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Chrysanne Stathacos (b. 1951, Buffalo, USA) is a multidisciplinary artist of Greek, American and Canadian origin. She studied fine art at the Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, USA (1969-1970) and at York University, Toronto, Canada (1970-1973). Her work has encompassed print, textile, performance and conceptual art. Stathacos is heavily involved with and influenced by feminism, Greek Mythology, environment, eastern spirituality and Tibetan Buddhism, all of which inform her current artistic practice.
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Stathacos is widely known for her public interactive artworks which include 1-900 Mirror Mirror (1993) which was first presented at Andrea Rosen Gallery, New York, USA and traveled to Art Metropole, Toronto, Canada as well as Franklin Furnace, New York, USA. The artist also creates performances—one of which was included in the public program The Parliament of Drawings in documenta 14—as well as paintings and prints that have been featured in numerous exhibitions. Recently, she created a series of works from her Rose Mirror Mandala Series for exhibitions curated by AA Bronson at Witte de With Center for Contemporary Art, Rotterdam, the Netherlands; Salzburger Kunstverein, Salzburg; Grazer Kunstverein, Graz, both Austria; and KW Institute for Contemporary Art, Berlin, Germany. In 2018, her major work, The Five Mirrors of the World, was included in the 2nd edition of The Sculpture Park, The Madhavendra Palace, Nahargarh Fort, Jaipur, India.
Stathacos has exhibited for over 40 years in museums, galleries and public spaces internationally. She was included in the 13th Gwangju Biennale / Minds Rising, Spirits Tuning directed by Defne Ayas and Natasha Ginwala. Solo exhibitions and projects include A Space, Mercer Union, Chromazone, Art Metropole, Gallery TPW and The Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery, all Toronto, Canada; Creative Time, Participant Inc. and Situations, all New York, USA; the Breeder, Athens, Greece. She has been included by numerous institutions in group exhibitions including the ICA, Boston, USA; MoMA PS1, New York, USA; Oakville Galleries, Oakville, Canada; Yokahama Triennial, Yokohama, Japan; the National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa; Nuit Blanche, Toronto, Canada and documenta 14, Athens, Greece. Stathacos’ works are included in public and private collections including the Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo; the National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa; the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria; Art Bank, Ottawa and the Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, Canada. The Chrysanne Stathacos fonds is located in the Archives and Library, National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa. Stathacos currently lives and works between Athens, Greece and Toronto, Canada. She was long listed for the 2024 Sobey Art Award.