Wafaa Bilal

Summary

Wafaa Bilal is a human^[1]. He was born in Najaf^[2]. He was born on +1966-06-10T00:00:00Z^[3]. He worked as an artist^[4], video installation artist^[5], conceptual artist^[6], and video artist^[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13 views/month, #7,288 of 1,000,298).^[8]

Key Facts

• Born in Najaf^[2], Wafaa Bilal…
• Wafaa Bilal was born on +1966-06-10T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Wafaa Bilal held citizenship in United States^[9].
• Wafaa Bilal held citizenship in Iraq^[10].
• Wafaa Bilal's professions included artist^[4].
• Wafaa Bilal's professions included video installation artist^[5].
• Wafaa Bilal's professions included conceptual artist^[6].
• Wafaa Bilal worked as a video artist^[7].
• Wafaa Bilal's field of work was video art^[11].
• Among Wafaa Bilal's employers was New York University^[12].
• Wafaa Bilal was educated at School of the Art Institute of Chicago^[13].
• Wafaa Bilal's education included a stint at University of New Mexico^[14].
• Wafaa Bilal received the New York Foundation for the Arts^[15].
• Wafaa Bilal's religion is recorded as Shia Islam^[16].
• Wafaa Bilal's image is recorded as Wafaa-bilal2.JPG^[17].
• Wafaa Bilal is recorded as male^[18].
• Wafaa Bilal's instance of is recorded as human^[19].
• Wafaa Bilal's ISNI is recorded as 0000000057281166^[20].
• Wafaa Bilal's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 81807697^[21].
• Wafaa Bilal's GND ID is recorded as 137642318^[22].
• Wafaa Bilal's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n2008033077^[23].
• Wafaa Bilal's Union List of Artist Names ID is recorded as 500696615^[24].
• Wafaa Bilal's IdRef ID is recorded as 139598855^[25].
• Wafaa Bilal's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02r587_^[26].
• Wafaa Bilal's RKDartists ID is recorded as 436249^[27].

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Origins and Family

Wafaa Bilal was born in Najaf^[2]. He was born on +1966-06-10T00:00:00Z^[3].

Education

Educated at School of the Art Institute of Chicago^[13], an art academy^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1866^[30], headquartered in Chicago^[31] and University of New Mexico^[14], a public research university^[32], in United States^[33], founded in 1889^[34], headquartered in Albuquerque^[35].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include artist^[4], video installation artist^[5], conceptual artist^[6], and video artist^[7]. Wafaa Bilal's field of work was video art^[11]. He was employed by New York University^[12].

Recognition

Wafaa Bilal received the New York Foundation for the Arts^[15].

Personal Life

Wafaa Bilal's religion is recorded as Shia Islam^[16].

Why It Matters

Wafaa Bilal ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13 views/month, #7,288 of 1,000,298).^[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[36]

FAQs

Where was Wafaa Bilal born?

Born in Najaf^[2], Wafaa Bilal…

What did Wafaa Bilal do for work?

Wafaa Bilal worked as artist^[4], video installation artist^[5], conceptual artist^[6], and video artist^[7].

Where did Wafaa Bilal go to school?

Wafaa Bilal was educated at School of the Art Institute of Chicago^[13] and University of New Mexico^[14].

What awards did Wafaa Bilal receive?

Honors received include New York Foundation for the Arts^[15].