Fayez Barakat

Fayez Barakat is an American Palestinian painter, sculptor and art historian. He is also an ancient art collector and founder of The Barakat Foundation, an organization that promotes art and archaeological researches, and call for the protection of historical sites and antiquities in risk. 
Many art critics consider Fayez Barakat as the founder of a unique art school that combines abstract and impressionist style.
He is also the owner of Barakat Gallery, a fifth-generation family-owned business, founded in Jerusalem over 100 years ago. Specialising in classical antiquities, Near Eastern, Biblical, Islamic, Chinese, Pre-Columbian, Byzantine, Asian, African and primitive arts, the business expanded from a small shop in the Jerusalem Souq into a dealership with global reach, and a presence in most of the world's major art-buying centres.