Read on for six young artists from the Palestinian diaspora to support today — and every day.
Sarah Bahbah
The Australian-Palestinian artist and photographer, who boasts over 1.1 million Instagram followers, is known for merging intimate, cinematic portraits with highly-relatable subtitle text.
Yazan Abu Salameh
This young Palestinian artist’s work focuses heavily on themes of home and separation. He works with a diverse array of mediums such as concrete, pebbles, wires mixed with Lego blocks and drawings.
Jordan Nassar
Based in the US, the young artist’s works hark back to his Palestinian heritage, introducing his use of tatreez embroidery.
Nermeen and Nisreen Abudail
The Palestinian sister duo founded the Naqsh Collective in 2009. Inspired by their childhood memories, the Amman-based design studio is known for creating art pieces featuring traditional Palestinian motifs
Shirien Damra
The 33-year-old freelance artist’s digital illustrations in support of a wide array of important causes are widely shared on Instagram.
Malak Mattar
The Gaza-based artist first started painting at the age of 13 with government school-provided art supplies during the 51-day Israeli military assault on Gaza in 2014.
