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BIO

Mona Gazala is a Palestinian-American artist living in west central Ohio. She holds a masters degree from the Ohio State University in studio arts with a specialization in city/regional planning. Her practice, which is multi-disciplinary and often socially engaged, explores and exposes dynamics of power and systems of oppression that often manifest in the built environment. This includes what is visible as well as what has been hidden or erased in structures, neighborhoods and geographies.

 

Gazala is the recipient of numerous grants from the Ohio Arts Council, Greater Columbus Arts Council, Franklinton Arts District, Puffin Foundation West, Ohio Alliance for Arts Education, Decapital, and the Hishmeh Foundation, to undertake creative work centered on community-building, social justice and activism. 

 

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Contact: mona.gazala(at)gmail.com

VISIT

GAZALA PROJECTS is now a brick-and-mortar studio/gallery.

The primary curatorial focus of Gazala Projects is on contemporary Palestinian artists, with a related interest in Black, Indigenous, and local community-oriented projects.

Location: 101 East Main Street, Gettysburg, Ohio

Follow on Instagram at @gazalaprojects for open hours, or schedule a visit. 

 

Artist Calendar

​​April 2025 Ohio Shorts "25

Film Screening

Wexner Center, Columbus OH

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May 2025 

Palestine Writes Virtual Poetry Reading

Arab American National Museum

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July 2025 Cartography

Group Exhibition (curator)

Urban Arts Space, Columbus OH

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August 2025

Project 1612 10-year Anniversary Show

Project 1612, Peoria, IL

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November 2025 Trail Markers

Film Screening

Vessel City Studios, Cleveland, OH

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Symposia/Lectures: The artist is available

for panel discussions, speaking/reading engagements or consultations at $90 per hour (sliding scale for grass-roots organizations or events.)

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