- Born in Gaza, Palestine, 1976
- Works and lives in Gaza
One of the founders of the Fine art program in the Palestinian Red Crescent Society in the Gaza Strip
One of the founders of the Eltiqa Group for Contemporary Art in Gaza Strip
Achievements
- A founding member of Eltiqa Group for Contemporary Art
- A founding member of Eltiqa Artists House in Gaza
Exhibitions personal
- 2007 Spirit & Perfumes, French Culture Center, Palestine (Gaza, Jerusalem, Nablus, Al Nasra, Bethlehem, Hebron, Ramallah, Berzeit)
- 2002 Zara Gallery in Hyatt Hotel Amman, Amman, Jordan
- 2002 “Story of the Trees” Project, A.M Qattan Foundation, Ramallah
- 2001 Black Dreadlock, Sakakini Culture Center, Ramallah
- 2000 Second Personal Exhibitions, French Culture Center, Gaza
- 2000 Bone Animals Sculpture Prize for Young Artists, A.M Qattan Foundation Ramallah
- 1999 New Faces, French Culture Center, Gaza
Exhibitions Collective
2010
- Visual Stories, Eltiqa Artists House
- GAZART, Exhibition & Workshop, Eltiqa Artists House
2009
- “Art Rest,” PRCS Gaza, Palestine
- Summer of ELTIQA, PRCS, Gaza, Funded by French Consulate, Jerusalem
- ELTIQA Galerie Brigitte Graffault, Montauban, France
- ELTIQA LE CENTRE CULTUREL ARABE SYRIEN – PARIS, Exhibition from 22 to 30 April
- ELTIQA Peinture, LE SCRIPE / 11 Contemporary Artists from Gaza, Exhibition from 28 February to 25 April 27
- “Art Rest,” PRCS Gaza, Palestine, Exhibition from 1 February to 30 April
- “Traces de Guerre,” Centre Culture France Gaza, Exhibition from 3 to 10 March
- ArtVO, CERGY PONTOISE, France, Exhibition from 3 to 10 March
2008
- 3rd International Art Prize, “Arte Laguna,” Roma, Italy
- International Painting Symposium “Mediterranean in Art: Waves of Emotions,” CAM_Casoria Contemporary Art Museum, Bary, Italy
- XIII Biennale of young artists from Europe and the Mediterranean, Bary, Italy
- The Jerusalem Show Al Mamal Foundation for Contemporary Art, Jerusalem memory of the future in the International City of Arts, Paris, France
- Fair Handal Dar Al Karama Om Al Fahem Palestine selected pieces from Gaza ” Galerie I, Acadie,” France
- Eltiqa 2008 Toulouse University, France
- Occupied Space, Mosaic Room, Qattan Foundation, London, UK
2007
- Gaza Seasons, Geneva, Switzerland
- The White Night, CCF, Gaza
- Eltiqa, mobile exhibition, Albi, Toulouse, France
- “Gaza Shooed Pieces,” Albi, Toulouse, Rodez, France
- Binale Al Eskandaria, Egypt
2006
- The White Night, CCF, Gaza
- From Sands to Gray, with Swiss Artist, Gaza
- Occupy the Space, London, England
2005
- 10 Artists from Palestine – Mobile @ 10 Cities in France
- Palestinian Artists, Manior, Margtini, Switzerland
- Workshop Palestinian and Swiss artists, Geneva, Switzerland
- Art Contemporary Palestinian International Academy of Arts, Oslo, Norway
- Art Contemporary Palestinian International Academy of Arts, Gaza, Ramallah
- Video workshop and show in Continual Art School in Sieer, Switzerland
2004
- 10 Artists from Palestine, Mobile Exhibition, France
2003
- 6 Artist (Nablus, Nazareth, Jerusalem and Gaza) French Culture Centers
- Proof Gallery, Studio 1.1, London, UK
- Brezies Park, London, UK
- “I Remember 1948,” Sidney, Australia
2002
- Winter 2002, Center Culture French, Gaza
- International Book Festival, Geneva, Switzerland
2001
- Marwan Kassab Bachi Student Exhibition, Darat Al Funun, Jordan
- Arabic Jerusalem, Jordanian Artists Union, Amman, Jordan
- “We Will Be,” PRCS, Gaza, Palestine
- The 4th Al Sharjah Biennale, UAE
- September Harvesting Exhibition, Gaza Arts Village
- An Nakba Memorial, Joint Mural Painting, Gaza 2000 Gallery de la Crenetle, Lausanne, Switzerland
- “In the Shadow of Intifada,” Gaza, Art and Crafts Village, 1999-2001
- Amman’s Summer Exhibition, Arts Palace, Amman, Jordan
1999
- Young Artists Exhibition, Khalil Sakakini Cultural Center, Ramallah
- Horizons, YMCA, Gaza
- “Jerusalem is a Bridge for Return,” a Mural Project
- Creation of Palestinian Memory Exhibition, Gaza
1998
- Free Colors Exhibition, Holst Cultural, Center Gaza
- Arab Youth Festival XIX, Alexandria, Egypt
1997-1998
- Friendship of UN-Japan Exhibition, UN, Gaza
- Spring Palestine Festival, France
1994-1997
- Participated in multiple exhibitions
Scholarships
- 2008 residence in Cite des arts, Paris France
- 2003 Brezies International Workshop, London, UK
- 2002 Nominated by Qattan Foundation for Artists Prize
- 1999 – 2001 Nominated by Khalil Sakakini Cultural Center to participate in *Darat Al Funun Summer Academy, under the supervision of Artist Marwan Kassab Bachi, Amman, Jordan, (Years 1999, 2000, 2001)
- 2000 1st prize from Khaled Shoman Foundation Darat Al-Funun, Amman, Jordan