Zachary Lieberman

Zachary Lieberman is an American artist and computer programmer. His art work focuses around computer graphics, human-computer interaction, and computer vision.

Lieberman's work has appeared in numerous exhibitions around the world, including Ars Electronica, Futuresonic, CeBIT, and the Offf Festival. He has collaborated with artist Golan Levin on interactive audiovisual projects like "Messa Di Voce", and worked with Theo Watson to create openFrameworks, an open source C++ library for creative coding and graphics.^[1]

Lieberman holds a BA in Fine Arts from Hunter College and an MFA in Design and Technology from Parsons School of Design, where he now teaches classes on graphics programming.^[2] He has held residencies at the Dance Theater Workshop, the Ars Electronica Futurelab, and Eyebeam Atelier.

Awards & Distinctions

• 10/2010: AOL 25x25 Artist grant
• 6/2010: 100 Creative People in Business, Fast Company
• 7/2009: Artist's Grant, New York State Council on the Arts
• 8/2008: Honarary Mention, Ars Electronica, 2008, Prix
• 11/2006: Award, CYNETart competition.
• 8/2006: Award of Distinction, Ars Electronica 2006 Prix.
• 8/2005: Artist's Grant, New York State Council on the Arts
• 1/2005: Nominee, Artist of the Year, 6th Annual WIRED magazine Rave Award
• 9/2004: Honorable Mention, Interactive Art, Prix Ars Electronica 2004

References

External links

• thesystemis, Lieberman's personal website
• openFrameworks
• Drawn: on Zachary Lieberman’s work
• Interview on Window.org.nz
• Interview on Rocketboom
• Unexpected: live performance, technology and the risk of something (or everything) going wrong. ie, learning love chance, talk by Zachary Lieberman at Medialab Prado, 15 October 2009
• Fast Comany - Most Creative People in Business 2010