Shannon Stride is an art historian, curator, and writer whose work engages feminist theory, art histories, and questions of accessibility within the visual arts. She is particularly interested in how craft studies and feminist methodologies can expand the Canadian art historical canon.

She has published several eBooks on Canadian art, including Guide to Studying the Visual Arts in Canada (2023) and Craft & Craftivism: A Biographical Dictionary of Contemporary Ceramic, Fibre and Glass Artists (Volumes 1–3, 2025). She has also contributed artist profiles to the Homo Faber Guide, an online platform dedicated to mapping fine craft worldwide.

As the Birks Family Foundation Intern at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, she contributed to the curation of the retrospective exhibition Joyce Wieland: Heart-On (travelling, 2025). She is currently the In-House Curator of the S.A. Jarislowsky Art Collection, where she manages a diverse collection of contemporary Canadian and Quebecois art. She earned her MA in Art History from Concordia University in 2022.

Shannon Stride. Two women peek through a gap in a fabric curtain display inside a booth with hanging textiles.
Shannon Stride. Joyce Wieland. A colorful abstract painting with various shapes and textures, including a speech bubble that says 'HOWDY STRANGER!'
A grayscale image of two people with their heads and hands pressed against a fabric surface, creating a textured appearance. Overlaid text advertising an event titled "Craft & Craftivism," featuring editor Shannon Stride and artists Jaime Black-Morset and Tina Baudin, scheduled for Wednesday, December 10, hosted by the Surface Design Association with a segment called "Textile Talks."

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