Center for Knowledge and Research of Palestinian Art
Research team
Dr. Tal Frankel-Alroy
Born in Haifa and lives in Tel Aviv.
Holds an M.A. in Industrial Design from Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design and a Ph.D. in Hebrew Literature from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev.
Her books include: Behind the House (2002), The Book on Yoel Hoffmann (2020), and Takh Mi-Kelav (2021).
A multidisciplinary researcher of poetics in the fields of art and design; curator; lecturer at Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design and in the Design Curatorship Program at Shenkar.
Haifa Awisat
Born and lives in Baqa al-Gharbiyyeh.
Holds a B.A. in Middle Eastern History and an M.A. in Multicultural History from the Open University of Israel.
Serves as an academic advisor to students at the Open University of Israel.
Sophie Abu Shakra
Born in Umm el-Fahem and currently resides in Haifa.
Holds a B.A. in Architecture and Urban Planning and an M.Sc. in Industrial Design from the Technion.
Currently works independently in the fields of architecture and design,
and lectures at the National College of Practical Engineers (MAHAT).
Sham Mhameed
Born and lives in the village of Mu‘awiya.
Holds a B.A. in Visual Art (with honors) from the University of Haifa and a B.Ed. in Art from Beit Berl College.
Currently an M.F.A. student at the University of Haifa and a registrar in the Umm el-Fahem Museum of Art collection.