Artists reacted to the catastrophe of 1948 with paintings, graphics and sculptures incorporating memories of place and distance from homeland as a central theme.
Artists of the “Nakba Generation” include the doyen Ismail Shammout, Abdul Hay Mosallam Zarara, Naji Al–Ali, Sophie Halaby, Kamal Bullata, and Samia Halabi, the latter two still working today.
Next generation Palestinian artists continued the theme into contemporary works of art, including photography and film. There are too many significant artists to list but a few of this group include Sliman Mansour, Bashir Sinwar, Mona Hatoum, Hani Zurob, Steve Sabella and Larissa Sansour.
