JOAN TRUCKENBROD
USA, B.1945
Joan Truckenbrod lives and works in Oregon, US. Recognised as a pioneering figure in digital art, since the early 1970s Truckonbrod has explored the intersection of technology, handcraft, and ritual, becoming one of the first artists to use computer programming to create algorithmic drawings and digital textiles. Truckenbrod’s work has been exhibited internationally, with solo shows in Paris, London, Berlin, Wiesbaden, Chicago, and Kansas City. Recent major group exhibitions include those at Jeu de Paume, Paris; AKG Buffalo Art Museum, NY; Kunsthalle Wien, Vienn); Whitney Museum of American Art, New York,; LACMA, Los Angeles; IBM Gallery, New York; Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.; Museu de Arte Moderna, Rio de Janeiro; Musée d’Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris; Les Cités des Arts et des Nouvelles Technologies, Montreal, and Mudam, Luxembourg. Truckenbrod’s work is in public collections including Whitney Museum of American Art, The Art Institute of Chicago, the AKG Buffalo Art Museum and the Victorian and Albert Museum. She is Professor Emerita in the Art and Technology Department at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
