Born in Dawaymeh, Hebron, Palestine, 1933, Abdul Hay is a self-taught artist well known for his special technique using sawdust and glue. He participated in more than 35 Arab and international exhibitions and in 33 Japanese artists exhibition in Tokyo on the Sabra - Shatilla massacre that took place in Lebanon in 1982.

The artist also participated in the following exhibitions:

1993            Amman, Riwaq Al Hussun, Irbid and Riwaq Jerash, Jordan
1981-1991    Six exhibitions in Damascus, one in Aleppo, Homs, Latakia,
                   Mesyaf, and Deir Attieh, in Syria
1990            Zurich and Bern, Switzerland
1984            Arhus, Denmark
1983            Gotenberg, Sweden
1982            Beirut during Isreali siege, Lebanon
1981            Oslo, Norway
1980            Beirut, Lebanon
1978            Al-Zawyeh, Libya