Christopher Carruth
Instructor
Information Science

Christopher M. Carruth is an artist and educator with an interdisciplinary background spanning information sciences, media theoryÌýand digital arts.ÌýChrisÌýteaches courses in creative coding as well as the ethical, philosophicalÌýand societal impacts of computation in the modernÌýworld. His research and teaching interests include digital art, digital cultures, speculative designÌýand innovative pedagogy. Ìý

For his research and practice, the complexities which emerge from digital cultures and our technologized landscapes are research subjects, while the methods of interaction, exploration, and engagement collapse into a practice that itself formally resolves itself as creative coding, time-based media, installation, poetics, performanceÌýandÌýnew media. While conducted through and with technologies, the work is always/all ways a decidedlyÌýhumanistic inquiry.ÌýÌý

His artwork has been exhibited nationally and internationally at institutions such as Simon Fraser University in Vancouver,ÌýThe Branigan Cultural Center in Las Cruces,Ìýand The Dairy Arts Center in É«°ÉÑÇÖÞ.Ìý Most recently he showed work at the 27th International Symposium on Electronic Art in Barcelona, Spain.ÌýÌý

ChrisÌýreceived his MFA from EmilyÌýCarr University of Art + Design in Vancouver, BCÌýwhere his focus was in digital arts, electronic literature, and contemplative computation. HeÌýalso holds a MS in technology, media, and society from the University of ColoradoÌýÉ«°ÉÑÇÖÞ, wherein he worked towards expanding STEM engagement and digital literacy with marginalized populations via creative expression. He earned his BS in information systems from The University of Colorado Colorado Springs. Ìý