A selection of work by finalists in the 2010 Young Artist of the Year Award, organised by the A M Qattan Foundation, a London-based charity, is being showcased for the first time in the UK. They include colourful paintings by a young artist from Gaza, Dina Matar.

The biennial award is open to young artists of Palestinian descent from any part of the world. The exhibition, in London's Mosaic Rooms, features paintings, sculptures and short films. One work - Painkillers - is an ironic comment on the imagery of Jerusalem’s al-Aqsa mosque by Majd Abdel Hamid.

The winners of the 2010 award were the twin brothers Ahmad and Mohammad Abu Nasser, known as Tarzan and Arab.

Their winning work, Gazawood, is a collection of film posters for imaginary films with titles taken from Israeli military campaigns, together with an accompanying short film inspired by different film genres but re-imagined to reflect the artists’ own experience in Gaza.

Ayed Arafah's installation reflects the fact that he is prevented from visiting the Mediterranean Sea, which lies less than an hour away from his home. Each finalist initially received support from the A M Qattan Foundation to develop and produce their work, which was then exhibited in various venues in Ramallah in October 2010.

Ayed Arafah was born in Jerusalem in 1983 and spent his childhood in the Dheisheh Refugee Camp near Bethlehem. He is enrolled in the International Academy of Art in Ramallah, as well as at al-Quds Open University where he is simultaneously studying for a qualification in Social Work.

Because of the unique nature of Abdallah Al Ruzzi's installation in a disused water storage facility in Khan Younis, Gaza, his work is being exhibited in the form of a film and photographs.

The winners were selected by a jury of renowned artists and writers from the Palestinian territories, Europe and the US. This is a still from a video work by Jumana Manna, Blessed Blessed Oblivion.

Ms Manna was born in the US in 1987. She studied art in Jerusalem and Norway, and is currently studying for an MA at the California Institute of the Arts.