Em Lugo

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Bio

I'm a Los Angeles-based artist and technologist who uses computational art and animation to document, emulate, and complicate our relationship with local ecology. I explore how software can redefine our path through the cityscape and draw our attention to the non-human life that persists inside our infrastructure. My work speaks to a widening cultural rift between people and the natural world, and to how technology can either enforce or negate that divide. I hold a BFA in Fine Art from Carnegie Mellon University and am currently pursuing an MFA in Design Media Arts at UCLA.

Education

2020-2024
BFA, School of Art, Carnegie Mellon University

2024-Present
MFA, Design and Media Arts, University of California Los Angeles

Awards & Grants

Ken Meyer Professional Studio Development Award, 2024
School of Art Award, 2024
The Frank Ratchye Further Fund, 2023 & 2022

Teaching

Teaching Assistant/60-212:Creative Code Fall 2023 & 2024
Touchdesigner Teaching Assistant/ LIVE Art&&Code @ the STUDIO for Creative Inquiry, Fall 2023