Lauren Lee McCarthy

Lauren Lee McCarthy is an artist who investigates social dynamics within a landscape of surveillance, automation and algorithms. Her accolades include being a Sundance New Frontier Story Lab Fellow, Eyebeam Rapid Response Fellow and Creative Capital Grantee. Projects such as SOMEONE and LAUREN have received awards including the Ars Electronica Golden Nica, Japan Media Arts Social Impact Award and IDFA DocLab Award for Immersive Non-Fiction.

McCarthy’s work has been exhibited internationally at venues such as the Barbican Centre, Seoul Museum of Art, Chronus Art Center, SIGGRAPH and more. She is the creator of p5.js, an open-source platform expanding access to creative coding. As an alumna of the Processing Foundation, she advocates for software literacy in the visual arts and works to bridge technology and diverse communities.

An Associate Professor at UCLA Design Media Arts, McCarthy holds an MFA from UCLA and dual BS degrees in Computer Science and Art/Design from MIT. Her mission is to democratize code-driven creativity and amplify diverse voices in the worlds of technology and art.