Salameh was born in Safad in 1948, and was raised outside Palestine. He studied fine arts in Damascus and Paris. He has held more than 12 personal exhibits in Paris, Kuwait, Algiers, Damascus, Tunis, Cairo, Athens, etc.. He also participated in a number of group exhibits and biennials in Jerusalem, Berlin, Havana, and Kuwait. Salameh’s bold works can also be found in public collections such as the Tunis Museum of Art, the Postdam Museum, and Jordan's National Gallery. He participated in the 1998 Stockholm Fine Arts Academy Palestinian Art Exhibit. Salameh divides his time between Paris and Ramallah.

Salameh uses watercolors making colorful compositions that portray Ma’lula, a village he visited while he was studying art. Over time his paintings of Ma’lula blend in and are mistaken with his recollections of his native city, Safad. His newer works are charectarized with bold abstract colors on large size canvas. Salameh was the curator of the 2001 “100 Shaheed 100 Lives” exhibit at the Sakakini