Artist Bio
Weidi Zhang is a Los Angeles and Phoenix-based new media artist/designer and an assistant professor of immersive experience design at Arizona State University. Her interdisciplinary art and design research investigates A Speculative Assemblage at the intersection of immersive media design, experimental data visualization, and interactive AI art. Her works are featured in international awards, such as the Best In Show Awards in SIGGRAPH, Red Dot Design Award, Honorary Mention in Prix Ars Electronica, Juried Selection in Japan Media Arts Festival, Lumen Prize shortlists, and others. Her works have been exhibited at international venues such as ISEA, Times Art Museum, Society For Arts and Technology, SwissNex Gallery, V2_Lab, Zeiss-Planetarium Jena, and others. She holds her Ph.D. degree in Media Arts and Technology from UC Santa Barbara, and an MFA degree in Art + Technology at CalArts.