Jack Persekian is a curator and producer. He is the Founding Director of Anadiel Gallery and the Al-Ma'mal Foundation for Contemporary Art in Jerusalem. He is also the Artistic Director of the Sharjah Biennial 8 (2007) and served as Head Curator of Sharjah Biennial 7 (2005). Recently curated exhibitions include: "Reconsidering Palestinian Art", Fundacion Antonio Perez, Cuenca, Spain (2006); "Disorientation - Contemporary Arab Artists from the Middle East", Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Berlin (2003); "in weiter ferne, so nah, neue palastinensische kunst", Ifa Galleries in Bonn, Stuttgart and Berlin (2002); Official Palestinian Representation to the XXIV Biennale de Sao Paolo. Additional productions and directing include: The Palestinian Culutural Evening at the World Economic Forum in the Dead Sea, Jordan (2004), The Geneva Initiative, Public Commitment Event (2003), Artistic Director and Producer of the Millennium Celebrations in Bethlehem - Bethlehem 2000. Short films and video works: 'A Ball and a Coloring Box' by Liana Saleh, "my son" with Imad Ahmad, 'the last 5 short films of the millennium' and 'the first 4 short films of the millennium' in collaboration with 9 Palestinian filmmakers.