Greg Niemeyer is a data artist and Professor of Media Innovation in the Department of Art Practice at the University of California, Berkeley. He is also the former director and co-founder of the Berkeley Center for New Media, where he helped build an internationally recognized hub for research, teaching, and public engagement at the intersections of technology, culture, and the arts. His academic trajectory began with studies in Classics and Photography in Switzerland, before a move to the Bay Area in 1992 set him on the path toward new media. In 1997, he received his MFA in New Genres from Stanford University, a program that encouraged his interest in experimental forms and the blending of media, technology, and conceptual art.

Niemeyer’s art has been exhibited internationally at venues including the ZKM Center for Art and Media in Karlsruhe, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, the San Jose Museum of Art, the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam, the Townhouse Gallery in Cairo, museums in Zurich and New York, and many other institutions. His work has been supported by the MacArthur Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, Intel, Pro Helvetia, and numerous other organizations. These commissions and awards recognize a career defined by both conceptual rigor and technical experimentation.