Swedish painter and artist of Kurdish and Armenian ancestry. He is the wife of 52-year-old Puerto Rican singer, Ricky Martin with whom he shares 4 kids; Renn Martin, Lucia Martin, Valentino Martin, and Matteo Martin.
Rick Martin’s wife travels a lot due to his work as a visual artist, shuffling between London and Los Angeles. He is a founding member of “The Bomb Factory Art Foundation of London, and a recipient of the Threadneedle Prize and Beers Contemporary Award for Emerging Art in 2013.
Jwan Yosef’s Biography And Education
Jwan Yosef was born on September 6, 1984, in Syria. His father is Kurdish, while his mother, Hiba Hammoud is Armenian. He is currently 40 years old.
In 1986 when he was 2, his family moved and settled in Sweden. It was here that he grew up and attended two of his three art schools.
He first attended the Pernby School of Painting in Stockholm from 2004 to 2006. Shortly, he gained admission to study fine art at the Konstfack University of Arts, Stockholm and graduated in 2009.
The following year, he moved to London and obtained a Master of Fine Art at the Central Saint Martins in 2011.
His career
The Syrian-born Swedish painter and artist have participated in several art fairs, and group and solo exhibitions. Beginning in 2013, Ricky Martin’s wife held 9 solo exhibitions in Sweden, The United States, Uk, and Rome. They are:
- High Notes (Stockholm, 2013)
- Painting About S*x, Flesh, and Violence (London, 2013)
- Masking, Stenc Projects (Stockholm, 2016)
- Came September (Dallas, 2018)
- A Gathering of Eagles (LA, 2018)
- Send Me No Flowers (Houston, 2018)
- Strange Bedfellows (Stockholm, 2018)
- Tensegrity (Rome, 2019)
- Object/Object (Miami, 2021)
Since 2007, the 40-year-old has participated in over 40 group exhibitions in several cities, including Cairo, Paris, Venice, New York, London, and Madrid. They include:
- Forever is Now ll (Cairo, 2022)
- Sweet Lust (Paris, 2022)
- I Promise to Listen (Venice, 2022)
- Holy Water (New York, 2022)
- Skin in the Game (Florida, 2021)
- Mothers (Stockholm, 2021)
- Over the Rainbow (California, 2017)
- Century (London, 2015)
- MA Fine Arts Degree Show (London, 2011)
- BA Fine Degree Show (Stockhoml, 2007)
Moving forward, Yosef received two awards in 2013 in recognition of his work; Threadneedle Prize, Exhibiting artist, and Beers Contemporary Award for Emerging art. More so, he is a founding member of the Bomb Factory Art Foundation in London.
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Jwan Yosef And Ricky Martin Have Been Married For 7 Years, And Have 4 Children
The Syrian-born Swedish artist and the Puerto Rican singer got married in 2017.
According to reports, the pair started dating in 2016. Yosef made a public announcement about the relationship during an AR, The Foundation for AIDS Research gala in Brazil in April 2016. Later that year, their engagement was announced by Ricky Martin on The Ellen DeGeneres Show.
Martin went further to explain how he met the artist. He said he saw Yosef’s art and loved it. So, he contacted him.
Even though he had no idea how the artist looked at the time, he liked him when he finally saw him.
Furthermore, the couple has 4 children; twin boys, Matteo Martin and Valentino Martin, which Ricky Martin had in August 2008 through gestational surrogacy. While in 2018 and 2019, the couple had Lucia and Renn, respectively.
What Is The Net Worth Of Ricky Martin’s Wife?
Jwan Yosef is earning a decent amount of money from his career as an artist and painter. Even though his net worth is not known at the moment, his husband, Ricky Martin has an estimated net worth of $130 million according to celebritynetworth.com. He made the fortune from his music career.
Ricky Martin’s wife has been in the business of painting and arts for 17 years now. He has successfully participated in several groups and solo exhibitions in London, Paris, Venice, Rome Cairo, Stockholm, and many cities in the United States, and won two awards for his works; Threadneedle Prize and Beers Contemporary Award for Emerging Art. Even though he received the awards in 2013, more would likely come his way as he continues to travel the world to promote his art and talent.
