Samah Shihadi, recipient of the 2018 Haim Shiff Prize for Figurative-Realistic Art, is among the rising female voices in the Palestinian art scene. Through hyperrealism, she scrutinizes issues pertaining to identity, her society’s traditions and political reality. Shihadi offers realistic insights and a feminist stance which address the female identity within Arab culture and the world at large. Shihadi has an MFA from the University of Haifa, and a B.Ed. in art from Oranim Academic College of Education. Holding multiple awards, Shihadi has been exhibited internationally and her work has been collected by several institutions including the Los Angeles County Museum of Arts.