Charles Reeve

Charles Reeve is a Professor of Visual and Critical Studies and Associate Dean at OCAD University. His expertise spans modern and contemporary culture, subjectivity, life writing, and autobiography in visual art contexts.

• Authored Artists and their Autobiographies (2022) and co-edited Inappropriate Bodies (2019).
• Curated exhibitions for prominent artists including Jess Dobkin and Rirkrit Tirivanija.
• Active in academic governance as past president of the OCAD University faculty union and the Universities Art Association of Canada.
• Co-producer of the podcast Renewing the World, analyzing maternality in contemporary culture.

Reeve's research explores intersections of autobiographical narratives, visual culture, and critical theory, with a focus on self-representation across historical and contemporary art practices. His work bridges philosophy, design theory, and gender studies in analyzing artistic and cultural trends.

Publications and curatorial projects reveal an interdisciplinary approach combining art history, cultural analysis, and critical pedagogy. He contributes to academic discourse through roles in the Scholars at Risk—Canada Network and editorial work for journals like frieze and Art History.