Lynn Hershman Leeson

Lynn Hershman Leeson
Born
Lynn Lester Hershman

(1941-06-17) June 17, 1941
Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
EducationCase Western Reserve University,
San Francisco State University
Occupation(s)Artist, filmmaker, new media art
Known for
Notable work
Awards
  • D.velop Digital Art Award
  • Sloan Prize for Writing and Directing
  • Siggraph Distinguished Artist Award
  • IFP Pixel Market Prize
Websitelynnhershman.com

Lynn Hershman Leeson (née Lynn Lester Hershman; born June 17, 1941) is an American multimedia artist and filmmaker. Her work with technology and in media-based practices is credited with helping to legitimize digital art forms. Her interests include feminism, race, surveillance, and artificial intelligence and identity theft through algorithms and data tracking.

Hershman Leeson has been described as a "new media pioneer" for her integration of emerging technologies into her work and is one of five artists that art historian Patrick Frank examines in his 2024 book Art of the 1980s: As If the Digital Mattered.