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Bilal Bikile is an Ethiopian-American writer, curator, and multidisciplinary artist based in San Diego. He's the founder and curator of Deixis Gallery, a contemporary art gallery and community hub, and the founding editor of Deixis Journal, a multidisciplinary literary magazine. He also runs Salon de Deixis, a weekly gathering featuring guest speakers and open discussions on art, culture, and ideas.
His work spans fiction, mixed media, photography, film, and electronic literature. He created the digital piece "Lost Inside: A Digital Inquiry," which has been exhibited internationally in Norway, Denmark, and Poland. He authored the photobook "Al-Ghayb (The Unseen)" and wrote the short film "Bekele," which continues to screen at festivals nationally.
Bikile holds a B.A. in Comparative Literature from San Diego State University and will begin his MFA in Creative Writing at UCSD in Fall 2026. He was also a 2024 Writer-in-Residence at The Grunewald Guild, where he completed his short story collection "I Don't Know What's Wrong with Me."
San Diego Central Public Library
San Diego Central Library @ Joan Λ Irwin Jacobs Common, opened its doors to a new building, a 497,654 square feet on September 28, 2013. The New facility has over 400 computer devices, 22 study rooms, a charter high school, 3D printer (maker lab), auditorium, teen center, homework center, Veteran’s Resource Center, art gallery, rare book room, children’s library, café and much more. The San Diego Central Library @ Joan Λ Irwin Jacobs Common is the heart of the City of San Diego Public Library system, and a major cultural and recreational facility that provides a wide variety of services to San Diego residents and the 35-branch library system. The San Diego Public Library collection consists of • More than 5.3 million books, including e-books, and audio-visual materials • 3,138 periodical subscriptions • 1.6 million government documents; and • More than 265,295 books in 25 languages other than English
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