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Lamia Abukhadra

Challenging colonial narratives artistically

Born
1996
Born in
Minneapolis, Minnesota
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Why Lamia is here

Abukhadra's art confronts the erasure of Palestinian history and emphasizes cultural resistance through creative expression.

Their story

Lamia Abukhadra is a Palestinian-American artist whose interdisciplinary work examines and deconstructs colonial narratives, particularly focusing on the ongoing ethnic cleansing and occupation of Palestine. Her practice spans various media, including printmaking, installations, and archival art, which often references her family’s displacement during the Nakba. Her works aim to reclaim and preserve Palestinian identity, challenging settler-colonial perceptions. Based in Minneapolis and Beirut, she uses her platform to amplify Palestinian resistance through art.

Milestones

The moments that shaped Lamia’s path.

  1. Graduated from the University of Minnesota with honors

    Focused on interdisciplinary studio art, where she began exploring her Palestinian identity and its intersection with politics.

  2. Founded a 10-foot border wall installation at Soap Factory

    In response to Trump’s Muslim ban, she co-created a symbolic border wall, which was later demolished as an act of resistance.

  3. Became a Jerome Emerging Printmaking Resident

    In 2018–2019, she participated in the prestigious residency at the Highpoint Center for Printmaking, Minneapolis.

  4. Art and Communications Director at Mizna

    A nonprofit organization promoting Arab-American culture, where she curates and fosters dialogue on SWANA art and identity.

  5. Resident Fellow at Ashkal Alwan, Beirut

    Continued her work in interdisciplinary research and art while focusing on Palestine’s diasporic spaces and colonial narratives.

Legacy

What they built, changed and left behind.

  1. Challenged colonial narratives

    Abukhadra’s work dismantles harmful colonialist depictions of Palestinians and reasserts Palestinian identity in the context of the Israeli occupation of Palestine.

  2. Highlighted the erasure of Palestinian spaces

    Through installations and prints, her works often emphasize the destruction and loss of Palestinian homes and land during and after the Nakba.

  3. Amplified Palestinian voices in art

    Her leadership role at Mizna enables her to support other Palestinian and SWANA artists in presenting politically charged work that resists occupation.

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  4. Reclaimed Palestinian history through archival art

    She focuses on recreating and preserving her family’s Palestinian artifacts, keeping alive the cultural memory of pre-1948 Palestine.

  5. Advocated for the role of art in resistance

    Her politically-driven pieces encourage the use of art as a tool for Palestinian resistance, particularly by young artists in the diaspora.

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