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Meet the Art Blocks Curation Board

by Sarah Rossien

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Art Blocks Curation Board members are responsible for reviewing, critiquing, and selecting Art Blocks projects to be included in Art Blocks’ Curated Collection. The Curated Collection comprises a group of projects that have been recognized for significant accomplishment in aesthetics, conceptual rigor, technical quality, and innovation.

The work of Art Blocks Curation Board is guided by the following values:

  • To serve artists by providing clear and constructive feedback in an effort to elevate an artist’s work.
  • To serve collectors by promoting learning, inquiry, and dialogue around on-chain generative art.
  • To serve Art Blocks by selecting and championing the future of generative art.

Art Blocks has invited individuals to our Curation Board based on their expertise, passion for the evolution and growth of on-chain generative art, and their industry leadership.

We are proud to introduce our Curation Board:

Amy Goodchild

Artist

Courtesy of Amy Goodchild.

“It's very exciting that generative art and NFTs are becoming increasingly recognized in the art world and I'm honored to be part of shaping this journey.” –Amy Goodchild

Amy Goodchild is a multidisciplinary artist from London, England who holds a BA in Photography and a MArch in Design for Performance and Interaction. She recently sold out her Art Blocks debut Meaningless. In addition to creating generative art, she regularly explores topics like randomness, algorithms, and emergence through in-depth articles on her blog. She has taught creative coding at UCL and exhibited her large-scale interactive installations internationally. Central to Amy's practice is her consideration of her audience, and she finds no greater joy in life than creating things that other people enjoy.

amygoodchild.com

twitter.com/amygoodchild

Anne Spalter

Artist, Author, Curator, Collector

Courtesy of Anne Spalter.

“Art Blocks continues to expand the exciting history of generative art and bring it to an ever wider audience.” —Anne Spalter

Digital mixed-media artist Anne Spalter founded the first digital fine arts courses at Brown University and RISD in the 1990s. She is noted for her large-scale installations and, more recently, AI and NFT art. Spalter’s work is in the permanent collections of the Victoria and Albert Museum, the Buffalo AKG Art Museum, the RISD Museum, and The Museum of Crypto Art. Her work has been auctioned by Sotheby’s and Phillips, and featured in The New York Times. She recently completed a successful 501-piece drop entitled AI Spaceships. With Michael Spalter she founded and stewards the Spalter Digital Collection of early computer art.

twitter.com/annespalter
instagram.com/annespalter

Casey REAS

Artist

Courtesy of Casey REAS.

“I love spending time with amazing generative art.” —Casey REAS

Casey REAS’ software, prints, and installations have been featured in numerous solo and group exhibitions. He is a professor at the University of California, Los Angeles. With Ben Fry, REAS initiated Processing in 2001; Processing is an open-source programming language and environment for the visual arts. In 2020, he co-founded Feral File, a platform that works with curators, artists, and institutions to explore new ways of exhibiting and collecting digital art.

twitter.com/REAS
www.instagram.com/reas
reas.com

Daniel Calderon-Arenas (DCA)

Artist, Educator

Courtesy of DCA.

“Being on the Art Blocks Curation Board is an opportunity to be at the forefront of technology and the arts. NFTs unprecedented impact on the art ecosystem has enabled an otherwise niche field of generative code-based artists to find appreciation and collectorship on a global level. Analyzing projects for Art Blocks means contributing my knowledge of art and art-history to this growing field.” —DCA

Daniel Calderon-Arenas is an artist and educator from Houston, Texas. Daniel teaches courses on coding and digital processes at the K. G. McGovern College of the Arts and also has his own studio art practice. Daniel currently writes generative art algorithms and has been exploring code-base creativity since 2016.

instagram.com/dacaldera
twitter.com/DaCaldera

Derek Edward Schloss

Managing Partner at Collab+Currency

Courtesy of Erick Calderon/Snowfro.

“I am excited to be on the Art Blocks Curation Board to help surface the generative art works being created around the world.” —Derek Edward Schloss

Derek Edward Schloss is Managing Partner at Collab+Currency, a crypto-focused venture fund. Derek is a collector with an interest in consumer habits. In 2017 Derek began exploring the intersection of regulated access and the blockchain, which led him to his current position at Collab + Currency. Derek is also a member of FlamingoDAO.

twitter.com/derekedws

Jessica Phifer

Art Advisor

Courtesy of Jessica Phifer.

“Art Blocks is clearly the critical front lines of this genre. So there is no more apt and exciting a place for my education to go next, than here. I’m over the moon about it, and honored to be on board.” —Jessica Phifer

Jessica Phifer has a degree in art history and is a former Associate Vice President at Christie’s, a daughter of an artist, and active member of the fine arts community in Texas. Jessica has spent her career evaluating thousands of art, and artful, objects. As a result, she is well versed in the arc that got us to this particular art historical moment.

instagram.com/carlilejp

Judy Nyquist

Arts Activist, Collector, Philanthropist

Courtesy of Judy Nyquist.

“As a longstanding champion of artists, I am hugely curious about this relatively new and developing medium, particularly for creatives who have not previously participated in more traditional art channels. I firmly believe that generative art is poised to add a much needed dimension to the art ecosystem and will open the visual realm to an enthusiastic new audience. I admire Art Blocks' values and the unique commitment to give back to the community. I am excited and flattered to be part of this journey.” —Judy Nyquist

Judy Nyquist is an art historian, curator, and art activist. Judy’s philanthropic activities focus on arts education and public art in Houston. She has an express interest in making art accessible to all. Judy has served on the Boards and committees of The Contemporary Arts Museum Houston, The Menil Collection, Museum of Fine Arts, Glassell School of Art, Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Glasstire, Hope Stone, Rice University’s Public Art Program, Asia Society, Arts Connect, Blaffer Art Museum, Artadia, Every Shelter, and many more. In these service roles, she seeks to bolster education, exposure, and availability to wide audiences.

KarateKid

Collector

Courtesy of Larva Labs.

“I am excited to contribute to the emergence of generative art. The Curated Collection should elevate the artists that we will look back upon decades hence, as the creative forces who shaped our cultural zeitgeist. I hope to be an agent for intentional diversity. We have to transform the very edifice of art so that the voices and works of underrepresented artists can be included, and no one continent has a monopoly on talent. There are so many artists in so many countries around the world who need to be discovered but have never had the opportunity. What could be more exciting than to build and push together beyond today’s boundaries into new realms of art + culture + tech.” —KarateKid

KarateKid aspires to be a thoughtful and voraciously curious collector. Their approach to art has best been captured by Artnome in Right Click Save. Design and technology are where KarateKid comes from. They have had the privilege of being on the core teams of the most iconic consumer products of our generation, technologies that they hope have made your lives better. Art Blocks has transformed the arc of KarateKid’s life. Whether it be IRL projects like bringing generative art education to underrepresented youths, their commitment to the space grows daily including being an investor member of Bright Moments, UnicornDAO, Bright Opportunities DAO, and advisor to House of First.

twitter.com/karatekid_xyz

Kathleen Schowalter

Art historian, cultural analyst, and consultant

Courtesy of Kathleen Schowalter.

Art historian, cultural analyst, and consultant Kathleen Schowalter earned her PhD from Johns Hopkins University. Formerly the Nystrom Professorial Chair of Fine Arts at Beloit College, she was recruited into EdTech (Artstor) and pivoted to working with private equity (TZP, KKR) and corporate investors and senior leadership. Her diverse ex-academic portfolio also includes museum work (Boston Museum of Fine Arts), non-profit grantmaking, and cultural analyses. Kathleen has been a featured guest speaker, podcaster, and panelist (NY Comic Con). In 2021, she added metaverse advisor, joining the Board of Advisors for Decrypt Studios.

Licia He

Artist

Courtesy of Sheera He.

“Each generative art project is a world itself. Art Blocks has been an exceptional stage for presenting this art genre. I am excited to take a front seat in appreciating these wonderful and diverse worlds.” —Licia He

Shiqing (Licia) He is a generative artist and a human-computer interaction researcher dedicated to creating artistic expressions through technological innovations. With a Ph.D. in Information Science and a Bachelor of Science degree in Studio Art and Computer Science, Licia currently resides in London, UK, as a full-time artist, focusing on capturing and presenting information around her through visual art. Fascinated by the possibilities of human-machine collaboration, Licia's explorations led her to combine generative art with robots, bridging her digital and physical painting practices through pen plotters.

instagram.com/blahblahpaperblah

twitter.com/Licia_He

Lindsay Aveilhé

Curator

Courtesy of Lola Serrano.

“Art Blocks is doing wonderful and innovative work to bridge our understanding of generative art, technology, and NFTs. I’m excited to be a part of the adventure!” —Lindsay Aveilhé

Lindsay Aveilhé is an independent curator and editor of the Sol LeWitt Wall Drawings Catalogue Raisonné. In recent years, she has been particularly focused on new ways to engage emerging technologies to tell stories about art. She co-created the Sol LeWitt mobile app made in collaboration with the Estate and Microsoft that launched in September 2020. Recent curatorial projects include Sol LeWitt at the Reykjavík Art Museum (2020) and Sol LeWitt: Lines, Forms, Volumes at Galleria Alfonso Artiaco, Naples (2019). She is the co-founder of an international artist-driven organization and is curating a biennial project that will take place in 2023.

www.instagram.com/lmaveilhe
lindsayaveilhe.com

Michael Connor

Curator, Writer

Tintype, Courtesy of Goodness + Truth Studio.

“I want to find and support artists who take the constraints of Art Blocks and make work that’s eye-opening, philosophically rich, unapologetically queer, punk, unhinged, deeply personal, dirtstyle and glitched, or otherwise just generally makes my day.” —Michael Connor

Michael Connor is Co-Executive Director of Rhizome, where he oversaw the Net Art Anthology initiative, an effort to retell the history of net art through 100 works, presented as an online exhibition, gallery exhibition, and book. His first online curatorial project took place in 2003 at FACT, Liverpool, where he organized an edition of the traveling exhibition “Kingdom of Piracy” with Shu Lea Cheang, Yukiko Shikata, and Armin Medosch. Connor is currently editing a book by Gene Youngblood about the work of Kit Galloway & Sherrie Rabinowitz.

twitter.com/michael_connor

Peter Molick

Collector

Courtesy of Peter Molick.

“I am excited to continue to witness the evolution of work presented to Art Blocks and to be included in a diverse group of people reviewing projects with a critical eye with the goal of elevating those that are selected as the premier examples of innovative, thoughtful and engaging algorithmic artwork.” —Peter Molick

Peter Molick is a photographer and art collector interested in sharing the work of thoughtful, creative and critical voices making work available in the emerging digital art space. After receiving a degree in architecture and practicing in the field for several years, Peter transitioned his career to photographing the built environment in 2014. During this time he has also worked extensively with museums, galleries and artists documenting their work and installations. He was first introduced to NFTs in 2017 and began making his own artwork available and seriously collecting in 2020.

twitter.com/pixelpete
instagram.com/petermolick

Plutonium Fitzgerald

Artist, Collector, Curator

Courtesy of Plutonium Fitzgerald

“Art Blocks has been the home for generative art in our space and I am excited to champion for artists that push the conceptual and technical boundaries of generative art, are experimental in nature, and explore bold new aesthetics.”  —Plutonium Fitzgerald

Plutonium Fitzgerald is a London based artist, collector, and curator. He holds a postgraduate degree in design and new media from NYU and has been actively involved in the digital art space since 2020. Fitzgerald has co-curated exhibitions with Art Blocks and FellowshipAI and is a member of the curation committees at FingerprintsDAO and GrailersDAO. In 2023, he launched the digital art studio EXTROPY.

twitter.com/plutoniumfitzg

twitter.com/extropyart

temporals.network

Raster Eyes

Designer, Collector, Investor

Courtesy of Raster Eyes.

“Art Blocks is at the forefront of the generative art medium. As a crypto enthusiast with a background in design and web development and a deep history of generative art appreciation, I can’t imagine a more exciting place to be.” —Raster Eyes

Raster Eyes has a background in design and web development. He is a moderator of the CryptoPunks discord, an advisor for various NFT projects, and a manager for VC funds. Raster Eyes has had an interest in generative art since he was a child. His grandfather was friends with pioneering generative artist, Harold Cohen. Raster Eyes was given a copy of AARON on CD-ROM as a kid and quickly became enamored by the generative process. He was also an early Bitcoin enthusiast and quickly found Ethereum and NFTs. In that discovery, Raster Eyes formed early excitement for the potential for NFTs and generative art, and has been following Art Blocks since the beginning.

twitter.com/_Raster_Eyes_

Regina Harsanyi

Curator and Preventive Conservator of Media Art

Courtesy of Regina Harsanyi.

“Art Blocks is already and will continue to be an important entity in the history of early 21st century programmatic art. Having a voice in supporting a wide spectrum of code literate pioneers through emerging artists of the next generation is a privilege.” —Regina Harsanyi

Regina Harsanyi is the Associate Curator of Media Arts at the Museum of the Moving Image. She also advises artist studios, museums, galleries, auction houses, and private collectors on preventive conservation for variable media arts, from plastics to distributed ledger technologies. Harsanyi previously facilitated over 200 exhibitions with a creative technology focus as Director of Programming at Wallplay after working as a Registrar at Sotheby’s. She is a graduate of New York University’s Institute of Fine Arts, has taught at School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and has lectured globally.

twitter.com/ReginaHarsanyi

Adapted from a text first published as sross (Sarah Rossien), “Meet the Art Blocks Curation Board,” in The Link: Art Blocks, on August 17, 2022, which can be accessed here.

Art Blocks Curation Board members are responsible for reviewing, critiquing, and selecting Art Blocks projects to be included in Art Blocks’ Curated Collection. The Curated Collection comprises a group of projects that have been recognized for significant accomplishment in aesthetics, conceptual rigor, technical quality, and innovation.

The work of Art Blocks Curation Board is guided by the following values:

  • To serve artists by providing clear and constructive feedback in an effort to elevate an artist’s work.
  • To serve collectors by promoting learning, inquiry, and dialogue around on-chain generative art.
  • To serve Art Blocks by selecting and championing the future of generative art.

Art Blocks has invited individuals to our Curation Board based on their expertise, passion for the evolution and growth of on-chain generative art, and their industry leadership.

We are proud to introduce our Curation Board:

Amy Goodchild

Artist

Courtesy of Amy Goodchild.

“It's very exciting that generative art and NFTs are becoming increasingly recognized in the art world and I'm honored to be part of shaping this journey.” –Amy Goodchild

Amy Goodchild is a multidisciplinary artist from London, England who holds a BA in Photography and a MArch in Design for Performance and Interaction. She recently sold out her Art Blocks debut Meaningless. In addition to creating generative art, she regularly explores topics like randomness, algorithms, and emergence through in-depth articles on her blog. She has taught creative coding at UCL and exhibited her large-scale interactive installations internationally. Central to Amy's practice is her consideration of her audience, and she finds no greater joy in life than creating things that other people enjoy.

amygoodchild.com

twitter.com/amygoodchild

Anne Spalter

Artist, Author, Curator, Collector

Courtesy of Anne Spalter.

“Art Blocks continues to expand the exciting history of generative art and bring it to an ever wider audience.” —Anne Spalter

Digital mixed-media artist Anne Spalter founded the first digital fine arts courses at Brown University and RISD in the 1990s. She is noted for her large-scale installations and, more recently, AI and NFT art. Spalter’s work is in the permanent collections of the Victoria and Albert Museum, the Buffalo AKG Art Museum, the RISD Museum, and The Museum of Crypto Art. Her work has been auctioned by Sotheby’s and Phillips, and featured in The New York Times. She recently completed a successful 501-piece drop entitled AI Spaceships. With Michael Spalter she founded and stewards the Spalter Digital Collection of early computer art.

twitter.com/annespalter
instagram.com/annespalter

Casey REAS

Artist

Courtesy of Casey REAS.

“I love spending time with amazing generative art.” —Casey REAS

Casey REAS’ software, prints, and installations have been featured in numerous solo and group exhibitions. He is a professor at the University of California, Los Angeles. With Ben Fry, REAS initiated Processing in 2001; Processing is an open-source programming language and environment for the visual arts. In 2020, he co-founded Feral File, a platform that works with curators, artists, and institutions to explore new ways of exhibiting and collecting digital art.

twitter.com/REAS
www.instagram.com/reas
reas.com

Daniel Calderon-Arenas (DCA)

Artist, Educator

Courtesy of DCA.

“Being on the Art Blocks Curation Board is an opportunity to be at the forefront of technology and the arts. NFTs unprecedented impact on the art ecosystem has enabled an otherwise niche field of generative code-based artists to find appreciation and collectorship on a global level. Analyzing projects for Art Blocks means contributing my knowledge of art and art-history to this growing field.” —DCA

Daniel Calderon-Arenas is an artist and educator from Houston, Texas. Daniel teaches courses on coding and digital processes at the K. G. McGovern College of the Arts and also has his own studio art practice. Daniel currently writes generative art algorithms and has been exploring code-base creativity since 2016.

instagram.com/dacaldera
twitter.com/DaCaldera

Derek Edward Schloss

Managing Partner at Collab+Currency

Courtesy of Erick Calderon/Snowfro.

“I am excited to be on the Art Blocks Curation Board to help surface the generative art works being created around the world.” —Derek Edward Schloss

Derek Edward Schloss is Managing Partner at Collab+Currency, a crypto-focused venture fund. Derek is a collector with an interest in consumer habits. In 2017 Derek began exploring the intersection of regulated access and the blockchain, which led him to his current position at Collab + Currency. Derek is also a member of FlamingoDAO.

twitter.com/derekedws

Jessica Phifer

Art Advisor

Courtesy of Jessica Phifer.

“Art Blocks is clearly the critical front lines of this genre. So there is no more apt and exciting a place for my education to go next, than here. I’m over the moon about it, and honored to be on board.” —Jessica Phifer

Jessica Phifer has a degree in art history and is a former Associate Vice President at Christie’s, a daughter of an artist, and active member of the fine arts community in Texas. Jessica has spent her career evaluating thousands of art, and artful, objects. As a result, she is well versed in the arc that got us to this particular art historical moment.

instagram.com/carlilejp

Judy Nyquist

Arts Activist, Collector, Philanthropist

Courtesy of Judy Nyquist.

“As a longstanding champion of artists, I am hugely curious about this relatively new and developing medium, particularly for creatives who have not previously participated in more traditional art channels. I firmly believe that generative art is poised to add a much needed dimension to the art ecosystem and will open the visual realm to an enthusiastic new audience. I admire Art Blocks' values and the unique commitment to give back to the community. I am excited and flattered to be part of this journey.” —Judy Nyquist

Judy Nyquist is an art historian, curator, and art activist. Judy’s philanthropic activities focus on arts education and public art in Houston. She has an express interest in making art accessible to all. Judy has served on the Boards and committees of The Contemporary Arts Museum Houston, The Menil Collection, Museum of Fine Arts, Glassell School of Art, Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Glasstire, Hope Stone, Rice University’s Public Art Program, Asia Society, Arts Connect, Blaffer Art Museum, Artadia, Every Shelter, and many more. In these service roles, she seeks to bolster education, exposure, and availability to wide audiences.

KarateKid

Collector

Courtesy of Larva Labs.

“I am excited to contribute to the emergence of generative art. The Curated Collection should elevate the artists that we will look back upon decades hence, as the creative forces who shaped our cultural zeitgeist. I hope to be an agent for intentional diversity. We have to transform the very edifice of art so that the voices and works of underrepresented artists can be included, and no one continent has a monopoly on talent. There are so many artists in so many countries around the world who need to be discovered but have never had the opportunity. What could be more exciting than to build and push together beyond today’s boundaries into new realms of art + culture + tech.” —KarateKid

KarateKid aspires to be a thoughtful and voraciously curious collector. Their approach to art has best been captured by Artnome in Right Click Save. Design and technology are where KarateKid comes from. They have had the privilege of being on the core teams of the most iconic consumer products of our generation, technologies that they hope have made your lives better. Art Blocks has transformed the arc of KarateKid’s life. Whether it be IRL projects like bringing generative art education to underrepresented youths, their commitment to the space grows daily including being an investor member of Bright Moments, UnicornDAO, Bright Opportunities DAO, and advisor to House of First.

twitter.com/karatekid_xyz

Kathleen Schowalter

Art historian, cultural analyst, and consultant

Courtesy of Kathleen Schowalter.

Art historian, cultural analyst, and consultant Kathleen Schowalter earned her PhD from Johns Hopkins University. Formerly the Nystrom Professorial Chair of Fine Arts at Beloit College, she was recruited into EdTech (Artstor) and pivoted to working with private equity (TZP, KKR) and corporate investors and senior leadership. Her diverse ex-academic portfolio also includes museum work (Boston Museum of Fine Arts), non-profit grantmaking, and cultural analyses. Kathleen has been a featured guest speaker, podcaster, and panelist (NY Comic Con). In 2021, she added metaverse advisor, joining the Board of Advisors for Decrypt Studios.

Licia He

Artist

Courtesy of Sheera He.

“Each generative art project is a world itself. Art Blocks has been an exceptional stage for presenting this art genre. I am excited to take a front seat in appreciating these wonderful and diverse worlds.” —Licia He

Shiqing (Licia) He is a generative artist and a human-computer interaction researcher dedicated to creating artistic expressions through technological innovations. With a Ph.D. in Information Science and a Bachelor of Science degree in Studio Art and Computer Science, Licia currently resides in London, UK, as a full-time artist, focusing on capturing and presenting information around her through visual art. Fascinated by the possibilities of human-machine collaboration, Licia's explorations led her to combine generative art with robots, bridging her digital and physical painting practices through pen plotters.

instagram.com/blahblahpaperblah

twitter.com/Licia_He

Lindsay Aveilhé

Curator

Courtesy of Lola Serrano.

“Art Blocks is doing wonderful and innovative work to bridge our understanding of generative art, technology, and NFTs. I’m excited to be a part of the adventure!” —Lindsay Aveilhé

Lindsay Aveilhé is an independent curator and editor of the Sol LeWitt Wall Drawings Catalogue Raisonné. In recent years, she has been particularly focused on new ways to engage emerging technologies to tell stories about art. She co-created the Sol LeWitt mobile app made in collaboration with the Estate and Microsoft that launched in September 2020. Recent curatorial projects include Sol LeWitt at the Reykjavík Art Museum (2020) and Sol LeWitt: Lines, Forms, Volumes at Galleria Alfonso Artiaco, Naples (2019). She is the co-founder of an international artist-driven organization and is curating a biennial project that will take place in 2023.

www.instagram.com/lmaveilhe
lindsayaveilhe.com

Michael Connor

Curator, Writer

Tintype, Courtesy of Goodness + Truth Studio.

“I want to find and support artists who take the constraints of Art Blocks and make work that’s eye-opening, philosophically rich, unapologetically queer, punk, unhinged, deeply personal, dirtstyle and glitched, or otherwise just generally makes my day.” —Michael Connor

Michael Connor is Co-Executive Director of Rhizome, where he oversaw the Net Art Anthology initiative, an effort to retell the history of net art through 100 works, presented as an online exhibition, gallery exhibition, and book. His first online curatorial project took place in 2003 at FACT, Liverpool, where he organized an edition of the traveling exhibition “Kingdom of Piracy” with Shu Lea Cheang, Yukiko Shikata, and Armin Medosch. Connor is currently editing a book by Gene Youngblood about the work of Kit Galloway & Sherrie Rabinowitz.

twitter.com/michael_connor

Peter Molick

Collector

Courtesy of Peter Molick.

“I am excited to continue to witness the evolution of work presented to Art Blocks and to be included in a diverse group of people reviewing projects with a critical eye with the goal of elevating those that are selected as the premier examples of innovative, thoughtful and engaging algorithmic artwork.” —Peter Molick

Peter Molick is a photographer and art collector interested in sharing the work of thoughtful, creative and critical voices making work available in the emerging digital art space. After receiving a degree in architecture and practicing in the field for several years, Peter transitioned his career to photographing the built environment in 2014. During this time he has also worked extensively with museums, galleries and artists documenting their work and installations. He was first introduced to NFTs in 2017 and began making his own artwork available and seriously collecting in 2020.

twitter.com/pixelpete
instagram.com/petermolick

Plutonium Fitzgerald

Artist, Collector, Curator

Courtesy of Plutonium Fitzgerald

“Art Blocks has been the home for generative art in our space and I am excited to champion for artists that push the conceptual and technical boundaries of generative art, are experimental in nature, and explore bold new aesthetics.”  —Plutonium Fitzgerald

Plutonium Fitzgerald is a London based artist, collector, and curator. He holds a postgraduate degree in design and new media from NYU and has been actively involved in the digital art space since 2020. Fitzgerald has co-curated exhibitions with Art Blocks and FellowshipAI and is a member of the curation committees at FingerprintsDAO and GrailersDAO. In 2023, he launched the digital art studio EXTROPY.

twitter.com/plutoniumfitzg

twitter.com/extropyart

temporals.network

Raster Eyes

Designer, Collector, Investor

Courtesy of Raster Eyes.

“Art Blocks is at the forefront of the generative art medium. As a crypto enthusiast with a background in design and web development and a deep history of generative art appreciation, I can’t imagine a more exciting place to be.” —Raster Eyes

Raster Eyes has a background in design and web development. He is a moderator of the CryptoPunks discord, an advisor for various NFT projects, and a manager for VC funds. Raster Eyes has had an interest in generative art since he was a child. His grandfather was friends with pioneering generative artist, Harold Cohen. Raster Eyes was given a copy of AARON on CD-ROM as a kid and quickly became enamored by the generative process. He was also an early Bitcoin enthusiast and quickly found Ethereum and NFTs. In that discovery, Raster Eyes formed early excitement for the potential for NFTs and generative art, and has been following Art Blocks since the beginning.

twitter.com/_Raster_Eyes_

Regina Harsanyi

Curator and Preventive Conservator of Media Art

Courtesy of Regina Harsanyi.

“Art Blocks is already and will continue to be an important entity in the history of early 21st century programmatic art. Having a voice in supporting a wide spectrum of code literate pioneers through emerging artists of the next generation is a privilege.” —Regina Harsanyi

Regina Harsanyi is the Associate Curator of Media Arts at the Museum of the Moving Image. She also advises artist studios, museums, galleries, auction houses, and private collectors on preventive conservation for variable media arts, from plastics to distributed ledger technologies. Harsanyi previously facilitated over 200 exhibitions with a creative technology focus as Director of Programming at Wallplay after working as a Registrar at Sotheby’s. She is a graduate of New York University’s Institute of Fine Arts, has taught at School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and has lectured globally.

twitter.com/ReginaHarsanyi

Adapted from a text first published as sross (Sarah Rossien), “Meet the Art Blocks Curation Board,” in The Link: Art Blocks, on August 17, 2022, which can be accessed here.

Art Blocks Curation Board members are responsible for reviewing, critiquing, and selecting Art Blocks projects to be included in Art Blocks’ Curated Collection. The Curated Collection comprises a group of projects that have been recognized for significant accomplishment in aesthetics, conceptual rigor, technical quality, and innovation.

The work of Art Blocks Curation Board is guided by the following values:

  • To serve artists by providing clear and constructive feedback in an effort to elevate an artist’s work.
  • To serve collectors by promoting learning, inquiry, and dialogue around on-chain generative art.
  • To serve Art Blocks by selecting and championing the future of generative art.

Art Blocks has invited individuals to our Curation Board based on their expertise, passion for the evolution and growth of on-chain generative art, and their industry leadership.

We are proud to introduce our Curation Board:

Amy Goodchild

Artist

Courtesy of Amy Goodchild.

“It's very exciting that generative art and NFTs are becoming increasingly recognized in the art world and I'm honored to be part of shaping this journey.” –Amy Goodchild

Amy Goodchild is a multidisciplinary artist from London, England who holds a BA in Photography and a MArch in Design for Performance and Interaction. She recently sold out her Art Blocks debut Meaningless. In addition to creating generative art, she regularly explores topics like randomness, algorithms, and emergence through in-depth articles on her blog. She has taught creative coding at UCL and exhibited her large-scale interactive installations internationally. Central to Amy's practice is her consideration of her audience, and she finds no greater joy in life than creating things that other people enjoy.

amygoodchild.com

twitter.com/amygoodchild

Anne Spalter

Artist, Author, Curator, Collector

Courtesy of Anne Spalter.

“Art Blocks continues to expand the exciting history of generative art and bring it to an ever wider audience.” —Anne Spalter

Digital mixed-media artist Anne Spalter founded the first digital fine arts courses at Brown University and RISD in the 1990s. She is noted for her large-scale installations and, more recently, AI and NFT art. Spalter’s work is in the permanent collections of the Victoria and Albert Museum, the Buffalo AKG Art Museum, the RISD Museum, and The Museum of Crypto Art. Her work has been auctioned by Sotheby’s and Phillips, and featured in The New York Times. She recently completed a successful 501-piece drop entitled AI Spaceships. With Michael Spalter she founded and stewards the Spalter Digital Collection of early computer art.

twitter.com/annespalter
instagram.com/annespalter

Casey REAS

Artist

Courtesy of Casey REAS.

“I love spending time with amazing generative art.” —Casey REAS

Casey REAS’ software, prints, and installations have been featured in numerous solo and group exhibitions. He is a professor at the University of California, Los Angeles. With Ben Fry, REAS initiated Processing in 2001; Processing is an open-source programming language and environment for the visual arts. In 2020, he co-founded Feral File, a platform that works with curators, artists, and institutions to explore new ways of exhibiting and collecting digital art.

twitter.com/REAS
www.instagram.com/reas
reas.com

Daniel Calderon-Arenas (DCA)

Artist, Educator

Courtesy of DCA.

“Being on the Art Blocks Curation Board is an opportunity to be at the forefront of technology and the arts. NFTs unprecedented impact on the art ecosystem has enabled an otherwise niche field of generative code-based artists to find appreciation and collectorship on a global level. Analyzing projects for Art Blocks means contributing my knowledge of art and art-history to this growing field.” —DCA

Daniel Calderon-Arenas is an artist and educator from Houston, Texas. Daniel teaches courses on coding and digital processes at the K. G. McGovern College of the Arts and also has his own studio art practice. Daniel currently writes generative art algorithms and has been exploring code-base creativity since 2016.

instagram.com/dacaldera
twitter.com/DaCaldera

Derek Edward Schloss

Managing Partner at Collab+Currency

Courtesy of Erick Calderon/Snowfro.

“I am excited to be on the Art Blocks Curation Board to help surface the generative art works being created around the world.” —Derek Edward Schloss

Derek Edward Schloss is Managing Partner at Collab+Currency, a crypto-focused venture fund. Derek is a collector with an interest in consumer habits. In 2017 Derek began exploring the intersection of regulated access and the blockchain, which led him to his current position at Collab + Currency. Derek is also a member of FlamingoDAO.

twitter.com/derekedws

Jessica Phifer

Art Advisor

Courtesy of Jessica Phifer.

“Art Blocks is clearly the critical front lines of this genre. So there is no more apt and exciting a place for my education to go next, than here. I’m over the moon about it, and honored to be on board.” —Jessica Phifer

Jessica Phifer has a degree in art history and is a former Associate Vice President at Christie’s, a daughter of an artist, and active member of the fine arts community in Texas. Jessica has spent her career evaluating thousands of art, and artful, objects. As a result, she is well versed in the arc that got us to this particular art historical moment.

instagram.com/carlilejp

Judy Nyquist

Arts Activist, Collector, Philanthropist

Courtesy of Judy Nyquist.

“As a longstanding champion of artists, I am hugely curious about this relatively new and developing medium, particularly for creatives who have not previously participated in more traditional art channels. I firmly believe that generative art is poised to add a much needed dimension to the art ecosystem and will open the visual realm to an enthusiastic new audience. I admire Art Blocks' values and the unique commitment to give back to the community. I am excited and flattered to be part of this journey.” —Judy Nyquist

Judy Nyquist is an art historian, curator, and art activist. Judy’s philanthropic activities focus on arts education and public art in Houston. She has an express interest in making art accessible to all. Judy has served on the Boards and committees of The Contemporary Arts Museum Houston, The Menil Collection, Museum of Fine Arts, Glassell School of Art, Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Glasstire, Hope Stone, Rice University’s Public Art Program, Asia Society, Arts Connect, Blaffer Art Museum, Artadia, Every Shelter, and many more. In these service roles, she seeks to bolster education, exposure, and availability to wide audiences.

KarateKid

Collector

Courtesy of Larva Labs.

“I am excited to contribute to the emergence of generative art. The Curated Collection should elevate the artists that we will look back upon decades hence, as the creative forces who shaped our cultural zeitgeist. I hope to be an agent for intentional diversity. We have to transform the very edifice of art so that the voices and works of underrepresented artists can be included, and no one continent has a monopoly on talent. There are so many artists in so many countries around the world who need to be discovered but have never had the opportunity. What could be more exciting than to build and push together beyond today’s boundaries into new realms of art + culture + tech.” —KarateKid

KarateKid aspires to be a thoughtful and voraciously curious collector. Their approach to art has best been captured by Artnome in Right Click Save. Design and technology are where KarateKid comes from. They have had the privilege of being on the core teams of the most iconic consumer products of our generation, technologies that they hope have made your lives better. Art Blocks has transformed the arc of KarateKid’s life. Whether it be IRL projects like bringing generative art education to underrepresented youths, their commitment to the space grows daily including being an investor member of Bright Moments, UnicornDAO, Bright Opportunities DAO, and advisor to House of First.

twitter.com/karatekid_xyz

Kathleen Schowalter

Art historian, cultural analyst, and consultant

Courtesy of Kathleen Schowalter.

Art historian, cultural analyst, and consultant Kathleen Schowalter earned her PhD from Johns Hopkins University. Formerly the Nystrom Professorial Chair of Fine Arts at Beloit College, she was recruited into EdTech (Artstor) and pivoted to working with private equity (TZP, KKR) and corporate investors and senior leadership. Her diverse ex-academic portfolio also includes museum work (Boston Museum of Fine Arts), non-profit grantmaking, and cultural analyses. Kathleen has been a featured guest speaker, podcaster, and panelist (NY Comic Con). In 2021, she added metaverse advisor, joining the Board of Advisors for Decrypt Studios.

Licia He

Artist

Courtesy of Sheera He.

“Each generative art project is a world itself. Art Blocks has been an exceptional stage for presenting this art genre. I am excited to take a front seat in appreciating these wonderful and diverse worlds.” —Licia He

Shiqing (Licia) He is a generative artist and a human-computer interaction researcher dedicated to creating artistic expressions through technological innovations. With a Ph.D. in Information Science and a Bachelor of Science degree in Studio Art and Computer Science, Licia currently resides in London, UK, as a full-time artist, focusing on capturing and presenting information around her through visual art. Fascinated by the possibilities of human-machine collaboration, Licia's explorations led her to combine generative art with robots, bridging her digital and physical painting practices through pen plotters.

instagram.com/blahblahpaperblah

twitter.com/Licia_He

Lindsay Aveilhé

Curator

Courtesy of Lola Serrano.

“Art Blocks is doing wonderful and innovative work to bridge our understanding of generative art, technology, and NFTs. I’m excited to be a part of the adventure!” —Lindsay Aveilhé

Lindsay Aveilhé is an independent curator and editor of the Sol LeWitt Wall Drawings Catalogue Raisonné. In recent years, she has been particularly focused on new ways to engage emerging technologies to tell stories about art. She co-created the Sol LeWitt mobile app made in collaboration with the Estate and Microsoft that launched in September 2020. Recent curatorial projects include Sol LeWitt at the Reykjavík Art Museum (2020) and Sol LeWitt: Lines, Forms, Volumes at Galleria Alfonso Artiaco, Naples (2019). She is the co-founder of an international artist-driven organization and is curating a biennial project that will take place in 2023.

www.instagram.com/lmaveilhe
lindsayaveilhe.com

Michael Connor

Curator, Writer

Tintype, Courtesy of Goodness + Truth Studio.

“I want to find and support artists who take the constraints of Art Blocks and make work that’s eye-opening, philosophically rich, unapologetically queer, punk, unhinged, deeply personal, dirtstyle and glitched, or otherwise just generally makes my day.” —Michael Connor

Michael Connor is Co-Executive Director of Rhizome, where he oversaw the Net Art Anthology initiative, an effort to retell the history of net art through 100 works, presented as an online exhibition, gallery exhibition, and book. His first online curatorial project took place in 2003 at FACT, Liverpool, where he organized an edition of the traveling exhibition “Kingdom of Piracy” with Shu Lea Cheang, Yukiko Shikata, and Armin Medosch. Connor is currently editing a book by Gene Youngblood about the work of Kit Galloway & Sherrie Rabinowitz.

twitter.com/michael_connor

Peter Molick

Collector

Courtesy of Peter Molick.

“I am excited to continue to witness the evolution of work presented to Art Blocks and to be included in a diverse group of people reviewing projects with a critical eye with the goal of elevating those that are selected as the premier examples of innovative, thoughtful and engaging algorithmic artwork.” —Peter Molick

Peter Molick is a photographer and art collector interested in sharing the work of thoughtful, creative and critical voices making work available in the emerging digital art space. After receiving a degree in architecture and practicing in the field for several years, Peter transitioned his career to photographing the built environment in 2014. During this time he has also worked extensively with museums, galleries and artists documenting their work and installations. He was first introduced to NFTs in 2017 and began making his own artwork available and seriously collecting in 2020.

twitter.com/pixelpete
instagram.com/petermolick

Plutonium Fitzgerald

Artist, Collector, Curator

Courtesy of Plutonium Fitzgerald

“Art Blocks has been the home for generative art in our space and I am excited to champion for artists that push the conceptual and technical boundaries of generative art, are experimental in nature, and explore bold new aesthetics.”  —Plutonium Fitzgerald

Plutonium Fitzgerald is a London based artist, collector, and curator. He holds a postgraduate degree in design and new media from NYU and has been actively involved in the digital art space since 2020. Fitzgerald has co-curated exhibitions with Art Blocks and FellowshipAI and is a member of the curation committees at FingerprintsDAO and GrailersDAO. In 2023, he launched the digital art studio EXTROPY.

twitter.com/plutoniumfitzg

twitter.com/extropyart

temporals.network

Raster Eyes

Designer, Collector, Investor

Courtesy of Raster Eyes.

“Art Blocks is at the forefront of the generative art medium. As a crypto enthusiast with a background in design and web development and a deep history of generative art appreciation, I can’t imagine a more exciting place to be.” —Raster Eyes

Raster Eyes has a background in design and web development. He is a moderator of the CryptoPunks discord, an advisor for various NFT projects, and a manager for VC funds. Raster Eyes has had an interest in generative art since he was a child. His grandfather was friends with pioneering generative artist, Harold Cohen. Raster Eyes was given a copy of AARON on CD-ROM as a kid and quickly became enamored by the generative process. He was also an early Bitcoin enthusiast and quickly found Ethereum and NFTs. In that discovery, Raster Eyes formed early excitement for the potential for NFTs and generative art, and has been following Art Blocks since the beginning.

twitter.com/_Raster_Eyes_

Regina Harsanyi

Curator and Preventive Conservator of Media Art

Courtesy of Regina Harsanyi.

“Art Blocks is already and will continue to be an important entity in the history of early 21st century programmatic art. Having a voice in supporting a wide spectrum of code literate pioneers through emerging artists of the next generation is a privilege.” —Regina Harsanyi

Regina Harsanyi is the Associate Curator of Media Arts at the Museum of the Moving Image. She also advises artist studios, museums, galleries, auction houses, and private collectors on preventive conservation for variable media arts, from plastics to distributed ledger technologies. Harsanyi previously facilitated over 200 exhibitions with a creative technology focus as Director of Programming at Wallplay after working as a Registrar at Sotheby’s. She is a graduate of New York University’s Institute of Fine Arts, has taught at School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and has lectured globally.

twitter.com/ReginaHarsanyi

Adapted from a text first published as sross (Sarah Rossien), “Meet the Art Blocks Curation Board,” in The Link: Art Blocks, on August 17, 2022, which can be accessed here.

Art Blocks Curation Board members are responsible for reviewing, critiquing, and selecting Art Blocks projects to be included in Art Blocks’ Curated Collection. The Curated Collection comprises a group of projects that have been recognized for significant accomplishment in aesthetics, conceptual rigor, technical quality, and innovation.

The work of Art Blocks Curation Board is guided by the following values:

  • To serve artists by providing clear and constructive feedback in an effort to elevate an artist’s work.
  • To serve collectors by promoting learning, inquiry, and dialogue around on-chain generative art.
  • To serve Art Blocks by selecting and championing the future of generative art.

Art Blocks has invited individuals to our Curation Board based on their expertise, passion for the evolution and growth of on-chain generative art, and their industry leadership.

We are proud to introduce our Curation Board:

Amy Goodchild

Artist

Courtesy of Amy Goodchild.

“It's very exciting that generative art and NFTs are becoming increasingly recognized in the art world and I'm honored to be part of shaping this journey.” –Amy Goodchild

Amy Goodchild is a multidisciplinary artist from London, England who holds a BA in Photography and a MArch in Design for Performance and Interaction. She recently sold out her Art Blocks debut Meaningless. In addition to creating generative art, she regularly explores topics like randomness, algorithms, and emergence through in-depth articles on her blog. She has taught creative coding at UCL and exhibited her large-scale interactive installations internationally. Central to Amy's practice is her consideration of her audience, and she finds no greater joy in life than creating things that other people enjoy.

amygoodchild.com

twitter.com/amygoodchild

Anne Spalter

Artist, Author, Curator, Collector

Courtesy of Anne Spalter.

“Art Blocks continues to expand the exciting history of generative art and bring it to an ever wider audience.” —Anne Spalter

Digital mixed-media artist Anne Spalter founded the first digital fine arts courses at Brown University and RISD in the 1990s. She is noted for her large-scale installations and, more recently, AI and NFT art. Spalter’s work is in the permanent collections of the Victoria and Albert Museum, the Buffalo AKG Art Museum, the RISD Museum, and The Museum of Crypto Art. Her work has been auctioned by Sotheby’s and Phillips, and featured in The New York Times. She recently completed a successful 501-piece drop entitled AI Spaceships. With Michael Spalter she founded and stewards the Spalter Digital Collection of early computer art.

twitter.com/annespalter
instagram.com/annespalter

Casey REAS

Artist

Courtesy of Casey REAS.

“I love spending time with amazing generative art.” —Casey REAS

Casey REAS’ software, prints, and installations have been featured in numerous solo and group exhibitions. He is a professor at the University of California, Los Angeles. With Ben Fry, REAS initiated Processing in 2001; Processing is an open-source programming language and environment for the visual arts. In 2020, he co-founded Feral File, a platform that works with curators, artists, and institutions to explore new ways of exhibiting and collecting digital art.

twitter.com/REAS
www.instagram.com/reas
reas.com

Daniel Calderon-Arenas (DCA)

Artist, Educator

Courtesy of DCA.

“Being on the Art Blocks Curation Board is an opportunity to be at the forefront of technology and the arts. NFTs unprecedented impact on the art ecosystem has enabled an otherwise niche field of generative code-based artists to find appreciation and collectorship on a global level. Analyzing projects for Art Blocks means contributing my knowledge of art and art-history to this growing field.” —DCA

Daniel Calderon-Arenas is an artist and educator from Houston, Texas. Daniel teaches courses on coding and digital processes at the K. G. McGovern College of the Arts and also has his own studio art practice. Daniel currently writes generative art algorithms and has been exploring code-base creativity since 2016.

instagram.com/dacaldera
twitter.com/DaCaldera

Derek Edward Schloss

Managing Partner at Collab+Currency

Courtesy of Erick Calderon/Snowfro.

“I am excited to be on the Art Blocks Curation Board to help surface the generative art works being created around the world.” —Derek Edward Schloss

Derek Edward Schloss is Managing Partner at Collab+Currency, a crypto-focused venture fund. Derek is a collector with an interest in consumer habits. In 2017 Derek began exploring the intersection of regulated access and the blockchain, which led him to his current position at Collab + Currency. Derek is also a member of FlamingoDAO.

twitter.com/derekedws

Jessica Phifer

Art Advisor

Courtesy of Jessica Phifer.

“Art Blocks is clearly the critical front lines of this genre. So there is no more apt and exciting a place for my education to go next, than here. I’m over the moon about it, and honored to be on board.” —Jessica Phifer

Jessica Phifer has a degree in art history and is a former Associate Vice President at Christie’s, a daughter of an artist, and active member of the fine arts community in Texas. Jessica has spent her career evaluating thousands of art, and artful, objects. As a result, she is well versed in the arc that got us to this particular art historical moment.

instagram.com/carlilejp

Judy Nyquist

Arts Activist, Collector, Philanthropist

Courtesy of Judy Nyquist.

“As a longstanding champion of artists, I am hugely curious about this relatively new and developing medium, particularly for creatives who have not previously participated in more traditional art channels. I firmly believe that generative art is poised to add a much needed dimension to the art ecosystem and will open the visual realm to an enthusiastic new audience. I admire Art Blocks' values and the unique commitment to give back to the community. I am excited and flattered to be part of this journey.” —Judy Nyquist

Judy Nyquist is an art historian, curator, and art activist. Judy’s philanthropic activities focus on arts education and public art in Houston. She has an express interest in making art accessible to all. Judy has served on the Boards and committees of The Contemporary Arts Museum Houston, The Menil Collection, Museum of Fine Arts, Glassell School of Art, Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Glasstire, Hope Stone, Rice University’s Public Art Program, Asia Society, Arts Connect, Blaffer Art Museum, Artadia, Every Shelter, and many more. In these service roles, she seeks to bolster education, exposure, and availability to wide audiences.

KarateKid

Collector

Courtesy of Larva Labs.

“I am excited to contribute to the emergence of generative art. The Curated Collection should elevate the artists that we will look back upon decades hence, as the creative forces who shaped our cultural zeitgeist. I hope to be an agent for intentional diversity. We have to transform the very edifice of art so that the voices and works of underrepresented artists can be included, and no one continent has a monopoly on talent. There are so many artists in so many countries around the world who need to be discovered but have never had the opportunity. What could be more exciting than to build and push together beyond today’s boundaries into new realms of art + culture + tech.” —KarateKid

KarateKid aspires to be a thoughtful and voraciously curious collector. Their approach to art has best been captured by Artnome in Right Click Save. Design and technology are where KarateKid comes from. They have had the privilege of being on the core teams of the most iconic consumer products of our generation, technologies that they hope have made your lives better. Art Blocks has transformed the arc of KarateKid’s life. Whether it be IRL projects like bringing generative art education to underrepresented youths, their commitment to the space grows daily including being an investor member of Bright Moments, UnicornDAO, Bright Opportunities DAO, and advisor to House of First.

twitter.com/karatekid_xyz

Kathleen Schowalter

Art historian, cultural analyst, and consultant

Courtesy of Kathleen Schowalter.

Art historian, cultural analyst, and consultant Kathleen Schowalter earned her PhD from Johns Hopkins University. Formerly the Nystrom Professorial Chair of Fine Arts at Beloit College, she was recruited into EdTech (Artstor) and pivoted to working with private equity (TZP, KKR) and corporate investors and senior leadership. Her diverse ex-academic portfolio also includes museum work (Boston Museum of Fine Arts), non-profit grantmaking, and cultural analyses. Kathleen has been a featured guest speaker, podcaster, and panelist (NY Comic Con). In 2021, she added metaverse advisor, joining the Board of Advisors for Decrypt Studios.

Licia He

Artist

Courtesy of Sheera He.

“Each generative art project is a world itself. Art Blocks has been an exceptional stage for presenting this art genre. I am excited to take a front seat in appreciating these wonderful and diverse worlds.” —Licia He

Shiqing (Licia) He is a generative artist and a human-computer interaction researcher dedicated to creating artistic expressions through technological innovations. With a Ph.D. in Information Science and a Bachelor of Science degree in Studio Art and Computer Science, Licia currently resides in London, UK, as a full-time artist, focusing on capturing and presenting information around her through visual art. Fascinated by the possibilities of human-machine collaboration, Licia's explorations led her to combine generative art with robots, bridging her digital and physical painting practices through pen plotters.

instagram.com/blahblahpaperblah

twitter.com/Licia_He

Lindsay Aveilhé

Curator

Courtesy of Lola Serrano.

“Art Blocks is doing wonderful and innovative work to bridge our understanding of generative art, technology, and NFTs. I’m excited to be a part of the adventure!” —Lindsay Aveilhé

Lindsay Aveilhé is an independent curator and editor of the Sol LeWitt Wall Drawings Catalogue Raisonné. In recent years, she has been particularly focused on new ways to engage emerging technologies to tell stories about art. She co-created the Sol LeWitt mobile app made in collaboration with the Estate and Microsoft that launched in September 2020. Recent curatorial projects include Sol LeWitt at the Reykjavík Art Museum (2020) and Sol LeWitt: Lines, Forms, Volumes at Galleria Alfonso Artiaco, Naples (2019). She is the co-founder of an international artist-driven organization and is curating a biennial project that will take place in 2023.

www.instagram.com/lmaveilhe
lindsayaveilhe.com

Michael Connor

Curator, Writer

Tintype, Courtesy of Goodness + Truth Studio.

“I want to find and support artists who take the constraints of Art Blocks and make work that’s eye-opening, philosophically rich, unapologetically queer, punk, unhinged, deeply personal, dirtstyle and glitched, or otherwise just generally makes my day.” —Michael Connor

Michael Connor is Co-Executive Director of Rhizome, where he oversaw the Net Art Anthology initiative, an effort to retell the history of net art through 100 works, presented as an online exhibition, gallery exhibition, and book. His first online curatorial project took place in 2003 at FACT, Liverpool, where he organized an edition of the traveling exhibition “Kingdom of Piracy” with Shu Lea Cheang, Yukiko Shikata, and Armin Medosch. Connor is currently editing a book by Gene Youngblood about the work of Kit Galloway & Sherrie Rabinowitz.

twitter.com/michael_connor

Peter Molick

Collector

Courtesy of Peter Molick.

“I am excited to continue to witness the evolution of work presented to Art Blocks and to be included in a diverse group of people reviewing projects with a critical eye with the goal of elevating those that are selected as the premier examples of innovative, thoughtful and engaging algorithmic artwork.” —Peter Molick

Peter Molick is a photographer and art collector interested in sharing the work of thoughtful, creative and critical voices making work available in the emerging digital art space. After receiving a degree in architecture and practicing in the field for several years, Peter transitioned his career to photographing the built environment in 2014. During this time he has also worked extensively with museums, galleries and artists documenting their work and installations. He was first introduced to NFTs in 2017 and began making his own artwork available and seriously collecting in 2020.

twitter.com/pixelpete
instagram.com/petermolick

Plutonium Fitzgerald

Artist, Collector, Curator

Courtesy of Plutonium Fitzgerald

“Art Blocks has been the home for generative art in our space and I am excited to champion for artists that push the conceptual and technical boundaries of generative art, are experimental in nature, and explore bold new aesthetics.”  —Plutonium Fitzgerald

Plutonium Fitzgerald is a London based artist, collector, and curator. He holds a postgraduate degree in design and new media from NYU and has been actively involved in the digital art space since 2020. Fitzgerald has co-curated exhibitions with Art Blocks and FellowshipAI and is a member of the curation committees at FingerprintsDAO and GrailersDAO. In 2023, he launched the digital art studio EXTROPY.

twitter.com/plutoniumfitzg

twitter.com/extropyart

temporals.network

Raster Eyes

Designer, Collector, Investor

Courtesy of Raster Eyes.

“Art Blocks is at the forefront of the generative art medium. As a crypto enthusiast with a background in design and web development and a deep history of generative art appreciation, I can’t imagine a more exciting place to be.” —Raster Eyes

Raster Eyes has a background in design and web development. He is a moderator of the CryptoPunks discord, an advisor for various NFT projects, and a manager for VC funds. Raster Eyes has had an interest in generative art since he was a child. His grandfather was friends with pioneering generative artist, Harold Cohen. Raster Eyes was given a copy of AARON on CD-ROM as a kid and quickly became enamored by the generative process. He was also an early Bitcoin enthusiast and quickly found Ethereum and NFTs. In that discovery, Raster Eyes formed early excitement for the potential for NFTs and generative art, and has been following Art Blocks since the beginning.

twitter.com/_Raster_Eyes_

Regina Harsanyi

Curator and Preventive Conservator of Media Art

Courtesy of Regina Harsanyi.

“Art Blocks is already and will continue to be an important entity in the history of early 21st century programmatic art. Having a voice in supporting a wide spectrum of code literate pioneers through emerging artists of the next generation is a privilege.” —Regina Harsanyi

Regina Harsanyi is the Associate Curator of Media Arts at the Museum of the Moving Image. She also advises artist studios, museums, galleries, auction houses, and private collectors on preventive conservation for variable media arts, from plastics to distributed ledger technologies. Harsanyi previously facilitated over 200 exhibitions with a creative technology focus as Director of Programming at Wallplay after working as a Registrar at Sotheby’s. She is a graduate of New York University’s Institute of Fine Arts, has taught at School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and has lectured globally.

twitter.com/ReginaHarsanyi

Adapted from a text first published as sross (Sarah Rossien), “Meet the Art Blocks Curation Board,” in The Link: Art Blocks, on August 17, 2022, which can be accessed here.

Art Blocks Curation Board members are responsible for reviewing, critiquing, and selecting Art Blocks projects to be included in Art Blocks’ Curated Collection. The Curated Collection comprises a group of projects that have been recognized for significant accomplishment in aesthetics, conceptual rigor, technical quality, and innovation.

The work of Art Blocks Curation Board is guided by the following values:

  • To serve artists by providing clear and constructive feedback in an effort to elevate an artist’s work.
  • To serve collectors by promoting learning, inquiry, and dialogue around on-chain generative art.
  • To serve Art Blocks by selecting and championing the future of generative art.

Art Blocks has invited individuals to our Curation Board based on their expertise, passion for the evolution and growth of on-chain generative art, and their industry leadership.

We are proud to introduce our Curation Board:

Amy Goodchild

Artist

Courtesy of Amy Goodchild.

“It's very exciting that generative art and NFTs are becoming increasingly recognized in the art world and I'm honored to be part of shaping this journey.” –Amy Goodchild

Amy Goodchild is a multidisciplinary artist from London, England who holds a BA in Photography and a MArch in Design for Performance and Interaction. She recently sold out her Art Blocks debut Meaningless. In addition to creating generative art, she regularly explores topics like randomness, algorithms, and emergence through in-depth articles on her blog. She has taught creative coding at UCL and exhibited her large-scale interactive installations internationally. Central to Amy's practice is her consideration of her audience, and she finds no greater joy in life than creating things that other people enjoy.

amygoodchild.com

twitter.com/amygoodchild

Anne Spalter

Artist, Author, Curator, Collector

Courtesy of Anne Spalter.

“Art Blocks continues to expand the exciting history of generative art and bring it to an ever wider audience.” —Anne Spalter

Digital mixed-media artist Anne Spalter founded the first digital fine arts courses at Brown University and RISD in the 1990s. She is noted for her large-scale installations and, more recently, AI and NFT art. Spalter’s work is in the permanent collections of the Victoria and Albert Museum, the Buffalo AKG Art Museum, the RISD Museum, and The Museum of Crypto Art. Her work has been auctioned by Sotheby’s and Phillips, and featured in The New York Times. She recently completed a successful 501-piece drop entitled AI Spaceships. With Michael Spalter she founded and stewards the Spalter Digital Collection of early computer art.

twitter.com/annespalter
instagram.com/annespalter

Casey REAS

Artist

Courtesy of Casey REAS.

“I love spending time with amazing generative art.” —Casey REAS

Casey REAS’ software, prints, and installations have been featured in numerous solo and group exhibitions. He is a professor at the University of California, Los Angeles. With Ben Fry, REAS initiated Processing in 2001; Processing is an open-source programming language and environment for the visual arts. In 2020, he co-founded Feral File, a platform that works with curators, artists, and institutions to explore new ways of exhibiting and collecting digital art.

twitter.com/REAS
www.instagram.com/reas
reas.com

Daniel Calderon-Arenas (DCA)

Artist, Educator

Courtesy of DCA.

“Being on the Art Blocks Curation Board is an opportunity to be at the forefront of technology and the arts. NFTs unprecedented impact on the art ecosystem has enabled an otherwise niche field of generative code-based artists to find appreciation and collectorship on a global level. Analyzing projects for Art Blocks means contributing my knowledge of art and art-history to this growing field.” —DCA

Daniel Calderon-Arenas is an artist and educator from Houston, Texas. Daniel teaches courses on coding and digital processes at the K. G. McGovern College of the Arts and also has his own studio art practice. Daniel currently writes generative art algorithms and has been exploring code-base creativity since 2016.

instagram.com/dacaldera
twitter.com/DaCaldera

Derek Edward Schloss

Managing Partner at Collab+Currency

Courtesy of Erick Calderon/Snowfro.

“I am excited to be on the Art Blocks Curation Board to help surface the generative art works being created around the world.” —Derek Edward Schloss

Derek Edward Schloss is Managing Partner at Collab+Currency, a crypto-focused venture fund. Derek is a collector with an interest in consumer habits. In 2017 Derek began exploring the intersection of regulated access and the blockchain, which led him to his current position at Collab + Currency. Derek is also a member of FlamingoDAO.

twitter.com/derekedws

Jessica Phifer

Art Advisor

Courtesy of Jessica Phifer.

“Art Blocks is clearly the critical front lines of this genre. So there is no more apt and exciting a place for my education to go next, than here. I’m over the moon about it, and honored to be on board.” —Jessica Phifer

Jessica Phifer has a degree in art history and is a former Associate Vice President at Christie’s, a daughter of an artist, and active member of the fine arts community in Texas. Jessica has spent her career evaluating thousands of art, and artful, objects. As a result, she is well versed in the arc that got us to this particular art historical moment.

instagram.com/carlilejp

Judy Nyquist

Arts Activist, Collector, Philanthropist

Courtesy of Judy Nyquist.

“As a longstanding champion of artists, I am hugely curious about this relatively new and developing medium, particularly for creatives who have not previously participated in more traditional art channels. I firmly believe that generative art is poised to add a much needed dimension to the art ecosystem and will open the visual realm to an enthusiastic new audience. I admire Art Blocks' values and the unique commitment to give back to the community. I am excited and flattered to be part of this journey.” —Judy Nyquist

Judy Nyquist is an art historian, curator, and art activist. Judy’s philanthropic activities focus on arts education and public art in Houston. She has an express interest in making art accessible to all. Judy has served on the Boards and committees of The Contemporary Arts Museum Houston, The Menil Collection, Museum of Fine Arts, Glassell School of Art, Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Glasstire, Hope Stone, Rice University’s Public Art Program, Asia Society, Arts Connect, Blaffer Art Museum, Artadia, Every Shelter, and many more. In these service roles, she seeks to bolster education, exposure, and availability to wide audiences.

KarateKid

Collector

Courtesy of Larva Labs.

“I am excited to contribute to the emergence of generative art. The Curated Collection should elevate the artists that we will look back upon decades hence, as the creative forces who shaped our cultural zeitgeist. I hope to be an agent for intentional diversity. We have to transform the very edifice of art so that the voices and works of underrepresented artists can be included, and no one continent has a monopoly on talent. There are so many artists in so many countries around the world who need to be discovered but have never had the opportunity. What could be more exciting than to build and push together beyond today’s boundaries into new realms of art + culture + tech.” —KarateKid

KarateKid aspires to be a thoughtful and voraciously curious collector. Their approach to art has best been captured by Artnome in Right Click Save. Design and technology are where KarateKid comes from. They have had the privilege of being on the core teams of the most iconic consumer products of our generation, technologies that they hope have made your lives better. Art Blocks has transformed the arc of KarateKid’s life. Whether it be IRL projects like bringing generative art education to underrepresented youths, their commitment to the space grows daily including being an investor member of Bright Moments, UnicornDAO, Bright Opportunities DAO, and advisor to House of First.

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Kathleen Schowalter

Art historian, cultural analyst, and consultant

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Art historian, cultural analyst, and consultant Kathleen Schowalter earned her PhD from Johns Hopkins University. Formerly the Nystrom Professorial Chair of Fine Arts at Beloit College, she was recruited into EdTech (Artstor) and pivoted to working with private equity (TZP, KKR) and corporate investors and senior leadership. Her diverse ex-academic portfolio also includes museum work (Boston Museum of Fine Arts), non-profit grantmaking, and cultural analyses. Kathleen has been a featured guest speaker, podcaster, and panelist (NY Comic Con). In 2021, she added metaverse advisor, joining the Board of Advisors for Decrypt Studios.

Licia He

Artist

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“Each generative art project is a world itself. Art Blocks has been an exceptional stage for presenting this art genre. I am excited to take a front seat in appreciating these wonderful and diverse worlds.” —Licia He

Shiqing (Licia) He is a generative artist and a human-computer interaction researcher dedicated to creating artistic expressions through technological innovations. With a Ph.D. in Information Science and a Bachelor of Science degree in Studio Art and Computer Science, Licia currently resides in London, UK, as a full-time artist, focusing on capturing and presenting information around her through visual art. Fascinated by the possibilities of human-machine collaboration, Licia's explorations led her to combine generative art with robots, bridging her digital and physical painting practices through pen plotters.

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Lindsay Aveilhé

Curator

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“Art Blocks is doing wonderful and innovative work to bridge our understanding of generative art, technology, and NFTs. I’m excited to be a part of the adventure!” —Lindsay Aveilhé

Lindsay Aveilhé is an independent curator and editor of the Sol LeWitt Wall Drawings Catalogue Raisonné. In recent years, she has been particularly focused on new ways to engage emerging technologies to tell stories about art. She co-created the Sol LeWitt mobile app made in collaboration with the Estate and Microsoft that launched in September 2020. Recent curatorial projects include Sol LeWitt at the Reykjavík Art Museum (2020) and Sol LeWitt: Lines, Forms, Volumes at Galleria Alfonso Artiaco, Naples (2019). She is the co-founder of an international artist-driven organization and is curating a biennial project that will take place in 2023.

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Michael Connor

Curator, Writer

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“I want to find and support artists who take the constraints of Art Blocks and make work that’s eye-opening, philosophically rich, unapologetically queer, punk, unhinged, deeply personal, dirtstyle and glitched, or otherwise just generally makes my day.” —Michael Connor

Michael Connor is Co-Executive Director of Rhizome, where he oversaw the Net Art Anthology initiative, an effort to retell the history of net art through 100 works, presented as an online exhibition, gallery exhibition, and book. His first online curatorial project took place in 2003 at FACT, Liverpool, where he organized an edition of the traveling exhibition “Kingdom of Piracy” with Shu Lea Cheang, Yukiko Shikata, and Armin Medosch. Connor is currently editing a book by Gene Youngblood about the work of Kit Galloway & Sherrie Rabinowitz.

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Peter Molick

Collector

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“I am excited to continue to witness the evolution of work presented to Art Blocks and to be included in a diverse group of people reviewing projects with a critical eye with the goal of elevating those that are selected as the premier examples of innovative, thoughtful and engaging algorithmic artwork.” —Peter Molick

Peter Molick is a photographer and art collector interested in sharing the work of thoughtful, creative and critical voices making work available in the emerging digital art space. After receiving a degree in architecture and practicing in the field for several years, Peter transitioned his career to photographing the built environment in 2014. During this time he has also worked extensively with museums, galleries and artists documenting their work and installations. He was first introduced to NFTs in 2017 and began making his own artwork available and seriously collecting in 2020.

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Plutonium Fitzgerald

Artist, Collector, Curator

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“Art Blocks has been the home for generative art in our space and I am excited to champion for artists that push the conceptual and technical boundaries of generative art, are experimental in nature, and explore bold new aesthetics.”  —Plutonium Fitzgerald

Plutonium Fitzgerald is a London based artist, collector, and curator. He holds a postgraduate degree in design and new media from NYU and has been actively involved in the digital art space since 2020. Fitzgerald has co-curated exhibitions with Art Blocks and FellowshipAI and is a member of the curation committees at FingerprintsDAO and GrailersDAO. In 2023, he launched the digital art studio EXTROPY.

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Raster Eyes

Designer, Collector, Investor

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“Art Blocks is at the forefront of the generative art medium. As a crypto enthusiast with a background in design and web development and a deep history of generative art appreciation, I can’t imagine a more exciting place to be.” —Raster Eyes

Raster Eyes has a background in design and web development. He is a moderator of the CryptoPunks discord, an advisor for various NFT projects, and a manager for VC funds. Raster Eyes has had an interest in generative art since he was a child. His grandfather was friends with pioneering generative artist, Harold Cohen. Raster Eyes was given a copy of AARON on CD-ROM as a kid and quickly became enamored by the generative process. He was also an early Bitcoin enthusiast and quickly found Ethereum and NFTs. In that discovery, Raster Eyes formed early excitement for the potential for NFTs and generative art, and has been following Art Blocks since the beginning.

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Regina Harsanyi

Curator and Preventive Conservator of Media Art

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“Art Blocks is already and will continue to be an important entity in the history of early 21st century programmatic art. Having a voice in supporting a wide spectrum of code literate pioneers through emerging artists of the next generation is a privilege.” —Regina Harsanyi

Regina Harsanyi is the Associate Curator of Media Arts at the Museum of the Moving Image. She also advises artist studios, museums, galleries, auction houses, and private collectors on preventive conservation for variable media arts, from plastics to distributed ledger technologies. Harsanyi previously facilitated over 200 exhibitions with a creative technology focus as Director of Programming at Wallplay after working as a Registrar at Sotheby’s. She is a graduate of New York University’s Institute of Fine Arts, has taught at School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and has lectured globally.

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Adapted from a text first published as sross (Sarah Rossien), “Meet the Art Blocks Curation Board,” in The Link: Art Blocks, on August 17, 2022, which can be accessed here.

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