IAPP artist in residence
2026 artists in residence
Zach Lieberman and Jer Thorp are the IAPP's 2026 artists in residence
Zach Lieberman
Zach Lieberman creates artwork with computer code, focusing on building experimental drawing and animation tools and using computation as a poetic medium. He expresses his vision through computer graphics, human-computer interaction, and computer vision. His performances and installations take human gesture as input and amplifies them in different ways: making drawings come to life, imagining what the voice might look like if we could see it, transforming people’s silhouettes into music.
Jer Thorp
Jer Thorp is an artist, writer and teacher acclaimed as one of the world's foremost data artists and a leading voice for the ethical use of big data. He is best known for designing the algorithm to place the nearly 3,000 names on the 9/11 Memorial in Manhattan. He was the New York Times’ first data artist in residence, is a National Geographic Explorer, and in 2017 and 2018 served as the Innovator in Residence at the Library of Congress.
Works by Zach Lieberman and Jer Thorp
Previous IAPP artists in residence
Justin Van Genderen
Justin Van Genderen’s work combines science, design, and exploration in timeless and innovative pieces, ranging from graphic tees to intricate posters, that spark curiosity and wonder. artwork that is both.
Rachele Didero
Rachel Didero is founder and CEO of Cap_able, a design firm that integrates fashion with high technology. She developed and patented a textile to shield facial recognition, for which she won the international ADI Compasso d'Oro design award.
Rachel and Ryan Adams
Ryan and Rachel Adams specialize in bright bold patterns and typography often disguised to relay a deeper message. Rachel Adams has a graphic pattern-based visual language with references to the natural world. Ryan Adams’ background in traditional graffiti informs his large-scale mural work and hand-lettered.
Tom Fruin
Tom Fruin is a sculptor specializing in large-scale works of steel and brightly colored plexiglass. He aims to make publicly accessible and sustainable art by working with reclaimed materials and alternative energy.
