Artists who use data as material, medium, form, and inspiration for art

Data visualization helps to perceive our everyday practices and world that because of it being so familiar is typically off our radar of awareness.

Data visualization also conveys abstract and large amounts of information in ways that are comprehensible.

Artists and art educators have long known the power of visualization of ideas.

ARTISTS	ART
Stephen Cartwright	*Life Location Ancestors*
Lenka Clayton	*An Artist Residency in Motherhood*
Josie George	*Knitted Visualization of Climate Change*
Laurie Frick	*Transparent Data*
Chris Jordan	*Running the Numbers*
Nina Katchadourian	*Genealogy of a Supermarket*
Chris Jordan	*Running the Numbers*
Maya Lin	*What is Missing?*
The Office for Creative Research	We Were Strangers Once Too (2017)
Eadward Muybridge	“Photographed horses to find the basis of locomotion in animals and human movement. His final works are the basis of making motion pictures” (Reed Carlson, April 9, 2020)
Mimi Onuoha	Pathways (2015)
Georgia Lupi & Stefanie Posavic	Dear Data “Great book! I’ve had my students explore their own idea based upon their ideas of conveying data through visual means…it’s really compelling WHAT data students choose to collect” (James Rees, April 9, 2020). “@James- I agree, the choices students make in what and how they choose to collect their data is fascinating.” (Amanda Galbraith, April 9, 2020).
Quilters	“Many quilts are pure data.” (Cheryl McMickle, April 9, 2020)
WANS	We are not surprised