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Abed Abdi's Online Art Archive

Exhibition / Northern Wind: Art from the Haifa Museum’s Collection

A north wind blows through the collection of Haifa Museum of Art. The museum’s location in the city of Haifa is reflected in its collection, which contains many works by artists based in Haifa and the north, attesting to Haifa’s unique identity: as a port city, the relation to immigrants and refugees repeatedly surfaces in...
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The Role of Palestinian Plastic Art in Keeping Up With the Palestinian Struggle

Artist Abd Abdi He came to the fore with his representation of the Nakba and Asylum events in his works of art, and between 1972 and 1982 many drawings were published for him in the Arab press, where he worked as an Arabic graphic editor for the Communist Party newspaper, The artist accompanied the resistance...
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Auction: Middle East Modern and Contemporary / Paris

Venue: Millon Auction House / Paris / France Spécialité Art Contemporain et ModerneVente Middle-east Moderne & Contemporain le 5 juillet 2022 à 16h00 SALONS DU TROCADERO – 5, avenue d’Eylau 75116 Paris painting Information: Abed ABDI (Palestine, 1942) Bazaar in Jerusalem Vieux bazar de Jérusalem Huile sur panneau40 x 58 cmPeint en 1967Signé et daté...
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Group Exhibition: Nothing Good Will Come Of It

on Thursday 9/6/22, a new international exhibition will open at the Pyramida Gallery – residence for contemporary art in Haifa, In collaboration with Gschaleria Wschodnia Gallery in Lodz, Poland. We’re sure something good shall come out of it…. The title refers to the reality in which we operate, a state of disruption and stress, lack...
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Auction: MODERN &CONTEMPORARY-ARTWORKS ON PAPER

WEDNESDAY 8 JUNE 2022 | DOHA | 7:00PM AUCTION AND VIEWING LOCATIONALBAHIE AUCTION HOUSE | KATARA | BUILDING 22C VIEWING1 June – 8 June 2022Weekdays | 8:00am – 6:00pmWeekends | by appointment Download the catalog
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Talk at the Palestinian Museum

The Palestinian Museum celebrated the artist, Abed Abdi, through a dialogue held at the Museum between the artist and Museum Director General Adila Laïdi-Hanieh, PhD. This dialogue is part of a series of activities accompanying the exhibition “A People by the Sea”, in which the artist has participated with three of his artworks.The celebration of...
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Celebrating the 20th anniversary and the 80th birthday

This year is a special year for us at this website: First, we celebrate Abed Abdi’s 80th birthday! We wish him a very happy birthday and continuous creativity, even if the latter means more work for us at the website 🙂 . Secondly, we also celebrate the 20th anniversary for the existence of the domain...
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6 artists to present their work at Ramallah Art Fair 

With more than 150 artworks on show, including the below pieces, the Ramallah Art Fair kicks off on Dec. 6 and will run until Feb. 15.  Abed Abdi Artist Abed Abdi’s “Icarus” will be on show at the fair. The artist is known for his monumental works in public spaces that commemorate Palestinian modern history.Yazan Abusalamah  The...
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The Painting that will Never Leave Haifa

مراسل حيفا نت | Haifa Net Reporter | 26/11/2021, All photo’s courtesy Haifa Museum of Art The painting that will Never Leave Haifa Last night, the Haifa Museum of Art celebrated an important addition to its art collection: an artwork by Haifa born artist Abed Abdi. A group of Palestinian and Jewish donors recently acquired...
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RAMALLAH ART FAIR

RAMALLAH ART FAIR  06 DECEMBER 2021 - 15 FEBRUARY 2022 After the success of the first edition last year, Zawyeh Gallery launches 6 December 2021 the second edition of Ramallah Art Fair. This year the show is organized with wider participation amongst artists. The art fair includes over 150 artworks; some were created recently or...
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Recent Posts

The Lost Paintings in Conversation – a series of online panels
August 18, 2026By
AUCTION: MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY ART IN THE MIDDLE EAST (PARIS)
June 17, 2026By
The Lost Paintings at Bristol Museum & Art Gallery (Group Exhibition)
June 17, 2026By
Double Distance: Salvage and Presencing (Jaffa)
April 28, 2026By
Group Exhibition: “The Lost Paintings” (London, UK)
April 28, 2026By
Conversation with an American Journalist on the Land Day Monument
March 23, 2026By
Group Exhibition “Past Through Here” in Sharjah / UAE
January 26, 2026By
Haifa Old City Walking Tour No.2: Haifa Personal Heritage Tour – Art, Memory & the Palestinian Story
November 16, 2025By
Haifa Old City Art Walking Tour No.1: Conflict, Coexistence & Hidden Stories
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Group Exhibition: The Lost Paintings (Canada)
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Recent Works

A Closed Horizon by Abed Abdi, showing two shadows standing before a territory enclosed by barbed wire.
A Fragile Shelter by Abed Abdi, showing a mother holding her three children inside a refugee tent amid destruction in Gaza.
A Cry Without Words by Abed Abdi, depicting a young man in a Gaza refugee camp with wide-open eyes and mouth expressing shock amid destruction.
Original acrylic painting by Abed Abdi depicting photographic negatives with the faces of people from Gaza against a background of destruction.
wounded figure with red background in Abed Abdi A Wounded Silence
Humanist art by Abed Abdi - A mother and her children hide in a fragile shelter during wartime, capturing fear, vulnerability, and resilience.

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