Daina Augaitis (born 1953) is a Canadian curator whose work focuses on contemporary art.
[1] Augaitis received a BES in Honours Geography from the University of Waterloo, Ontario; then took Curatorial Studies at Emily Carr University of Art and Design, Vancouver, British Columbia and a BFA in the Studio Program at Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, Halifax.
While at The Banff Centre for the Arts, Banff (1986-1995) she activated the Walter Phillips Gallery's publishing program, producing books such as Sound by Artists and Radio Rethink, curated art projects and exhibitions and organized residencies for visual artists and curators.
She created exhibitions showcasing the work of Canadian artists including Rebecca Belmore, Douglas Coupland, Stan Douglas, Brian Jungen, Ian Wallace, Paul Wong, Ben Reeves[5] and international artists Antoni Muntadas, Song Dong and Yang Fudong.
[7][8] Her catalogues and essays on these exhibitions have made significant contributions to the scholarship on Canadian indigenous art.