Amjed Jumaa was born in Basra, Iraq and lived his whole life with disability. He found that drawing was the only way out of the psychological conditions that almost killed him in his youth because of his disability. He started drawing when he was 10 years old and in 1992, he obtained a professionalism from the Iraqi Artists Syndicate.
Jumaa came to America in January 2021 after a long journey seeking freedom. He loves expressive and symbolic painting because he finds himself in it. He paints using acrylic and oil on canvas. He loves painting the beauty of nature in Vermont.
