Anthony Schrag is an artist and academic based in Scotland[1] whose work and research examines participatory practices in art.

Schrag was born in Zimbabwe in 1975 and grew up in a number of countries including Canada, the Middle East and the UK.

In 2016 Schrag submitted his PhD thesis Agonistic Tendencies: The role of conflict within institutionally supported participatory practices,[2] which was subsequently awarded the degree by Newcastle University.

Schrag is currently a lecturer at Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh, as well as being an independent artist and practitioner.

In 2015 Schrag spent three months walking from Aberdeen to Venice, known as 'The Lure of the Lost,'[4] what he termed a 'modern day pilgrimage.