n𝐚𝐮 𝐦𝐚𝐢, 𝐡𝐚𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐢 to the opening of “𝐄𝐥𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐢𝐟: 𝐀𝐧 𝐄𝐱𝐡𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐇𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐞” this exhibition honours and shares the work of 𝐏𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐚𝐧 visual artist 𝐌𝐨𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐦𝐚𝐝 𝐄𝐥𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐢𝐟, while also supporting a mutual aid fundraiser for him and his family. 🗓 Opening: 6–9pm, 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲 30 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 📍 Location: 150 𝐑𝐢𝐝𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐝 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐭, 𝐍𝐞𝐰𝐭𝐨𝐰𝐧 🗓 Exhibition runs: 30 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 – 30 𝐀𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐥 About the artist 𝐌𝐨𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐦𝐚𝐝 𝐄𝐥𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐢𝐟 is a 𝐏𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐚𝐧 visual artist and medical laboratory specialist from 𝐆𝐚𝐳𝐚, born in 𝐉𝐚𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐚 𝐑𝐞𝐟𝐮𝐠𝐞𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐦𝐩 in 1965. A self-taught artist, he is known for his unique technique of pyrography—burning images onto wood and enhancing them with dyes and heat-applied colors. His work reflects deep themes of land, identity, and heritage. 𝐄𝐥𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐢𝐟 has exhibited widely in 𝐏𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐞 and abroad, including solo and duo exhibitions such as “𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐡 𝐒𝐚𝐲𝐬” (2017) and “𝐉𝐞𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐦, 𝐒𝐚𝐥𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐡” (2017). (source - https://www.artzonepalestine.net/artists/mohammad-elshareif) 𝐄𝐥𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐢𝐟 lost nearly all of his artworks during the genocidal war on 𝐆𝐚𝐳𝐚, as his home and studio were completely destroyed. this exhibition is co-created in consultation with 𝐌𝐨𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐦𝐚𝐝, and hosted by 𝐒𝐎𝐒 (𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐲𝐚𝐬𝐡 Gharti Chhetri/𝐒𝐚𝐬𝐡𝐚 Francis), 𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐚 𝐃𝐚𝐨𝐮𝐝 (𝐀𝐥-𝐑𝐢𝐟𝐚𝐪), and 𝐄𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐚 O'Brien poster design by erina @erina.obrien supported by our wider whānau (will keep adding names) 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐩𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐞 (@just4pal) al-rifaq (@alrifaq_translations) falastine tea collective (@falastin_tea_collective emily writes (@emilywritesnz all are welcome—come along to support, learn, and connect.