In an informal talk, Chrysanne Stathacos will speak about her work and the meaning of the rose within her practice.

Chrysanne Stathacos is a multidisciplinary artist of Greek, American, and Canadian origin. Her work has encompassed printmaking, textile, painting, installation, and conceptual art. Stathacos is heavily involved with and influenced by feminism, Greek Mythology, eastern spirituality, and Tibetan Buddhism, all of which inform her current artistic practice. She is currently based in Athens and Toronto and represented by The Breeder (Athens).

Stathacos has presented projects in museums, galleries, and venues internationally. She has recently participated in exhibitions at Museo d'Arte Orientale (Turin), Henie Onstad Art Centre (Oslo), Cooper Cole (Toronto), SITUATIONS Gallery (New York), KW Institute of Contemporary Art (Berlin), and the 13th Gwangju Biennial (South Korea). Stathacos was also featured as a contributor to AA Bronson’s House of Shame, published by Edition Patrick Frey (Zürich).

Amidst the AIDS crisis in the 1990s, Stathacos’ work became deeply engaged with body politics, and her commentary on issues of sexuality and gender became more pronounced. Through her work, Stathacos was creating images and experiences that connect issues of body, environment, and future. Her works from that time represent this pivotal moment in the artist’s practice.

Stathacos is known for her support of women artists in her collaborative exhibitions, writing, and social practice. Two major collaborative works from the early 1990s still resonate today: The Abortion Project with Kathe Burkhart, and The Banquet with Hunter Reynolds, (1959-2022). The Abortion Project commemorated women’s reproductive rights and was presented at Artists Space, Simon Watson Gallery, Real Art Ways, Hallwalls, and New Langton Arts between 1991 and 1993. The Banquet was first performed at Thread Waxing Space in 1992, inspired by Surrealist Meret Oppenheim’s Spring Feast. On May 1, 2017, Participant Inc. celebrated The Banquet’s 25h Anniversary as part of Ephemera Office Enterprise. She is a founding Director of Dongyu Gatsal Ling Initiatives, (dgli.org) a non- profit organization that works to help Tibetan Buddhist women practitioners in the Himalayas.