Background
Waked was born in Nazareth, to a Palestinian refugee family from the village of Mjedil.
Waked was born in Nazareth, to a Palestinian refugee family from the village of Mjedil.
1983-1986 Haifa University, creative art and philosophy.
He lives and works in Haifa/Nazareth. Waked has exhibited at various biennials, museums, and art venues internationally. 1983-1986 Haifa University, creative art and philosophy.
Waked has exhibited at various biennials, museums, and art venues internationally including: 2011: The Jerusalem Show. Barjeel Art Foundation, Maraya Art Centre, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New New York *2010: of Modern Art, South Bank, Queensland, Australia. Royal Academy of Arts, Piccadilly, London. Jamm Exhibition, Belgrave Square, London. Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, United States of America. Israel Museum Jerusalem. Art of Windsor, Ontario, Canada. Cinéma du réel, Paris. Diverse Works, Houston, Texas. 2009: Paris Photo, Carrousel Du Louvre. Museum of Modern Art of Algiers. Abu Dhabi Art Fair, United Arab Emirates. The Contemporary Art Centre of South Australia. Spaport Biennial, Banja Luka, Bosnia-Herzegovina. Visor, Valencia, Spain. The Institut du Monde Arabe, Paris. Queens Museum of Art, New New York Sharjah Biennial 9, United Arab Emirates. 2008: The Decker, Baltimore, Maryland. Gemak Museum, The Hague. Huarte Centro de Arte Contemporaneo, Huarte, Spain. Bluecoat, Liverpool. Louisiana Maison des métallos, Paris. Haifa Museum of Art; Artists Space, New New York Stephen Lawrence, London. Louisiana Mekanica, Barcelona. 2007: Hebbel am Ufer HAU 2, Berlin. The Nobel Peace Centre, Oslo. The Seconde Riwaq Biennale, Ramallah. Tate Modern, London; 20th Instants Video, Marseille, France. 2006: Charlottenborg Exhibition Hall, Copenhagen. Odense film festival, Denmark. Frieze Art Fair, United Kingdom. 2005: Oberhausen Kurzfilmtage. Cork Film Centre; Côté Court, Saint-Denis. The Imperial Mint, Topkapı Palace, Istanbul. East-flux and Kunstwerke, Video Rental Room, Berlin. Transmediale 05, Berlin. 2004: Impakt 2003, Utrecht. Herziliya Museum of Contemporary Artist Umm el-Fahem Artist Museum of Contemporary Art of Rome (MACRO), Rome. Witte de With, Rotterdam. Home Works II, Beirut. The 6th Sharjah International Biennial, United Arab Emirates. Khalil Sakakini Cultural Centre, Ramallah.
