Abed Abdi is a Palestinian visual artist, and the chief curator of the Art Colony, who resides and works in Haifa. Abdi was just six years old when the Nakba took place, forcing his family to relocate to refugee camps in present-day Syria and Lebanon until his father’s family reunification request was fulfilled in 1951, bringing them back to Haifa. Abdi graduated in 1972 from the Dresden Academy of Fine Arts, Germany. Abdi is most known for his works representing the Nakba and the refugee experience, including the Land Day Monument, which was the first memorial in historical Palestine commemorating the victims of land expropriation protests, in collaboration with his friend and colleague Gershon Knispel. Abdi’s accolades include the Anna Lindh Foundation and the highest honors in Palestine and Israel and his works can be found in institutional collections such as the British Museum, the Tel Aviv Museum and more.