Taha Hussein Abu Ghali

Taha Hussein Abu Ghali is a 43-year-old visual artist, a researcher of art therapy, a husband, and a father of five.

After studying art in his youth, Taha Abu Ghali got a degree in Art Education and Humanities and then got his master’s in Mental Health. He went into teaching and covered arts, crafts, and Arabic calligraphy at Al-Nasr Model School.

As an artist, he worked on his own paintings, painted murals, and created set designs for both documentaries and theatre productions. He doesn’t follow a specific style but rather uses whichever visual language serves the concept. He once had a studio in Gaza but it was destroyed during the genocide. Taha scattered paintings across different locations to try to protect them. That way if one place was hit, at least others might be spared.

Taha is a father of three boys and twin girls. They’ve been displaced eleven times so far from their home in Al-Nasr. In order to make any food, the family needs wood to burn, which costs money itself. After using other materials they had, Taha made the heartbreaking decision to burn the frames of paintings he’s made for years.