The participating artists engage with the realities of occupation, exile and resistance, responding to the violence and attempted erasure of the Palestinian people through acts of creation.
Curated by Elettra Stamboulis, an Italian curator of Greek origin, writer and cultural producer known for her work on socially engaged art and comics, the exhibition is organised with the support of Danae Stratou, Greek artist and president of the Centre for Post-Capitalist Culture (mέta), and Doris Hakim, a Greek–Palestinian artist whose work explores borders, identity and the intersections of personal and collective memory.
The curatorial team has selected works that express both poetic clarity and political commitment, affirming the rightful visibility and influence of Palestinian artists in contemporary art — at a time when their voices are too often silenced or marginalised.
The exhibition also includes a podcast series of interviews with the artists, offering visitors the opportunity to hear their voices directly.
All Eyes on Palestine will be hosted in a recently renovated three-storey neoclassical building in Monastiraki, generously provided by Fadi Otaqui, a Jordanian collector of Palestinian origin. The exhibition will run until 25 January 2026 before travelling to other European cities, including Amsterdam and Bologna.
A bilingual catalogue (Greek and English) is published by Topos.
Selected artists
Amer Shomali – Painter, filmmaker and digital artist who reinterprets Palestinian revolutionary iconography through multimedia.
Basel Zaraa – Spoken-word artist, musician and stencil creator focusing on exile and displacement.
Bayan Abu Nahla – Visual artist transforming memory and trauma into acts of resilience through painting, printmaking and design.
Doris Hakim – Visual artist and performer exploring borders, identity and prejudice through photography, video and installation.
Duaa Qishta – Self-taught multidisciplinary artist turning trauma into testimony through painting, sculpture and photography.
Hani Zurob – Painter examining exile, waiting and memory using materials such as tar, sand and glass.
Larissa Sansour – Video and installation artist combining science fiction and cultural critique to explore erasure and occupation.
Mahasen Al-Khateeb – Illustrator and character designer telling stories of Gaza’s pain and resistance.
Mahmoud Alhaj – Painter and educator portraying urban life and destruction in Gaza.
Malak Mattar – Painter and illustrator creating a visual language of resilience from her experience of conflict.
Manal Mahamid – Artist working across video, sculpture and painting to engage with Palestinian identity and landscape.
Monther Jawabreh – Painter and installation artist combining traditional and contemporary forms to narrate Palestinian identity.
Mohammed Joha – Mixed-media artist depicting Gaza’s cycle of destruction and reconstruction.
Mohammad Saba’aneh – Cartoonist and muralist documenting Palestinian struggles through political art.
Raed Issa – Painter reflecting on vulnerability, loss and life under siege.
Rana Bishara – Sculptor and performance artist addressing collective memory and cultural erasure.
Shada Safadi – Painter and character artist transforming memory and geography into symbolic visual language.
Shadi Alzaqzouq – Surrealist painter exploring exile, resistance and the transformation of land and body.
Sharif Waked – Multimedia artist examining power, representation and the politics of memory.
Shareef Sarhan – Photographer and designer capturing human resilience and everyday life under siege.
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