Zohdy Qadry was born in 1972 in Nahf, a village in upper Galilee. He completed his BA degree in Fine Art and his MA degree in murals at the Academy for Art and Industry in St. Petersburg, Russia. On returning home in 2004, he worked as an art teacher. Since then, he has worked prolifically, exploring personal emotions and experiences, often speaking about the feelings of numbness and abhorrence that engulfed him while witnessing the tragic situation of the Palestinian people. These emotions are best depicted in his large, abstract expressionist canvasses, which have become his trademark. The juxtaposition of forms and styles dominates his work as he continues to seek explanations beyond the norm. He received the first award from the Gorbachev Institute at the Against Drugs exhibition in 2001. Qadry has exhibited widely both at home and internationally, including in Dubai, the USA, Russia, and France.