Khalil Rabah

Khalil Rabah (; born 1961) is a Palestinian multidisciplinary visual artist, curator, and teacher. He is known for his conceptual installation artwork focused on rewriting history. Rabah lives in Ramallah, West Bank.

Life and career Khalil Rabah was born in 1961, in Jerusalem. He graduated from the University of Texas at Arlington.

He is the founder of the Palestinian Museum of Natural History and Humankind project; a co-founder of the Al Ma’mal Foundation for Contemporary Art, Jerusalem; and a co-founder of the ArtSchool Palestine, London.

Rabah taught at Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design from 1997 to 2000; and at Birzeit University.

In 2002, he was awarded the LennonOno Grant for Peace.

Exhibitions

1990 – I.D. Entity, University Gallery, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas 1996 – Converging Cultures, group exhibition, Skirball Cultural Center, Los Angeles, California, U.S. 1998 – Every Day, 11th Biennale of Sydney, Sydney, Australia; curated by Jonathan Watkins 2005 – What Keeps Mankind Alive?, 9th Istanbul Biennial, Istanbul, Turkey 2011 – Sharjah Biennial 10, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates; curated by Suzanne Cotter, Rasha Salti, and Haig Aivazian 2017 – Sharjah Biennial 13, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates; curated by Christine Tohmé