Art Blocks gives a new generation of artists a platform to create in a groundbreaking new medium—and expand the definition of contemporary art.

Emily Xie is a generative artist and engineer living in New York City. She works with algorithms to create lifelike textures, patterns, materials, and forms, which are often encoded with references to her own culture and femininity. Her creative coding work has been exhibited internationally, most recently at Unit London, The Armory Show, Bright Moments, Vellum LA x Artsy.net, the StandardVision Artist Showcase, Los Angeles, and in Times Square, New York. She holds degrees in the History of Art and Architecture and Computational Science and Engineering from Harvard University and was an Artist-in-Residence at Pioneer Works (2016).

REAS’ software, prints, and installations have been featured in numerous solo and group exhibitions internationally. His work ranges from small works on paper to urban-scale installations, and he balances solo work in the studio with collaborations with architects and musicians. REAS 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.

Anna Carreras is a generative artist and creative coder based in Barcelona, Spain. Carreras develops her proprietary algorithms for every artwork and aspires to capture the diversity and richness of her Mediterranean landscape and culture in her work. She is interested in the complexity that emerges from generative code as a substrate for creation of visuals that foster memories and new experiences. Her work has been exhibited around the world such as Medialab Prado Madrid, Sónar Festival Barcelona, AND Liverpool, Ignite SFO and Decentral Art Pavilion, Venice.

William Mapan is an artist who codes, creates, and teaches in Paris, France. With a background in software development, Mapan combines computer science knowledge with his passion for pigment, light, and textures. Working across various mediums, both screen-based and in three dimensions, Mapan relies on creativity, chance, and is particularly interested in the precise shades of lightness within his work.

Shiqing (Licia) He is a Chinese generative artist currently living and working in the United States. After receiving training in studio art, computer science, and information science, Licia specializes in making artistic expressions with software and hardware innovation. She explores ways to record and present information around her through her research and artworks.

Rafaël Rozendaal (b. 1980, Dutch-Brazilian, lives and works in New York) is a visual artist who uses the internet as a canvas. He also creates installations, tapestries, lenticulars, books, and lectures. He has exhibited at Centre Pompidou, Whitney Museum of American Art, Stedelijk Museum, Valencia Biennial, Casa Franca Brasil Rio, Seoul Art Square, and in Times Square, New York.

Monica Rizzolli (b. 1981) is a Brazilian artist currently living and working in Portugal. She is best known for her computer software that creates urban and natural landscapes. Rizzolli attended the Instituto de Artes-UNESP and the Hochschule für Bildende Künste, Kassel, and her awards include the MAK Schindler Scholarship and Sweet Home Research Residency.

Dmitri Cherniak is a Canadian artist and coder based in New York City. His algorithmic art has been exhibited in museums and galleries internationally. Above all else, Dmitri considers automation as his primary artistic medium. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Physiology and Computer Science from McGill University in Montreal, and started using social media to share his ongoing projects in 2019.

Jen Stark is a visual artist whose work is inspired by patterns in nature, fractals, evolution, and sacred geometries. Drawing upon an ever-expanding use of material and technology, Jen’s aesthetic permeates the various media in which she works, from paintings and sculptures, to animations, interactive projections, and NFTs.

Jason Ting (b. 1986, Johor Bahru, Malaysia) is a new media artist based in New Haven, CT with a background in interdisciplinary computing arts. Jason’s work explores the interaction of light, color, and motion through digital animation and installation.

Maya Man (b. 1996) is an artist whose work considers the computer screen a space for intimacy and performance, focusing on the phenomenon of translating our offline selves into online content. Her practice responds to contemporary internet culture with a focus on identity and femininity. She is currently pursuing an MFA in Media Art at the University of California, Los Angeles.

Stefano Contiero (b. 1991) is an Italian-Dominican self-taught artist. He explores self-reflection and expression using generative art, through a continuous feedback loop between his subconscious and technology. After developing his craft in solitude for many years, in 2021, he started sharing his practice with Frammenti, his first drop on Art Blocks.

Melissa Wiederrecht (b. 1988) is a generative artist from the US best-known for her use of detailed textures. She holds an MS in Computer Science, and her work has been featured in numerous exhibitions internationally.

Ben Kovach (b. 1991) is an American artist living in Vermont. He began creating artwork with code in 2017, with a focus on bringing natural aesthetics to a digital world.