Khalil Rantissi _ Lot 51

Independent

Title: Whispers of Spring

Whispers of Spring captures the moment when new life breaks quietly through the heaviness of winter. Each raised stroke and petal-like shape carries movement — a gentle insistence that growth happens even in chaotic, unpredictable ways. This piece reflects my own journey of rebuilding: slow, delicate, but full of colour returning after a long season of stillness.

Dimensions: 18" x 13.5"

Medium: Mixed media on canvas

Framed by

Khalil I. Rantissi is a Canadian Palestinian multidisciplinary artist and curator based in Tkarón:to (Toronto). A refugee from Lydda (Al-Lod), his practice distills lived experience of displacement, land, and cultural memory into formally sophisticated, conceptually rigorous works. Active since 2006, his nearly two-decade career encompasses sustained studio production, institutional artistic coordination at Birzeit University Museum, international cultural engagement, and interdisciplinary curatorial leadership. His work has been exhibited and published across respected artistic, cultural, and academic platforms, including the City of Toronto, City of Ramallah, City of Nablus, University of Toronto, Western University, Birzeit University, Drom Artist Collective, Pomegranate Collective, and Emergent Art Space. His recent curatorial projects include a November 2025 Photovoice exhibition integrating arts-based research and spatial storytelling, further strengthening the intellectual architecture of his practice.