Advocate

Steven Matijcio is the curator of the Plug In Institute of Contemporary Art in Winnipeg, Canada and an instructor at the University of Manitoba. He is a graduate of the Center for Curatorial Studies and has held positions at the Art Gallery of Ontario, the Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery, and the National Gallery of Canada. Matijcio has curated exhibitions featuring the work of Shaan Syed, Sarah Anne Johnson, Robert Mapplethorpe, and Anna von Gwinner, and contributed essays on the work of Dominique Rey, Micah Lexier, Shaun Gladwell, and Diana Thorneycroft. Larger thematic exhibitions include an international exploration of transmitted behaviours (conditioned by spectacle) in Unlearn, a survey of the post-prairie paradigm shaping contemporary Winnipeg art, and future projects investigating the legacy of the manifesto and the possibility of “honest” mistakes in art. He has curated film & video programs and media-based installations, and has written for journals including Canadian Art, Border Crossings, and Canadian Architect. Matijcio continues to pursue projects that interweave his critical and curatorial interests.

Residency

Sarah Anne Johnson will be staying at the Three Shadows Photography Center located in Beijing, China.