Dr. Nettrice R. Gaskins Bio

Dr. Nettrice R. Gaskins is an African American digital artist, academic, cultural critic and advocate of STEAM fields. In her work she explores "techno-vernacular creativity" and Afrofuturism. Dr. Gaskins teaches, writes, "fabs”, and makes art using algorithms and machine learning. Her first full-length book, Techno-Vernacular Creativity and Innovation is available through The MIT Press. She received a doctorate in Digital Media from Georgia Tech and currently works at Lesley University.