Raed Issa is a contemporary artist born in Al Breij Refugee Camp, Gaza. He holds a diploma in Computer Science from Al Aqsa University, Gaza, and was awarded the Cité des Arts residency in Paris. He founded the Fine Art Program at the Palestinian Red Crescent Society in Gaza and is a founding member of the Gaza Contemporary Art collective Eltiqa.

His art explores the themes of vulnerability, loss and bereavement of living under siege and war. He has been exhibited in Palestine, Jordan, Switzerland, Japan, Tunisia, Dubai, Italy, Australia, Ireland and documenta fifteen. In the 2014 war on Gaza, his home and the majority of his artworks were destroyed.