Daniel Shanken is an artist and a UmArts WASP-HS Art and AI Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Umeå School of Architecture.
Daniel Shanken is a UmArts WASP-HS Art and AI Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Umeå School of Architecture. He is an artist and researcher exploring the interplays between technology and cognition, examining their ongoing effects on the environment, consciousness, and culture through installations, video, sculpture, sound, and media. His current research focuses on the influence of generative AI, recommendation algorithms, search engines, and machine learning systems on perception and practice. Daniel has participated in international exhibitions at venues such as ICA London, Art Basel Hong Kong, Whitechapel Gallery, CCA Glasgow, Nottingham Contemporary, CFCCA Manchester, V Art Center Shanghai, and Kiasma Helsinki. He holds a BFA in Fine Art Media from Art Center College of Design in Pasadena (2006), an MFA in Art Practice from Goldsmiths, University of London (2012), and a PhD in contemporary art practice, culminating in a solo show at the Stanley Picker Gallery in London (2023). www.dshanken.com