The following list of notable Palestinian artists (in alphabetical order by last name) includes artists of various genres, who are notable and are either born in Palestine, of Palestinian descent or who produce works that are primarily about Palestine.

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Jussuf Abbo Jussuf Abbo, originally Jussuff Abbu, (14 February 1890 – 29 August 1953) was a Jewish visual artist from Ottoman Palestine. His mediums included printmaking and sculpture. He was active mainly in Germany until fleeing to England in 1935 due t ...

(1890–1953), printmaker, sculptor *

Jumana Emil Abboud Jumana Emil Abboud ( ar, جمانة إميل عبّود) is a Palestinian artist living and working in Jerusalem. She was born in Shefa-'Amr, Galilee and came to Ontario, Canada with her parents in 1979. She began her studies at the Ontario Colleg ...

(born 1971), contemporary artist * Ruanne Abou-Rahme (born 1983), of the art duo Basel Abbas and Ruanne Abou-Rahme *

Karimeh Abbud Karimeh Abbud or Karimeh Abboud (18 November 1893 – 27 April 1940; ar, كريمة عبّود), was a Palestinian professional photographer and artist who lived and worked in Palestine in the first half of the twentieth century. She was one of ...

(1893–1955), artist, photographer *

Hannan Abu-Hussein Hannan Abu-Hussein (in Arabic: حنان أبو حسين; born 1972 in Umm-El-Fahem) is a Palestinian visual artist and educator. She is known for installation art and video art. Abu-Hussein lives in Jerusalem. Early life and education Hanna ...

(born 1972), installation artist and video artist *

Maliheh Afnan Maliheh Afnan (Hebrew: מליחה אפנאן; March 24, 1935 – January 6, 2016) was a Palestinian artist. Background She was born in Haifa, Mandatory Palestine, to Persian parents. She was the great-granddaughter of Baháʼu'lláh, the fo ...

(1935–2016), visual artist *

Laila Ajjawi Laila Ajjawi (Arabic: ليلى عجاوي, born June 9, 1990) is an activist, graffiti artist, muralist, and digital artist based in Jordan. She is of Palestinian descent, and was born and raised in a Palestinian refugee camp outside of Irbid, Jord ...

(active since 2015), graffiti artist *

Tamam Al-Akhal Tamam Al-Akhal (born 1935) ( ar, تمام الأكحل) is a Palestinian artist and educator living in Jordan. Early life and education She was born in Jaffa, the daughter of Aref Al Akhal. In 1948, she came to live with her family in a refugee ...

(born 1935), visual artist *

Iman Al Sayed Iman Al Sayed ( ar, إيمان السيد born 1984), is a Palestinian artist whose work focuses on processes and repetition. She probes and investigates the human condition and the sociopolitical effects caused by displacement, Al Sayed uses vari ...

(born 1984), contemporary artist *

Sama Raena Alshaibi Sama Raena Alshaibi also known as Sama Alshaibi ( ar, سما الشيبي born 1973 in Basra, Iraq) is a conceptual artist (video art, performative photography, sculpture and installation), who deals with spaces of conflict as her primary subjec ...

(born 1973), conceptual artist * Nabil Anani (born 1943), painter, ceramicist and sculptor * Dana Awartani (born 1987), Saudi-born Palestinian painter, video artist, and sand mosaicist

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Nidaa Badwan Nidaa Badwan (born 17 April 1987) is a Palestinian artist who was born in the United Arab Emirates. She moved to Gaza when she was in sixth grade, and spent a year working in Amman after completing her fine arts degree at a Palestinian universi ...

(born 1987), Emirati-born Palestinian visual artist, now living in Italy *

Mohammed Bushnaq Mohammed Bushnaq ( ar, محمد بشناق; May 28, 1934 – May 26, 2017) is a Palestinian artist of Bosniaks, Bosniak origin noted for his paintings and sculpture. His daughter is the artist Suzan Bushnaq. References Other sources sha3erjo ...

(1934–2017), painter and sculptor, Palestinian-born of

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* Rajie Cook (1930–2021), American graphic designer, sculptor, peace activist and photographer; of Palestinian ancestry

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* Mohamed Dalo (born 1994), painter with Duchenne muscular dystrophy *

Shirien Damra Shirien Damra (born c. 1987) is an American illustrator, designer, artist, and activist. She is known for her illustrations in support of social justice movements including the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement, and support of the LGBT communit ...

, American-born Palestinian illustrator, designer

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Nasr Abdel Aziz Eleyan Nasr Abdel Aziz Eleyan ( ar, نصر عبد العزيز born 1941), is a Palestinian artist and a television interior designer/producer. He was born in the former village of az-Zakariyya, north of Hebron in the Mandatory Palestine. The town was ca ...

(born 1941), painter, professor, television production designer, and television producer *

Ashraf Fayadh Ashraf Fayadh ( ar, أشرف فياض, born 1980 in Saudi Arabia) is an artist and poet of Palestinian origin. He is the son of refugees from Khan Yunis in the Gaza Strip and lives in Saudi Arabia. He was active in the British-Arabian arts organiza ...

(born 1980), Saudi-born Palestinian visual artist and poet; sentenced to apostasy by the Saudi courts

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* Hanna Farah-Kufer Bir'im (born 1960), installation artist and architect

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* Fathi Ghaben (1947–2024), painter *

Asma Ghanem Asma Ghanem or Asma Ghanem Miller ( ar, أسمى غانم; born 1991 in Damascus, Syria) is a Palestinian visual artist and experimental musician. She is best known for her documentary film ''Wall Piano''. Life and career Asma Ghanem was born in ...

(born 1991) Syrian-born Palestinian photographer, visual artist, experimental musician *

Ibrahim Ghannam Ibrahim Hassan Kheite (1930–1984), also known as Ibrahim Ghannam, was a Palestinian visual artist and painter. Born in the coastal town of Yajur near Haifa in Palestine, he lived in Tal Al-Za'atar refugee camp, north of Beirut in Lebanon. Biog ...

(1930–1984), Palestinian painter, who lived in Lebanon

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Samia Halaby Samia A. Halaby (born 1936, in Jerusalem) is a Palestinian artist, activist, and scholar living and working in New York. Halaby is recognized as a pioneer of abstract painting. Since beginning her artistic career in the late 1950s, she has exhibit ...

(born 1936), Palestinian-born American painter, digital artist, activist, and educator * Sophie Halaby (1906–1997), watercolorist *

John Halaka John Halaka (born 1957) is a visual artist, documentary filmmaker, and Professor of Visual Arts at the University of San Diego in California. He is considered an expert in painting, drawing, photography, documentary filmmaking, oral history, and mo ...

(born 1957), Egyptian-born American visual artist, documentary filmmaker, and professor; of Lebanese and Palestinian ethnicity *

Rula Halawani Rula Halawani (born 1964) is a Palestinian photographer and educator who lives and works in Jerusalem. She was born in East Jerusalem and received a BA in photography from the University of Saskatchewan and an MA in photographic studies from t ...

(born 1964), photographic artist *

Mustafa al-Hallaj Mustafa al-Hallaj (1938 – 17 December 2002) ( ar, مصطفى الحلاج) was a Palestinian-born visual artist, primarily working as a graphic designer, painter, and printmaker. Al-Hallaj was a pioneer in the Arab art world, known as an "icon o ...

(1938–2002), graphic designer, painter, printmaker, sculptor *

Alexandra Handal Alexandra Sophia Handal (born 1975) is a Haiti-born Palestinian artist, filmmaker and essayist. Handal has been Based in Europe since 2004, but spends extended periods of time in Palestine. After living for ten years in London, Handal moved for a ...

(born 1975), Haitian-born contemporary artist and filmmaker * Mona Hatoum (born 1952), Lebanese-born video and installation artist * Ibrahim Hazimeh (born 1933), Palestinian-born German painter, designer, sculptor *

Jumana El Husseini Jumana El-Husseini, (2 April 1932 – 11 April 2018) was a Palestinian painter and sculptor born in Jerusalem, who later lived in Paris. She won many medals and has an extensive international exhibition record. Jumana El-Husseini died in her home i ...

(1932–2018), painter, sculptor, based in Paris

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* Emily Jacir (born 1972), contemporary artist, filmmaker *

Khaled Jarrar Khaled Jarrar (born 1976) is a Palestinian visual artist. He has worked in various mediums, including photography, video art, sculpture, installation art, and performance art. His work explores issues around the occupation of Palestine. Jarrar is b ...

(born 1976), photographer, video artist, sculptor, installation artist, and performance artist

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Sahar Khoury Sahar Khoury (born 1973) is an American artist and sculptor. She won the 2019 SECA Art Award and has had work exhibited in multiple institutions such as the Luggage Store Gallery, Wexner Center for the Arts, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, and ...

(born 1973), American mixed media sculptor, of Iranian and Jordanian–Palestinian descent

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Jumana Manna Jumana Manna (born 1987) is a Palestinian visual artist. Born in the United States, she lived in Jerusalem and Oslo, and now resides in Berlin. She holds U.S. and Israeli citizenship. A multidisciplinary visual artist, Manna works in multipl ...

(born 1987), American-born Palestinian installation artist and filmmaker *

Sliman Mansour Sliman Mansour ( also Suleiman or Suliman, ar, سليمان منصور, born 1947), is a Palestinian painter, considered an important figure among contemporary Palestinian artists. Mansour is considered an artist of the intifada whose work gave ...

(born 1947), painter, sculptor, author, and cartoonist *

Malak Mattar Malak Mattar (; born 17 December 1999) is a Palestinian painter, illustrator, and author of children's books. She is from Gaza. Early life and education Mattar was raised in Gaza City. Her father's family is from Ashkelon, and he is a former m ...

, painter, illustrator, and author of children's books; from Gaza *

Abdul Hay Mosallam Zarara Abdul Hay Mosallam Zarara (10 March 1933 – 1 August 2020) was a self-taught Palestinian artist who worked meticulously on archiving the recent histories of the Palestinian people. He was born in 1933 at Al-Dawayima, near Al Khalil (Hebron), in ...

(1933–2020), Palestinian-born Jordanian self-taught painter

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* Jordan Nassar (born 1985), American contemporary textile artist, of Palestinian and Polish descent

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* Zohdy Qardy (born 1972), painter

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Raeda Saadeh Raeda Saadeh (born 1977) is a Palestinian artist. She won the 2000 "The Young Artist of the Year Award," by the Qattan Foundation. Life She was born in Umm al-Fahm, a Palestinian-populated city in the North of Israel. She received her BFA and MFA ...

(born 1977), visual artist * Rana Samara (born 1985), painter * Larissa Sansour (born 1973), Palestinian-born English photographer, filmmaker, sculptor, and installation artist * Vivien Sansour (born 1978) installation artist, and founder of the Palestine Heirloom Seed Library *

Juliana Seraphim Juliana Seraphim (Arabic: جوليانا سيرافيم; born 1934 in Jaffa) is a Palestinian artist. Background Seraphim was born in Jaffa in 1934, and was among the first waves of displaced Palestinian refugees to move to Beirut, Lebanon in 19 ...

(born 1934), Palestinian-born Lebanese painter *

Ismail Shammout Ismail Shammout (; 1930–2006), was a Palestinian painter and art historian. Biography Shammout was born in 1930 in Lydda. On July 12, 1948, he and his family were amongst 25,000 residents of Lydda expelled from their homes by Israeli occ ...

(1930–2006), Palestinian-born Jordanian painter and art historian *

Laila Shawa Laila Shawa (4 April 1940 – 24 October 2022) was a Palestinian visual artist whose work has been described as a personal reflection concerning the politics of her country, particularly highlighting perceived injustices and persecution. She was ...

(born 1940), visual artist * Ahlam Shibli (born 1970), photographer * Nida Sinnokrot (born 1971) American installation artist, filmmaker, of Palestinian descent

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Sharif Waked Sharif Waked ( ar, شريف واكد) (born 1964) is a Palestinian visual artist. Biography Sharif Waked was born in Nazareth to a Palestinian refugee family from Mjedil, a depopulated Palestinian village. He lives and works in Haifa and Naza ...

(born 1964), painter

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Hisham Zreiq Hisham Zreiq ( ar, هشام زريق, he, הישאם זרייק; born 9 February 1968 in Nazareth), also spelled Zrake, is an award-winning Palestinian Christian- Israeli Independent filmmaker, poet, animator and visual artist. He began working ...

(born 1968), film director *

Hani Zurob Hani Zurob (Arabic: هاني زعرب; born 1976), is a Palestinian painter, based in Paris, France. His work addresses concepts of exile, waiting, movement and displacement, and aims to present the collective Palestinian experience through reflec ...

(born 1976), Palestinian–born French painter, based in Paris

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