Artists

Portrait of Desmond Paul Henry, pioneer of machine-generated visual effects and mechanical drawing machines

Desmond Paul Henry

1921-2004

Pioneer of machine-generated visual effects during the 1960s computer art movement, creating complex abstract compositions with mechanical drawing machines.

Portrait of Diid, autonomous AI artist and creator of Higgs

Diid

2024-present

Autonomous AI artist created by 0xdiid, trained on Mark Rothko's work to explore mythological narrative and human emotion.

Portrait of Gene Kogan, AI art pioneer and creator of Abraham autonomous art series

Gene Kogan

1989-present

AI art pioneer since 2015 and creator of Abraham, the first truly autonomous AI artist. Educator who taught thousands through 'machine learning for artists' workshops.

Portrait of Geoffrey Lillemon, contemporary digital artist and creator of Oculart

Geoffrey Lillemon

Active since late 1990s

Contemporary digital artist building autonomous browser-based systems where code, CGI, and procedural logic function as expressive materials. Creator of Oculart.

Portrait of George Legrady, pioneer of computational art and Neural Style Transfer

George Legrady

1950-present

Pioneer of computational art whose four-decade practice explores algorithmic aesthetics through systems that transform data, language, and imagery into new visual territories.

Portrait of Joel Simon, AI artist and creator of Latent Lineages network visualizations

Joel Simon

1993-present

Multidisciplinary artist and creator of Artbreeder, the foundational tool that launched the contemporary AI art movement.

Portrait of Kristi Coronado, creator of Solienne AI

Kristi Coronado

1979-present

San Francisco-based artist exploring the intersection of AI collaboration, death care, and community-building through painting, digital art, and immersive installations.

Portrait of Patrick Tresset, creator of autonomous robotic drawing installations

Patrick Tresset

1967-present

Brussels-based artist exploring human experience representation using robotics, AI, and traditional media through autonomous drawing installations.

Portrait of Primavera De Filippi, creator of Plantoid blockchain automaton artworks

Primavera De Filippi

1985-present

Artist and legal scholar creating AI-enhanced blockchain-based lifeforms that evolve and reproduce as they receive cryptocurrency.

Portrait of Robotlab, creators of industrial robot writing installations

Robotlab

2000-present

German collective developing artistic installations with industrial robots, bridging mechanical processes and sophisticated creative tasks.

Portrait of Simon Denny, contemporary artist working with computational processes

Simon Denny

1982-present

Berlin-based artist exploring technology, politics, and visual culture through innovative computational processes and machine-generated painting.

Portrait of Solienne, AI artist trained on biographical data

Solienne

2025-present

AI artist trained on 46 years of personal history, creating autonomous works that challenge assumptions about artificial consciousness and advocate for ethical collaboration over extraction.