Salma( the artist behind SamArtisan) is an artist, wife and mother of two young children. She was born by the mediterenian in Alexandria Egypt and currently call Waterloo ON, Canada Home. She graduated from the University of Alexandria with a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree majoring in expressive arts and interior design. Salma spent almost a decade as a teacher and chair of the Art and Design department in an international highschool in Alexandria before moving to Canada and chasing the dream of becoming a full time visual artist and has since participated in various art shows and cultural events.

Salma creates paintings that dive into the dazzling iconic vision of the female form from past decades and pre-internet era ,yet relatable to women today in a way that merges the past with the present through presentation and colors. Inspired by vintage magazines and images found in flea markets, yard sales, and on the internet of alluring characters from a lifetime ago. Nostalgic elements presented in short-lived moments of figures in stillness , reverie or enjoying a moment of leisure ,create a connection with the viewers who may feel that they know these women, or perhaps, see themselves in the paintings.The backgrounds are in most works are faded out or replaced with vivid colors giving no exact evidence of time or place and thus adding more mystery and room for interpretation.