Heba Zaqout (Arabic: هبة زقوت; 1984 – October 13, 2023) was a Palestinian artist and school teacher in the Gaza Strip.[1] In October 2023 she was killed in the 2023 Israeli bombing of Gaza.[2]

Life

Zaqout was born in Gaza City in 1984.[3] She studied graphic design at the Gaza Training College, and in 2007 graduated in fine arts from Al-Aqsa University.[4][5] A public school teacher, she took part in indoor and outdoor art exhibitions. Her 2021 solo exhibition was entitled 'My Children in Quarantine'.[6] In November 2021 Zaqout participated in the "From Stone to Sea" exhibition held by Dar Qandeel for Arts and Culture in Tulkarm.[7]

Zaqout died on 13 October 2023. She and her two young sons were killed by Israeli bombing.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Strzyżyńska, Weronika; Sherwood, Harriet (23 October 2023). "Doctors, poets, families, babies: victims of Israel's war on Gaza". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
  2. ↑ "Who was Heba Zagout, visual artist killed by Israeli airstrike in Gaza?". TG TIME. 17 October 2023. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
  3. ↑ "رسمت المرأة والوطن.. استشهاد الفنانة التشكيلية هبة زقوت بالقصف على غزة". alhadath.ps (in Arabic). 14 October 2023. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
  4. ↑ "Chronology of Palestinian Women's & Feminist Organizing: 1893-2020". Retrieved 13 November 2023.
  5. ↑ "Heba Zaqout". Retrieved 13 November 2023.
  6. ↑ "A tribute to Heba Zaqout". Outside in. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  7. ↑ "Alternative spaces mark the Sakiya and Dar Qandeel exhibitions". Qattan Foundation. 4 November 2021. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
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