Cansu Waldron is a writer and curator dedicated to exploring the intersection of art and technology. Originally from Istanbul, Türkiye and now based in New York, she earned her MA from NYU Tisch School of the Arts as a Wasserman Scholar and has since been shaping conversations around digital art through curatorial work, writing, and public speaking.

In 2023, she founded Digital Arts Blog, a publication devoted to supporting digital artists, promoting inclusivity, and fostering a deeper public understanding of digital practices. The platform has since become a resource for both emerging and established creators.

Her curatorial projects include Making Our Miracles (2025-26), a collaborative digital ex-voto exhibition with artist Clayton Campbell and international artists, presented in Digital Arts Blog’s pavilion for The Wrong Biennale. She also curated Blink Twice (2025), Hudson’s first augmented reality–driven exhibition, which combined physical prints with interactive digital layers.

Earlier, she curated We’ve Been Dreaming About a Magical Jungle (2023–24), the official pavilion for The Wrong Biennale, which brought together eleven digital artists from around the world in a virtual exhibition exploring empowerment, intimacy, and the organic within the digital. She also co-curated Women of the World (2022) at NFT.NYC in collaboration with Infinite Objects, NOWHERE, and STARTBAHN — featuring over 130 women-identifying NFT artists from all seven continents.

Cansu has served on selection committees and juries for major new media awards and fellowships, including the Lumen Prize (Literature & Poetry category), NYFA/NYSCA Fellowship, Rauschenberg Medical Emergency Grants, CREATE SCR Grant, and UArt Media Festival in Kyiv, Ukraine.

As a speaker and thought leader, she has contributed to numerous panels and publications. She spoke at NFT.NYC 2025 on “The Evolution of Digital Art NFTs” and moderated “The Future of Color” panel in 2024. Her writing includes interviews, essays, and forewords for art books, including Clayton Campbell’s Trance of Thought, as well as features in major media outlets such as Forbes, Lifewire, Medicinal Media, and Blue Tech Wave Media. She also appeared in a documentary by NYU Cinema Studies, offering insights into the possibilities of interactive storytelling.

Through it all, she’s all about championing digital artists, keeping the creative conversation going, and making sure art, tech, and culture actually connect in a meaningful way.

Her name sounds like John+Sue, but she’ll definitely respond to Kansu, so no worries.

Highlights

• International Selectors Committee Member, The Lumen Prize, 2026
  Served as a jury member in the Legacy Futures category, evaluating works that “sit at the intersection of reflection and anticipation — engaging past, present, and future in ways that examine our relationship to technology, culture, and time.” for the Lumen Prize — the leading global award recognizing artists pioneering new visual languages at the intersection of art and technology.

• Panelist, CREATE SCR, 2026
  Served as a panelist for the Statewide Community Regrants Program, supporting artists and arts organizations in Columbia, Greene, and Schoharie Counties, awarding grants of up to $7,500 for community projects, individual artist commissions, and arts education initiatives.

• Jury Member, Indigo Design Awards, 2026
  Served as a jury member for the Indigo Design Award, an international program recognizing excellence in digital design, with winners selected by a jury of leading innovators in the field and celebrated at an annual global awards ceremony.

• Writer, Curatorial Introduction, 2025
  Wrote a curatorial introduction for artist Martine Jacobs, introducing her pioneering early internet art practice and Foundational Digital Art Archive (1995–2006).

• Speaker, Community Expert Series, 2025
  Gave a presentation titled “Digital Art, Explained” at the Chatham Public Library’s Community Expert Series, introducing the local community to the types, styles, and use areas of digital art.

• Panelist, Rauschenberg Medical Emergency Grants, 2025
  Served as a jury member for RMEG, a national program administered by the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation and NYFA, providing critical medical and dental emergency funding to visual and media artists and choreographers across the US.

• Panelist, CREATE SCR, 2025
  Served as a panelist for the Statewide Community Regrants Program, supporting artists and arts organizations in Columbia, Greene, and Schoharie Counties, awarding grants of up to $7,500 for community projects, individual artist commissions, and arts education initiatives.

• Panelist, NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellowship, 2025
  Served as a jury member for NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellowship, an $8,000 unrestricted cash grant available to artists living in New York State and/or one of the Tribal Nations located therein.

• Speaker, NFT.NYC, 2025
  Spoke at the panel titled “The Evolution of Digital Art NFTs: Defining a New Art Movement” alongside Vanessa Nawka Leschke, Maksymilian Nawka, Marjan Moghaddam, Kyt, and Dani Ropi to discuss how to ensure meaningful art is truly seen, valued, and preserved; the many ways digital work can be exhibited; and what the future might look like as digital art continues to be adopted and understood.

• International Selectors Committee Member, The Lumen Prize, 2025
  Served as a jury member in the Literature & Poetry category, evaluating works that explore language and text through digital means for the Lumen Prize — the leading global award recognizing artists pioneering new visual languages at the intersection of art and technology.

• Interviewee, Scientific Inquirer, 2025
  Featured for an interview on curating, creativity, and the future of digital art: “Cansu Peker promotes digital art through her blog, curating exhibitions to connect artists with audiences and challenge misconceptions about the medium.”

• Interviewee, Interactive Media Documentary, 2025
  Contributed insights to an interactive media documentary by New York University Cinema Studies Department, exploring the unique qualities, challenges, and future potential of interactive media and digital storytelling.

• Interviewee, The Draft House, 2025
  Shared insights and experiences on curating as part of the “Fireside chat with curators” by Regina Edmunds.

• Panel Moderator, The Future of Color, 2024
  Led a discussion with a panel of artists, graphic designers, and color specialists exploring color in digital and physical spaces.

• Jury Member, UArt Media Festival, 2024
  Served as a jury member at the second UArt Media Fest in Kyiv, Ukraine, an international media art festival that awarded $4,000 to outstanding digital art pieces and featured work from designers across more than 10 countries.

• Writer, Foreword for Clayton Campbell’s art book, 2024
  Authored an essay that introduces the themes and significance of Campbell’s art series, Trance of Thought; providing context and insight into his art.

• Writer, Turkish Neurosurgical Society Journal, 2023
  Authored an article that bridges the worlds of medicine and art, examining the representation of brain surgeons in various artistic and media works while discussing cultural differences in these portrayals.

Press

• Forbes, September 2nd, 2025
  Quoted in the article titled “A Roundup Of Digital Art-Focused Publications,” where Digital Arts Blog got highlighted as one of the publications that “all NFT fans should know.”

• Feedspot, August 19th, 2025
  Featured in Top 70 New York Art Blogs, recognizing Digital Arts Blog as a go-to resource for digital artists and art enthusiasts looking for thoughtful coverage and insights.

• Medicinal Media, May 1st, 2025
  Insights featured in the article titled “Cymatics: Exploring the shape of sound,” exploring why the patterns sound makes are nothing short of mesmerizing. 

• The Draft House, March 4th, 2025
  Got interviewed by Regina Edmonds among a few “decision makers of the art world” for her article titled “Fireside chat with curators” and shared my experiences as a digital art curator.

• Forbes, December 23rd, 2024
  Featured in the article titled “AI Art Trends For 2025,” discussing custom AI models trained on an artist’s photography, writing, or other creative inputs.

• Blue Tech Wave Media, November 5, 2024
  Quoted in the article “AI and artists: Are they working together now?” discussing how artists are exploring ways to integrate AI into their practice in ways that enhance their work, instead of replacing their creativity.

• Lifewire, August 21, 2024
  Featured in the article “AI Seems to Be Popular, but the Backlash Is Starting,” discussing the evolving perceptions of AI in art and technology.

• Woman’s World, April 15, 2024
  Quoted in “Study: Creating Art Keeps Your Brain Healthy & Young,” highlighting the cognitive benefits of artistic engagement for adults.

• Artblog, November 8, 2023
  Featured in the article about The Wrong Biennale, which highlighted the virtual exhibition I curated, “We’ve been dreaming about a magical jungle,” as a standout event and a “must-see” show.

• Art Report Today, November 4, 2023
  Recognized “We’ve been dreaming about a magical jungle,” as a must-see recent exhibition, highlighting its innovative approach and noteworthy impact within the virtual exhibition landscape.

• Hurriyet Kelebek, June 5, 2021
  Quoted in “The representation of Muslim characters in Hollywood cinema is improving,” addressing diversity in film narratives.

• Sabah Gunaydin, June 1, 2021
  Quoted in the article “Is the Era of Movie Theaters Over?” discussing the impact of technology on moviegoing experiences and examining the future of cinema.