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Mattar started an Instagram account, where she posted her art. [3] Her work started to gain traction, and by age 14 she had her first gallery opening in Gaza, and was selling her work to online buyers. [3] [5] In 2016, Mattar's art was exhibited at the Palestine Museum in Bristol, but she was unable to attend as she was not granted a visa. [4]
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.
Palestinian artist and art historian Kamal Boullata describes "place" as one of the major thematic components of Palestinian art throughout its history. Proximity and distance from the historical Palestinian homeland and the relationship between the artist and his current place of residence is the key element moving Palestinian art.
The culture of Palestine is influenced by the many diverse cultures and religions which have existed in the historical region of Palestine and the State of Palestine. The cultural and linguistic heritage of Palestinian Arabs along with Lebanese, Syrians, and Jordanians is integral part of Levantine Arab culture. [ 1 ]
The art of Palestinian women artists connects to their homeland. Whether it is the river, the sea or the desert, landscape is critical in the artists’ work. Women artists in refugee camps mostly used their artistic talents to create traditional tatreez embroidery with motifs of their hometown. [2]
Shammout became a part of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) as the Director of Arts and National Culture in 1965. [3] He also held the position of Secretary General of the Union of Palestinian Artists. He became Secretary General of the Union of Arab artists in 1969. In 1992 he and his wife, al Akhal, moved to Germany due to the Gulf War.
Jordanian artist and art historian Wijdan Ali also used the term, "calligraffiti" in her book, Modern Islamic Art: Development and Continuity, (1997) to describe a style of art that had been flourishing across the Middle East and North Africa from the mid-20th century. She defined calligraffiti as the use of "script of ordinary writing where ...
Kamal Boullata – artist & writer, Boulatta is the author of several studies on Palestinian art in particular, Palestinian Art (Saqi 2009) and Between Exits: Paintings by Hani Zurob (Black Dog 2012). Steve Sabella – artist; Ibrahim Fawal – Palestinian American academic, former professor, and author of the historical novel On the Hills of God.