Hi, I'm Jackie!

I’m an artist and digital designer who creates playful, narrative experiences with (and often about) technology.

My creative practice is primarily autobiographical–telling stories based on my own life to explore my relationship with myself and create relational moments with others. I constantly shift between and merge various media–the web, comics, user interface design, games, performance-as a way of experimenting with narratives and what new modes of relating can follow.

In parallel, I care about extending themes and methods in my practice as creative prompts for others. Previously, I've given talks, hosted workshops and classes, and written curriculum and zines about design and creative coding–with emphasis on moments for self-reflection, critical engagement, and creating from a place of healing and values alignment.

I'm open to artistic collaborations, sharing my work in both online and IRL contexts, and giving talks and workshops. If any of this resonates with you, I'd love to get in touch!


   hi@jackieis.online


residencies

shows/exhibition

publication

teaching

speaking

  • Harvard University WECode, Websites as Personal Storytelling talk · February 2023
  • Processing CCFest, workshop about nostalgia and learning HTML and CSS through MySpace/SpaceHey · January 2023
  • Toronto Metropolitan University · Dare to Envision Speaker Series, artist talk & speculative design workshop · April 2022
  • MozFest 2021, "From Nostalgia to Neostalgia: Imagining Healing Visions of Computing" · speculative design workshop · February 2021
  • Tech for Social Good Day, "Dark/Net/Art: an Introduction to Self-Publishing with Tor" · workshop w/ Cezar Mocan · February 2020
  • BUFU WYFY School, "Website Design as Personal Storytelling" · workshop · August 2019

awards

  • AniMIThon Winner, backspace · animated film · May 2018
  • MIT Anthropology James Howe Prize, "Clashing Colors, Blinking Backgrounds, Under-Construction Signs: GeoCities’ Aesthetic Legacy and the Future of Web Culture" · essay · May 2018

education

  • M.P.S. in Interactive Telecommunications Program, New York University
  • B.S. in Computer Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology