PERSONAL STRUCTURES

Roopa Vasudevan is a South Asian-American media artist and researcher based between New York City and Western Massachusetts. Through her technologically-driven research and creative practice, she investigates the gaps between the stories we tell ourselves about digital systems and the realities of their implementations. She has exhibited her work internationally, and been featured by the New York Times, WHYY, Reuters, Slate, Hyperallergic, PBS NewsHour, and more. Vasudevan has demonstrated a steadfast commitment to artist-led initiatives, working with spaces across the United States including in New York (New York), Philadelphia (Pennsylvania), Cleveland (Ohio), and Portland (Maine). Her work has additionally been exhibited or supported by MASS MoCA (North Adams, Massachusetts), NEW INC (New Museum, New York), the Processing Foundation, Eyebeam, and the Emerson Collective Culture Council, among others. Vasudevan is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Art at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. She holds a PhD in Communication from the University of Pennsylvania, and an MPS from the Interactive Telecommunications Program (ITP) at New York University.