Tamam Al-Akhal

Tamam Al-Akhal (born 1935) (Arabic: تمام الأكحل) is a Palestinian artist and educator living in Jordan. She is one of the first Palestinian woman artists who was formally trained, and is known for her painting work using realism and impressionist styles. Her paintings often reflect imagery and subjects associated with her home in Palestine, such as the Mediterranean Sea, local markets, and traditional architecture. Al-Akhal has expressed that her art communicates a sense of longing for her home, recalling the scenes of Palestine that shaped her life prior to being expelled during the Israeli occupation, the Nakba, of 1948.