Short Bio:

Haytam Sfifa is a Moroccan-American artist and designer based in Jersey City, New Jersey. Working across painting, photography, sculpture, installation, and digital media, he explores personal history, cultural identity, and the tensions between tradition and rebellion. He is completing an A.F.A. in Studio/Digital Arts at Hudson County Community College. His work has been exhibited at SMUSH Gallery and the Dineen Hull Gallery, and was featured in the 2022 Jersey City Public Schools Permanent Collection Art Show at Jersey City Hall.

Artist Statement:

I make art to explore the things that stay with us: memories, places, habits, and experiences that shape who we are. My work draws from my Moroccan background, my life in the United States, and what I notice around me. I’m interested in how personal stories connect to larger questions about culture, power, and conflict.

I work with painting, photography, sculpture, and digital tools, choosing the materials that best help me express each idea. Sometimes that means capturing a quiet moment. Other times, it means putting familiar objects together in ways that make people look again. In works such as Everybody Loses at War, I explore the human cost of conflict and what it leaves behind.

I want my work to give people a reason to pause, feel something, and ask questions. That feeling might be recognition, curiosity, or discomfort. I hope viewers bring their own memories and experiences to what they see and find a connection that matters to them.

Artist Résumé:

Haytam Sfifa

Based in Jersey City, New Jersey, USA

Education:

2026: A.F.A. in Studio/Digital Arts (In Progress), Hudson County Community College, Jersey City, NJ, USA

2022: Illustration Program (Attended 1 semester), School of Visual Arts (SVA), New York, NY, USA

2022: Jersey City Arts High School (JCArts Program), William L Dickinson High School, Jersey City, NJ, USA

Selected Exhibitions:

2025: Fall 2025 Student Art Exhibition, Dineen Hull Gallery at Hudson County Community College, Jersey City, NJ, USA

2022: Senior Thesis Art Show, Smush Gallery, Jersey City, NJ, USA

2022: Jersey City Public Schools Permanent Student Art Collection, Jersey City City Hall, Jersey City, NJ, USA

Selected Collections:

2022: Jersey City Public Schools Permanent Student Art Collection, Jersey City, NJ, USA

Skills:

Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Animate, After Effects, Premiere Pro, Figma, and digital prototyping.

3D Design and Modeling (basic fabrication).

Painting, illustration, and sculpture.

Concept development & mixed-media storytelling.

Photography.

Selected Works:

The Last Inning (acrylic paint on canvas, 2025)

Everybody Loses at War (sculptural installation, 2025)

Relic of the Republic (mixed media mannequin piece, 2025)

Modern Rituals (digital illustration series, 2024)