Manal Mahamid

Manal Mahamid (1976) is a conceptual multidisciplinary Palestinian artist based in Haifa and Dublin since 2020. Born in Moawia, a Palestinian village, Mahamid has developed a diverse body of work that spans sculpture, video, installation, painting, and photography. She earned her Master’s in Fine Arts at the University of Haifa in 2006, thanks to a scholarship of Excellence from the university. In 2010, she obtained a degree in Museology and Curation from the University of Tel Aviv. In 2024, she completed a Master’s in Culture Policy and Arts Management from University College Dublin (UCD).

Mahamid’s work has been recognized with numerous accolades, including being shortlisted for the A.M. Qattan Young Artist of the Year Award in 2002. She received the Delfina Foundation’s Resident Artist Award in 2007 as part of the Riwaq Biennale, a collaboration between the Delfina Foundation and the A.M. Qattan Foundation. Her art has been showcased in over 50 group exhibitions worldwide, with notable exhibitions in London, Chicago, Cairo, Dusseldorf, Haifa, Ramallah, Um El Fahim, and Jericho. She also participated in the Qalandiya International Festival in 2014 and 2016, organized by the Arab Culture Association in Haifa. Her solo exhibitions include The Tale of a Gazelle (2016), Work in Progress, and her most recent exhibition Lines of Flight in Waterford.