35-year-old Uyghur artist Memetjan Abdullah aboard MH370 . The artist's work is a series of paintings that depict the lives and deaths of Uyghurs in China during the 20th century. When news of the flight 's disappearance broke over two weeks ago , Chinese media initially blurred Abdullah 's name from the passenger manifest , fearing that a Uyghur separatist attack was to blame for the flight 's disappearance . Artist 's work is in the China National Art Museum collection . Close friend Kurbanjan Semet holds out hope that he will see Abdullah again .
35-year-old Uyghur artist Memetjan Abdullah aboard MH370 . The artist's work is a series of paintings that depict the lives and deaths of Uyghurs in China during the 20th century. Artist 's work is in the China National Art Museum collection . Close friend Kurbanjan Semet holds out hope that he will see Abdullah again .