Palestinian Art

Blog Post “Jerusalem through the Eyes of Its Artists” Exhibit Opens at Yabous

Jerusalem as seen by its artists

Blog Post From the Depths of Pain, the Project of Hope, Shaffaf, Was Born

A home-based artist takes refuge in her work.

Screenshot from a video short about Kamal Boullata in his art studio
Video Kamal Boullata on Painting, Exile, and Jerusalem

Kamal Boullata’s art reflects his exile and longing for the light of Jerusalem.

Photo Album The Artistic Oeuvre of Samia Halaby

Samia Halaby documents key moments in Palestine’s history and landscape through her artwork, with a particular passion for Jerusalem.

Photo Album “Jerusalem Is Ahead of Me”: The Art of Kamal Boullata

A Jerusalem artist and art historian in exile whose work explored the beauty and pain of the Jerusalem he remembered

Bio Jack Persekian

An artist, curator, and cultural institution builder who believes that Jerusalem is more than a symbol of holiness

Photo Album Jumana El Husseini’s Art Expresses Her Yearning for a Lost Homeland

Through her art, Jumana El Husseini searched for the Palestine and the much-beloved Jerusalem that were denied to her during her adult life.

Blog Post The Origins of an Iconic Jerusalem Art Form: Armenian Ceramics

Feast of Ashes by Sato Moughalian chronicles the origins of the Armenian ceramic tradition in Jerusalem, first introduced there by the author’s grandfather, a refugee from the Armenian genocide. A book review.

Blog Post Four Generations and 100 Years of Ceramic Artistry: The Balian Design Studio

Photographer Mustafa al-Kharouf reveals his love for Armenian ceramic art as part of our series on Jerusalemites’ favorite places in the city.