Charles Stankievech (b. 1978, Okotoks, Canada) is an artist and tenured research professor at the University of Toronto, redefining the notion of ‘fieldwork’ at the intersection of geopolitics, deep ecologies, and sonic resonances. His diverse body of work has been presented internationally at institutions including the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Copenhagen; Palais de Tokyo, Paris; Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Berlin; National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa; Thyssen-Bornemisza Art Contemporary, Vienna; Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art; Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal; Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montreal; and at biennials from Venice to Kyiv. He has lectured at dOCUMENTA (13) and the 8th Berlin Biennale. His writing has been published by Verso, MIT Press, Sternberg Press, e-flux, and Princeton Architectural Press, and for over a decade he has served as an editor at Afterall Journal. His residencies include Fogo Island; Banff; and Marfa, Texas. Charles Stankievech lives and works in Toronto.