Stephanie Dinkins is a transmedia artist who creates experiences that spark dialog about race, gender, aging, and our future histories. Her work in AI and other mediums uses emerging technologies and social collaboration to work toward technological ecosystems based on care and social equity. Dinkins’ experiences with and explorations of artificial intelligence have led to a deep interest in how algorithmic systems impact communities of color, in particular, and all of our futures more generally. Dinkins is a 2022 Sundance Art of Practice Fellow, 2021 United States Artist Fellow and Knight Arts & Tech Fellow. Previous fellowships, residencies, and support include the Artist Fellow of the Berggruen Institute and Lucas Artists Fellow in Visual Arts at Montalvo Art Center, CA; Onassis Foundation; Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence; Creative Capital; The Laundromat Project; Santa Fe Art Institute, and Art/Omi. The New York Times featured Dinkins in its pages as an AI influencer. Wired, Art in America, Artsy, Art21, Hyperallergic, the BBC, Wilson Quarterly, and a host of popular podcasts have highlighted Dinkins’ art and ideas. Dinkins teaches at Stony Brook University where she holds the Kusama Endowed Chair in Art.
