Gaza

Basma Alsharif

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Basma Alsharif’s (b. 1983) work deals with the difficult transmission of the history of Palestine, between fiction and reality. Working primarily with film and multimedia installations, her images are seen through other images, frames collapse into other frames, space is familiar and anonymous, urban civilization and wildlife dissolve into each other as past, present and future collaborate on a single timeline.

First Name
Basma
Last Name
Alsharif
Occupation
Filmmaker, Visual Artist,
Years Active
2013-present
Active in
Cairo

Hani Zu’rob

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Hani Zu'rob (b. 1976) in Rafah Camp in the Gaza Strip, is a Palestinian artist and painter based in Paris, France. His work addresses concepts of exile, waiting, movement and displacement, and aims to present the collective Palestinian experience through reflections on the personal.

First Name
Hani
Last Name
Zu'rob
Occupation
Painter,
Years Active
2001-present
Active in
Paris

Ismail Shammout

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Ismail Shammout (b. 1930-2006) was a Palestinian artist and art hsitorian. Shammout was an influential Palestinian artist, whose prominent style of painting employs recognizable symbols of Palestinian culture and traditions.

First Name
Ismail
Last Name
Shammout
Occupation
Artist, Art Historian,
Years Active
1953-2006
Active in
Various

Kamel Al-Mughni

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Kamel Al-Mughni (1943 - 2008) was a Palestinian visual artist from Gaza.

First Name
Kamel
Last Name
Al-Mughni
Occupation
Visual Artist,
Years Active
1966-2008
Active in
Gaza

Khader Wishaḥ

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Khader Wishaḥ (b. 1966) is a Palestinian painter born in Al Bureij refugee camp in Gaza and currently living in Rahat. In his work he deals with the Palestinian experience.

First Name
Khader
Last Name
Wishaḥ
Occupation
Painter,
Years Active
2000-present
Active in
Rahat

Laila Shawa

Laila Shawa (b. 1940) is a Palestinian artist whose work has been described as a personal reflection concerning the politics of her country, particularly highlighting perceived injustices and persecution. She is one of the most prominent and prolific artists of the Arabic revolutionary contemporary art scene.

First Name
Laila
Last Name
Shawa
Occupation
Artist
Years Active
1964-present
Active in
London

Mohammad Abu Sittah

Mohammad Abu Sittah (b. 1956) is a Palestinian artist from Gaza specializing in oil painting.

First Name
Mohammad
Last Name
Abu Sittah
Occupation
Visual Artist,
Years Active
1985-present
Active in
Nablus

Nidaa Badwan

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Nidaa Badwan (b. 1987) is a UAE born, Gaza raised, artist who works with photography. She is a graduate of the Fine Arts School of Gaza's Al Aqsa University.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/nidda-badwan-100-days-of-solitude_n_57ffc616e4b0e8c198a6be0c

First Name
Nidaa
Last Name
Badwan
Occupation
Artist
Years Active
2013-present
Active in
Italy