At the age of 18, Sami was the first tunisian artist to exhibit his artwork at the Rijksmuseum[ Sami Gattoufi was part of the Long Live Rembrandt exhibition . He was selected out of 8000 artists from all over the world  His work was featured on NOS_Journaal His painting The Art of Becoming a Master was exhibited from 15 July 2019 to 15 September 2019 at the Rijksmuseum.One trip to the Netherlands had a huge impact on his mentality. Visiting the M.C Escher museum who used mathematics in his art work was inspirational, also having the chance to see The Night Watch by Rembrandt, The Girl with Pearl earring by Vermeer and some of Van Gogh’s paintings was a dream becoming true for him In 2020, Sami Gattoufi, was awarded the Honourable Steven H. Strogatz Prize for high school students for his work on combining mathematics with art.