CORINNA GHAZNAVI

Corinna Ghaznavi is an independent curator and freelance writer. Since 1997 she has curated exhibitions across Canada. Her writing has been published in Canadian and European art magazines as well as in numerous exhibition catalogues. In 2011 she completed her PhD, which focused on the question of the animal in contemporary art.  Ghaznavi was the Artistic Director of the Fabulous Festival of Fringe Film between 2012 and 2015, and Public Art coordinator for the City of Markham between 2013 and 2017. She has taught art history, theory, and curatorial practices at Georgian College, University of Western Ontario, Sheridan College and OCADU. Recent exhibitions include “Human Nature” at the Carleton University Art Gallery and University Art Galleries at the University of Saskatchewan, “Writing Topography,” the Marion McCain Biannual of Contemporary Atlantic Canadian Art at the Beaverbrook Art Gallery, and “Through Her Eyes” at the Kelowna Art Gallery. Ghaznavi lives and works in Grey County, Ontario.

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