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Zaki Baboun (زكي بابون)

Zaki Baboun is a full-time visual artist based in Beit Jala who specializes in painting on olive wood. He began his artistic career about 30 years ago in crafting olive wood souvenirs, a traditional Palestinian handicraft that has been very popular in the Bethlehem area for decades. For years, Zaki developed himself as a painter…

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Nancy Taweel Salsa نانسي الطويل سلسع

Since her childhood, Nancy Taweel from Beit Sahour has distinguished herself in painting and art which she inherited from her father, who practiced his art in architecture. She considers her father a significant source of inspiration and support for her artistic identity. After graduating from high school, Nancy was unable to study art due to…

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Bassem Hazboun (باسم حزبون)

Bassem Hazboun, from Bethlehem, owns a factory for olive wood products and Oriental artefacts called “Bethlehem Olive Wood Workshop” in Beit Sahour. Bassem began his olive wood career as a school student, working in some local workshops during the summer vacation, and began to learn the basics of this traditional craft from observation and practicing…