The art piece named “Homage to Saliba Khamis,” an environmental sculpture situated on a street wall in Wadi Nisnas, Haifa, underwent restoration during the spring season. The restoration project was sponsored and led by Beit Hagefen, the Jewish-Arab cultural center in Haifa. Originally crafted by Abed Abdi in 2004 as part of the Holiday of […]
New Online Exhibition We are delighted to present an extraordinary collection of recent but unusual paintings by Abed Abdi, all of which have been created in a remote village. This remarkable showcase unveils captivating works of Abed Abdi, who hails from the vibrant city of Haifa in the Middle East, a place with a starkly […]
Abed ABDI (Palestine, 1942) “Mother and her Child at the Refugee Camp”, Oil on canvas 45 x 60 cm, Painted in 1967. Signed in Arabic “Abed Abdi”, signed and dated in Latin “A. Abdi 67” lower left *** H: 45 x L: 60 cm Private collection, Paris. Acquired directly from the artist in the 1970s. […]
In this episode of PalRead – Country of Words Podcast, we speak with artist Abed Abdi about his book illustrations and periodical cover designs since the 1960s in Haifa. Abdi collaborated with writers such as Emil Habibi, Samih al-Qasim, and Salman Natour, as well as with periodicals such as al-Ittihad and al-Jadid. Abed Abdi was […]
Abed Abdi, 81, is a Palestinian visual artist who was expelled from Haifa in 1948 and returned three years later. By Zena Al Tahhan Published On 29 May 2023 / Aljazeera Wadi Nisnas, Haifa – Visual artist Abed Abdi was expelled from Haifa – a major port city on the Mediterranean Sea – along with tens […]
Tel Aviv Museum of Art is delighted to announce the launch of our new permanent display of the Israeli art collection. The exhibition will include more than 120 works by leading artists, some well-known, others making their debut here. The exhibition Material Imagination departs from the story of Israeli art as a chronological narrative running […]
Testimonies of time in the University of Fine Arts. Restorer Valentin Bauer recounts Object Histories Periods: Artists: WATCH VIDEO: Restorer Valentin Bauer talks about his work on incised plaster murals by Abed Abdi and Sami Hakki, who studied mural painting at the HfBK Dresden.The interview with Valentin Bauer took place on 15.06.2022 in room 045 […]
2 important works of art by Abed Abdi were recently purchased for the collection of Tel Aviv Museum of Art, after voting by the museum’s Art Acquisition Group in September 2022. The special acquisition group had visited Abed Abdi in his studio in the spring of 2022, led by curator Dalit Matityahu from the museum. […]
Zawyeh Gallery is pleased to announce the launch of the third edition of Ramallah Art Fair on Monday, 12 December 2022, after the tremendous success of the previous two editions. In this edition, 40 Palestinian, Arab, and international artists will participate with more than 200 artworks that combine different artistic styles and are specially produced […]
We are pleased to announce the public auctioning of 3 artworks by Abed Abdi. One of the artworks is a recently restored, original and very rare oil on canvas piece from 1967. The two other artworks are among the new limited edition prints on canvas. The auction will be held at Millon Auction House in […]