Greg Niemeyer

Person
Residency: 
Berkeley , CA
United States
California US
Nationality: 
Switzerland
CH
Born: 
1967
Record Status: 
Greg Niemeyer
Short biography: 

Greg Niemeyer is a Data Artist and Professor of Art at UC Berkeley. Born in Switzerland in 1967, Gregory Niemeyer studied Classics and Photography. He started working with new media when he arrived in the San Francisco Bay Area in 1992. He received his MFA from Stanford University in New Media in 1997. At the same time, he founded the Stanford University Digital Art Center. In 2001 he was appointed at UC Berkeley as a Professor for New Media in Art Practice. He co-founded and directed the Center for New Media, focusing on the critical analysis of the impact of new media on human experiences. His current work focuses on mediations between individuals, communities and environments: When do technologies dehumanize us, and when do they help us deepen human experiences?

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Title Publication Type Publisher Year
Academy as Network Invited lecture 2018
Full Name: 
Greg Niemeyer
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