Maisara Baroud

A Palestinian visual artist and professor, born and living in Gaza till April 2025, Maisara specialises in drawing and fine arts. He graduated in visual arts from An-Najah National University in Nablus (1998) and earned a Master’s degree from the Faculty of Fine Arts in Zamalek, Cairo (2011). He has also taught at the Faculty of Fine Arts at Al-Aqsa University in Gaza. His art has been presented in numerous group exhibitions internationally (Palestine, France, the United States, Japan, Italy, Russia, Canada, Qatar, Egypt, Algeria, the United Arab Emirates, Lebanon, Jordan, Tunisia, Kuwait, India), as well as in six solo exhibitions, including Rubble (2021), Salt Boats (2019), and Rita and the Rifle (2004).

Within ANFAA/IDEAS, Maisara will continue to share his stories “without having to conform to any norm in telling them, while diversifying the media through which [he] tells them. The objectives of ANFAA fully reflect [his] principles, as they focus on the importance of highlighting alternative and individual narratives, in order to transcend the normative narratives surrounding Palestinian experiences.”

Flat lay of a brand identity system — business cards, envelope, and letterhead on a light concrete surface, neutral studio light, crisp printed edges
Flat lay of a brand identity system — business cards, envelope, and letterhead on a light concrete surface, neutral studio light, crisp printed edges
Close-up of an open editorial magazine spread on a wooden desk, bold grid typography visible, daylight from the side, paper texture sharp
Close-up of an open editorial magazine spread on a wooden desk, bold grid typography visible, daylight from the side, paper texture sharp
Packaging design mockup — kraft paper box with a printed label, on a pale studio surface, overhead light, no props or styling
Packaging design mockup — kraft paper box with a printed label, on a pale studio surface, overhead light, no props or styling
— Selected projects

Work as evidence

Brand Identity

Editorial Design

Packaging

Naming, mark, and system for a regional architecture firm. Every decision made against a brief with hard constraints.

Annual report reframed as a reader's document. Grid discipline set before any content arrived.

Structural and surface design for a small-batch food producer. Edition thinking applied to a shelf object.

Wide studio desk shot from above — four printed art prints laid out side by side on raw wood, hands arranging them, warm daylight from a window at upper left, paper edges and ink quality clearly visible
Wide studio desk shot from above — four printed art prints laid out side by side on raw wood, hands arranging them, warm daylight from a window at upper left, paper edges and ink quality clearly visible
• Limited editions

Prints pulled from real projects

Small runs. Strict editing. Each print traces back to a client brief — not an illustration made for the shop.

Start with a question

Commissions, print inquiries, or a project brief — the conversation begins the same way.