grace
grace uses her art to reflect on the lives and legacies of those she loves and admires. as a deaf person, many of grace’s works highlight the experiences of deaf people through portraiture.
follow grace on IG @handinhand.liberation
fatima (2024), watercolor on fabric fatima is a co-founder of for the Most Beautiful One Collective and can be followed @fatimazaidstudio
close up of fatima (2024)
basem (2024), oil on fabric. Basem is a deaf Palestinian journalist and can be followed @basem.in.sign displayed at UChicago Popular University encampment, destroyed during police raid.
close up of Basem (2024)
Heba (2024) oil on fabric. Heba is a deaf Palestinian activist and educator in Gaza who can be followed @hbwsh9169. displayed at UChicago Popular University encampment, destroyed during police raid
Close up of Heba (2024)
Selma (2024) watercolor on wood. Selma is a Chicago-based Palestinian artist who can be followed @selmasperspective.
close up of Selma (2024)
Ranem (2024), oil on cardboard. Ranem is a DC-based deaf Palestinian activist and interpreter, she is the founder of The Olive Guardians, @theoliveguardians.
selma (2024), oil on fabric. Selma is a Palestinian survivor of IOF imprisonment and torture.
Saja (1), (2024), oil on wallpaper. Saja is a Chicago-based artist and organizer, she can be followed @falasteen.favorites
Saja (2), (2024), oil on wood. Saja is a Chicago-based artist and organizer, she can be followed @falasteen.favorites
Hannah (2024), oil on cardboard. Hannah is a Maryland-based Palestinian activist and law student. She can be followed @falastinnah
untitled, oil on paper, portrait of a deafblind youth.
untitled (2024), oil on wallpaper. portrait of a deaf Palestinian. displayed at UChicago Popular University encampment, destroyed during police raid.
Afnan (2024), fabric collage. Afnan is a deaf Palestinian who can be followed @afnan_halalo
untitled, watercolor on cardboard.
untitled, (2024), acrylic on fabric. The childhood home of Omar, a deaf Palestinian, before it was destroyed. Omar can be followed @omar7_nabil