Stavroula Coulianidis is a New York City based independent curator. She is the founder and curator of STAV, a curatorial organization dedicated to exhibiting international emerging and rediscovered artists. Prior to this, she was the Director and Co-Curator of Shin Gallery, New York.
Coulianidis has curated solo exhibitions for artists Renée Estée, Stephen Antonakos, Minnie Evans, Keunmin Lee, Everette Ball, Carla Prina, Gail Goldsmith, Waldemar Zimbelmann, among others. In 2021, she curated the pioneering group exhibition David Drake to Bill Traylor: Where The Oven Bakes & The Pot Biles, where she presented works made by formerly enslaved individuals and self-taught artists David Drake, Joshua Johnson, Bill Traylor, Clementine Hunter, anonymous potters, and doll makers from the 19th and 20th centuries.
Coulianidis has lectured at international galleries, private clubs, and universities. Her curations have been reviewed by The New York Times, Hyperallergic, Populist Magazine, and Brooklyn Rail.
