Maisara Baroud is a Palestinian visual artist and professor, born and living in Gaza till April 2025, Maisara specialises in drawing and fine arts. He graduated in visual arts from An-Najah National University in Nablus (1998) and earned a Master’s degree from the Faculty of Fine Arts in Zamalek, Cairo (2011). He has also taught at the Faculty of Fine Arts at Al-Aqsa University in Gaza. His art has been presented in numerous group exhibitions internationally (Palestine, France, the United States, Japan, Italy, Russia, Canada, Qatar, Egypt, Algeria, the United Arab Emirates, Lebanon, Jordan, Tunisia, Kuwait, India), as well as in six solo exhibitions, including Rubble (2021), Salt Boats (2019), and Rita and the Rifle (2004).
Design and print are one practice
Every commission starts with a question about what the client actually needs. The prints come from the same projects — they are evidence of that process, not merchandise alongside it.
Based in an independent studio. Working directly with brands, editorial clients, and cultural institutions since 2013. Editions are small because the editing is strict.
A working record, not a highlight reel
2019 – Present
2015 – 2019
2013 – 2015
Independent practice — branding, identity systems, editorial design, and limited print editions for cultural and commercial clients.
Senior designer at a mid-size agency — led identity and packaging work across retail, publishing, and non-profit sectors.
Junior designer and print production at an editorial studio — hands-on with pre-press, typography, and offset print processes.
Ask about the constraints we fought against
The tradeoffs, the client pushback, the materials that didn't cooperate — that's where the real thinking happened. The work teaches more than any case study.