Celina Jeffery is a curator, writer and associate professor of Art History and Theory at the University of Ottawa. Recent curatorial projects include Preternatural (2011-12) at venues across Ottawa, Canada; Hold On, co-curated with Avantika Bawa at Gallery Maskara, Mumbai, 2011; Afterglow (featuring Ghada Amer, Alfredo Jaar and Bill Viola, amongst others) in Lacoste, France, 2007, and Wangechi Mutu: The Cinderella Curse at the ACA Gallery, Atlanta, USA, 2007. She is the co-editor with Gregory Minissale of Global and Local Art Histories (2007) and her new book, Artist As Curator will be published by Intellect, UK in 2015. Her new project, Ephemeral Coast, brings together artists, writers and climate change experts to explore how curating can advance consideration of environmental degradation.
