Karen Tam 譚嘉文 is a Tiohtià:ke/Montréal-based artist and curator exploring the constructions and imaginations of cultures and communities through her installations. Since 2000, she has exhibited her work in North America, Europe, and China at venues such as the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Victoria and Albert Museum, and He Xiangning Art Museum. Tam has received grants and fellowships from the Canada Council for the Arts, Conseil des arts du Québec, and Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada. Winner of the 2021 Giverny Capital Prize, she was a finalist for the 2017 Louis-Comtois Prize, and a finalist for the 2016 Prix en art actuel from the Musée national des beaux-arts de Québec.

Tam holds an MFA in Sculpture (School of the Art Institute of Chicago) and a PhD in Cultural Studies (Goldsmiths, University of London). She is Adjunct Curator at Griffin Art Projects and is represented by Galerie Hugues Charbonneau.