TBA21 Thyssen-Bornemisza Art Contemporary

Charles Stankievech

Charles Stankievech (b. 1978, Okotoks, Alberta) is a Canadian artist, writer, and educator whose interdisciplinary practice explores the intersections of geopolitics, deep ecologies, and sonic resonances. His work redefines 'fieldwork' by engaging with remote and often imperceptible landscapes, from the Arctic's northernmost settlements to the depths of the Pacific Ocean.

Stankievech's diverse body of work has been shown internationally at institutions including the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art in Copenhagen, Palais de Tokyo in Paris, Haus der Kulturen der Welt in Berlin, National Gallery of Canada in Ottawa, Thyssen-Bornemisza Art Contemporary in Vienna, MASS MoCA, Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal, Canadian Centre for Architecture in Montreal, and the Venice and SITE Santa Fe Biennales.

He has lectured at dOCUMENTA (13) and the 8th Berlin Biennale, and his writing has been published by Sternberg Press, e-flux, Verso, MIT, and Princeton Architectural Press.

Stankievech has participated in such residencies as The Banff Centre, Fogo Island, Marfa Fieldwork, Atlantic Centre for the Arts, Museumsquartier Vienna, and the Canadian Department of Defence.

His comprehensively researched curatorial projects include 'Magnetic Norths' and 'CounterIntelligence', both critically acclaimed as the top Canadian exhibitions of 2010 and 2014, respectively.

In 2015, he won the Ontario Association of Art Galleries (OAAG) award for best solo exhibition for 'Monument as Ruin' and was shortlisted twice for the Sobey Art Prize in 2011 (Westcoast) and 2016 (Ontario).

Since 2015, Stankievech has been an editor of the peer-reviewed 'Afterall Journal' (University of Chicago Press).

In 2007, he was a founding faculty member of the Yukon School of Visual Arts in Dawson City, Canada, under joint governance by the Indigenous sovereign nation of Tr'ondëk Hwëch'in. From 2015 to 2021, he was Director of Visual Studies, and he is currently an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Architecture, Landscape and Design at the University of Toronto. In 2022–23, he was also a visiting research professor in the Department of Architecture at the University of Tokyo.

For more information on Charles Stankievech’s work and upcoming exhibitions, you can visit his official website: http://www.stankievech.net

Related works in the collection

Stankievech
Anbarium, 2015

Thyssen-Bornemisza Art Contemporary: The Commissions Book
Sternberg Press, 2020