Karie Liao

Karie Liao is a contemporary art curator with an interest in public art, digital media, and printed matter. Her most recent curatorial work, In a Manner of Speaking, was featured in The Blackwood’s lightboxes at the University of Toronto Mississauga. Previously, she has held positions including Co-founder and Curatorial Projects Coordinator of the Toronto Art Book Fair, Curator at Cape Breton University Art Gallery, Resident Curator at Artscape Youngplace, Artistic Director of Contemporary Art Forum Kitchener and Area, and Curator-in-Residence at the Textile Museum of Canada. From 2017 to 2021, she worked as a Content Strategist for Snap Inc., contributing to the Bitmoji team. Her writing has been published by the Canada Media Fund, Vie des Arts, BlackFlash, and C Magazine. Karie holds an MA in Art History and Curatorial Practice from York University and has been the Assistant Curator at The Blackwood since 2022.