P21 Gallery

26/03/2025

The Art of Settling In – A Charity Art Show in London
What does home mean to you? From a smell to ambient lighting, or something less tangible, home can come from within and beyond the curtain. Home is sometimes where the heart is or where it longs to be.
Home is everywhere and nowhere.
Home is a haven and also a battlefield.
Home is here.

Join us for The Art of Settling In — a community-powered art show exploring how we create a sense of home through adaptation, imagination, and a little bit of chaos.

📍Indra Studios E3 2TH, London
📍May 4th
📍3 pm - late

All proceeds go to Medical Aid for Palestinians - for those whose lives have been unsettled so deeply and whose homes have been destroyed.

We’re still calling for artists! We'd love to hear from you if you’ve got something to say or show about belonging, movement, or finding your footing.

Artist Open Call now live -

Let’s create something meaningful together

03/01/2025

"Living with Drones" a live journalism show

stitched! studio is proud to announce: "LIVING WITH DRONES"

a live journalism show that brings you stories from Gaza on aerial warfare and its devastating consequences.

📍 London, U.K | P21 Gallery | Jan 9-11, 2025
tickets available now: https://p21.gallery/events-0

20/12/2024

TOMORROW: “Art of Palestine | from the river to the sea” Exhibition Finale

Join us tomorrow, Saturday 21st December, 12-4pm at the P21 Gallery for the final day of “Art of Palestine | from the river to the sea”. Our curator, Faisal Saleh, will be coming in to give visitors an exclusive tour of the exhibition and answer questions throughout the afternoon. Faisal has brought together works from over 25 Palestinian artists to organize “Art of Palestine | from the river to the sea,” alongside recent shows in Ireland and Italy. As the founder and director of Palestine Museum US, Faisal will also speak about the role of Palestinian art in current events including the recent withdrawal of Israel’s Embassy in Dublin.

“Art of Palestine | from the river to the sea” is a unique showcase that aims to share the vibrant culture, heritage, and struggles of the Palestinian people through various artistic expressions. Our full exhibition ends on Saturday, but the top floor of “Art of Palestine” will remain on display at the P21 Gallery until the end of January.

For more information and tickets please visit https://p21.gallery/node/326.

Check out this clip of “Art of Palestine | from the river to the sea” featuring on TRT World: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=jcByx7q49vM

07/12/2024

New Children's Book: The Donkey who Carried the War on her Back

Zahra is a young donkey who lives with her owner, Sami, in Gaza City, Palestine, where they go about their daily routines. One day, a devastating war takes place. Through Zahra’s eyes and voice, we celebrate life, friendship, resilience and hope in the darkest times. Donkeys are the unsung heroes of this war.

Text by Hooda Al Shawa. Illustrated by Sienny Septibella

Published by Cinnamon Art Publishing, in collaboration with Tamer Institute for Community Education (English edition available at www.cinnamonartstories.com)

23/11/2024

Maisara Baroud 'Still Alive'

How do artists in Gaza continue producing art, when their studios, universities and materials are bombed, and life is a struggle for survival? For artist Maisara Baroud it is the way he informs the world “I am still alive”.

In October 2023, when rockets hit his home and studio were bombed in Gaza City, Baroud lost his art library, manuscripts, sketches, dozens of paintings and tools. However, as reality drastically changed, he obtained a pencil and some paper and began to tirelessly draw. These drawings document displacement, brutal bombardment, the fear of loss, and the anxiety of protecting loved ones.

captures daily scenes and shares them with family and friends as much as he can amid communication blackouts and the collapse of technology. Baroud sees his practice as a challenge to the borders and barriers placed by the occupation: a declaration of survival and a declaration that “Gaza, despite its wounds, is still able to give.” Baroud’s works bear sharp witness to the reality and tragedy endured by all Palestinians, while articulating how his own personal life is now consumed by the struggle to survive.

“The university at which I work as a lecturer has disappeared and lies in ashes. The war machine has distorted the features of my small city and the occupation has destroyed all the beautiful things in it; so the things that are fixed in my memory now lie distorted under the rubble.”

This distortion is palpable in ‘Still Alive:’ a series of 16 acrylic and ink drawings, each with their own individual titles. ‘Still Alive’ features in our exhibition ‘Art of Palestine | from the river to the sea,” alongside works from over 25 other Palestinian artists.

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📍P21 Gallery, 21-27 Chalton Street, NW1 1JD

📆 September 27th - December 21st

14/11/2024

ARTIST SPOTLIGHT: Mohammed Alhaj

We are delighted to showcase a selection of work by .alhaj.000 in our current exhibition “Art of Palestine | from the river to the sea”. A stark trio of drawings: Means of Transportation, Searching for a Safe Haven, and School’s Out, evoke experiences of daily life in Gaza defined, disrupted or destroyed by occupation. Meanwhile, Alhaj’s large-scale painting Immigration examines the processes and psychologies of transit in a foreign land as he outlines the realities of mass displacement in Palestine, posing the question of how and when will it end?

Mohammed Alhaj is a young artist from Gaza. Holding a degree in Fine Art from Al-Aqsa University, his work spans stylistic modes but is always underpinned by Arabian and Palestinian spirit. Alhaj has been exhibited in and outside Palestine, while he continues to endure life cut off from the rest of his country and the Arab world.

"The challenges imposed upon the Palestinian artists are very complex and difficult since it suffers not only from a constant war, but also siege, division and disintegration" says Alhaj.

Artwork Images:

Means of Transportation (2021): The horse-drawn cart became the main form of transportation due to the running out of fuel and gasoline and the high cost of operating carts. They became a regular sight after the war of 2008-2009.

School’s Out (2021): Returning from school and the dialogue that takes place between students coming and going has become one of the memories of Gaza, whose children have been deprived of knowledge and learning. Two school years have now been cancelled since October 2023.

Searching for a Safe Haven (2021): Searching for a safe haven by moving from one place to another without knowing a specific path.

Immigration (2021). Acrylic on Canvas Media

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📍P21 Gallery, 21-27 Chalton Street, NW1 1JD

📆 September 27th - December 21st

11/11/2024

‘The Beauties and Bounties of Palestine’ (2024), a series by Nameer Qassim.
qassim is a Jerusalem based artist, art teacher and activist featured in ‘Art of Palestine | from the river to the sea.” A range of prints (26x18cm) from Qassim’s digital originals are available for sale at our exhibition and ‘The Beauties and Bounties of Palestine’ designs have also been printed on iconic tote bags. Come to the P21 gallery and get yours!

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📍P21 Gallery, 21-27 Chalton Street, NW1 1JD

📆 September 27th - December 21st

05/11/2024

ON VIEW: Scenes from the Palestinian History Tapestry

The Palestinian History Tapestry Project uses the embroidery skills of Palestinian women to illustrate aspects of the lands and peoples of Palestine — from the Neolithiera to the present. While the tapestry aims to preserve and commemorate Palestinian history and culture, it also draws attention to the internationally declared right of Palestinians to return to their homes. Each panel is hand crafted and the names of contributors are followed by the location of their family homes at the time of the Nakba (1948). The History Tapestry Project empowers Palestinian women to take part in income generation and tell their own stories. Their work is an expression of 'sumud’ (steadfastness).

Selected panels from the Palestinian History Tapestry feature in our exhibition “Art of Palestine | from the river to the sea."

Pictured here:

A Palestinian Henna Party sketched by Amal Abu-Hussain [Bir Seb'a], Gaza and embroidery by Ruby Al Behery [Bir Seb'a], Gaza

Gaza rooftops designed by Adam Jaber [Hirbiya], Gaza and embroidery by Hekmat Ashour [Gaza], Gaza

Port of Jaffa by Hadeel Abu-Rabia', Drejat, Naqab

Extract from 'Palestine' a poem by Mahmoud Darwish designed by Ibrahim Muhtadi, Gaza and embroidered by Hekmat Ashour, Gaza. Translation: "There are things which exist on this land which make life worth living"

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📍P21 Gallery, 21-27 Chalton Street, NW1 1JD

📆 September 27th - December 21st

04/11/2024

Stills from Jarrah by Jonathan Farr

Jarrah is a stop motion animation based on footage taken of children in Gaza since October 2023. The animation was created by painting water onto a ceramic pot made in the form of a Palestinian jarrah: a pot often used for water in rural areas and a symbol of day-to-day life in Palestine. The whole film lasts 1:42 mins but is designed to be viewed looped 1000 times, which would take about 20 hours. Jarrah is intended to represent the estimated number of 15,000 children killed in Gaza by the IDF since October 2023, at the time of making the animation. The number has since risen.

is a multidisciplinary artist from London, whose work is rooted in drawing and observation. Among other awards, Jonathan’s animations have been screened in the London Raindance Festival, Edinburgh Short Film Festival, This is England Festival and the Animafantasia Festival. He created Jarrah in protest of the killing of so many children at the hands of the IDF, and the impunity given to Netanyahu and his government by Western countries.

Music: “Gaza” by Saied Silbak with accompanying vocals from Rola Milad Azar

Jarrah is a new addition to “Art of Palestine | from the river to the sea,” on now at P21 Gallery!

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📍P21 Gallery, 21-27 Chalton Street, NW1 1JD

📆 September 27th - December 21st

10/10/2024

01/10/2024

Where names become numbers, homes turn to rubble, and hopes are stolen away by the echo of F35 fighter jets. The founder of Palestine Museum US sat down with The Prisma to tell harrowing stories unfolding in Gaza, and to illuminate the art that documents them.

25/09/2024

Art of Palestine | from the river to the sea Exhibition Opening

Exhibition Dates: 27th September – 21st December 2024

Opening Night: 26 September 2024 at 18:00 - 20:00

“Art of Palestine | from the river to the sea”, is a unique showcase that aims to share the vibrant culture, heritage, and struggles of the Palestinian people through the works of a diverse range of talented Palestinian artists, including those currently living in Gaza.

Curated by , this exhibition serves as a platform for Palestinian artists to express their experiences, identities, and narratives. Through paintings, sculptures, installations, and other forms of artistic creations, these artists shed light on the rich cultural tapestry and the challenges faced by the Palestinian people.

The exhibit not only celebrates the creativity and talent of Palestinian artists but also provides a critical space for dialogue, reflection, and awareness about Palestinian culture and heritage. It aims to foster understanding, empathy, and solidarity with the Palestinian people, highlighting their vibrant artistic expressions as a form of resistance and resilience in the face of occupation, apartheid rule, ethnic cleansing, and genocide.

Participating Artists:

Ghassan Abu Laban, Bayan Abu Nahleh, Tala Abu Nuwar, Salman Abu Sitta, Ibrahim Alazza, Mohammed Alhaj, Abdelrahman Alnabahin, Nabil Anani, Hanan Awad, Samira Badran, Maisara Baroud, Jacqueline Bejani, Sana Farah Bishara, Susan Bushnao, John Desserau, Rasha Eleyan, Hamada Elkept, Nadia Irshaid Gilbert, Samia Halaby, Samar Hussaini, Haya Kaabneh, Dr. Khalil Khalidy, Mohamed Khalil, Rania Matar, Nameer Qassim. Mira Shihadeh, Amal Sobeh, And Taqi Spateen. With special participation by Gaza Children and Palestinian History Tapestry.

Please join us for the opening this Thursday at P21 gallery. Tickets available on our website: https://p21.gallery/exhibitions/art-of-palestine-from-the-river-to-the-sea

Photos courtesy of Palestine Museum US.

24/09/2024

Art for Aid Auction for Palestine

Art for Aid auction is dedicated to raising money for 16 displaced families in Gaza. We are calling all artists and art buyers to attend on the 18th October. Bidding starts at 12pm EST and is open for 96 hours!

Please sign up on Event Brite!
See you there.

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17/07/2024

Expressions of Justice: Literature Vs. the Genocide in Gaza

As a genocide is committed in Gaza, is there a role for art and literature to play in stopping the catastrophe?

This burning question will be the launching ground for a panel discussion with Hisham Bustani and Atef Alshaer, moderated by Sarah Tamimi. Wednesday 24 July, 7pm, at P21 Gallery.

The panel will highlight some of the poetry that is coming out of Gaza today, shed a light on its artistic scene, and present readings on and from the genocide.