Kaleena Stasiak, MFA

Assistant Professor of Art & Art History

Kaleena Stasiak is an interdisciplinary artist who uses an assortment of haptic media to explore collective mythmaking, and its relevance to the present day. Originally from Ontario, Canada, Stasiak holds a BFA in Printmaking from the Ontario College of Art and Design and an MFA in Printmaking & Book Arts from the University of Georgia. Recent shows include Prevailing Winds at Arrowmont School of Arts & Crafts in Gatlinburg, TN, Tournament of Lies at Wassaic Project in Wassaic, NY, Ancient Art Objects at Whitespace in Atlanta, GA, and Identity Measures at the Contemporary Art Center in New Orleans, LA. She has taught printmaking workshops at St. Michael’s Printshop in St. John’s, NF, where she was the May 2023 Visiting Artist, and at Arrowmont School of Arts & Crafts. Stasiak has also completed residencies at Stoveworks in Chattanooga, TN, and the Klondike Institute of Art and Culture in Dawson City, Yukon Territory. In 2017, Stasiak founded the South East Women Wrestlers, a performance troupe based in Athens, GA, that uses the spectacle of wrestling to reframe stereotypes and representations of femininity. Stasiak is currently serving as Area Head and Assistant Professor in Printmaking.

Gender Studies -Related Research Interests: The roles of women in folklore, myth, and religion.