Catwalk Institute is proud to share that Wafaa Bilal (Catwalk 2007, SAIC) will deliver the Henry L. and Natalie E. Freund Visiting Artist Lecture at Washington University in St. Louis on October 15, 2026. Bilal, an Iraqi-born artist and professor at NYU Tisch, is internationally known for performative and interactive works that examine international politics, displacement, surveillance, cultural destruction, and the relationship between the United States and Iraq. The lecture is part of the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts Public Lecture Series and is free and open to the public. Sam Fox School
October 15, 2026 · 11:30 AM
Kuehner Court, Weil Hall
Washington University in St. Louis
Free and open to the public Sam Fox School
Project image: Rendering of Canto III, 2023, courtesy of the artist, used by WashU for the lecture announcement.
WashU — Visiting Artist Lecture details
Wafaa Bilal — artist website
NYU Tisch — Wafaa Bilal faculty profile