Bio
“Only by learning to live harmoniously with your contradictions can you keep it all afloat.”
Dr. Caterina Pizanias (also known as Katerina Pizanias, Κατερίνα Πιζάνια) was born and raised in Athens, Greece, and has spent her adult life in Canada. She earned her doctorate in the Sociology of Art from the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Canada, in 1993.
Dr. Pizanias has developed a productive academic career, lecturing on artistic practices and the politics of aesthetics at various institutions, including the University of Calgary and Simon Fraser University in Canada, Zeppelin University in Germany, and the Athens University of Economics and Business in Greece.
She has published widely in her field, and her research contributions to the sociology of art are well-regarded. Throughout her career, Dr. Pizanias has remained deeply involved in the arts communities of both Canada and Greece. She has organized a variety of events, projects and exhibitions in both countries, fostering cultural exchange across the Atlantic. Dr. Pizanias is recognized for her commitment to promoting Canadian artists—particularly women—and for her efforts to unite emerging and established artists in her exhibitions, thereby supporting and enhancing their international profiles.
For several years, the sociology of knowledge provided a home of sorts, out of which she travelled to and lived in various disciplines. Since 2000, she has not only ignored disciplinary boundaries but also happily blurred the boundaries between the conceptual and the creative.