Claudia Jacques
Claudia Ferreira Jacques de Moraes Cardoso, PhD, MFA
I am a Brazilian-American interdisciplinary artist, designer, educator, and researcher. My full name is Claudia Ferreira Jacques de Moraes Cardoso, but you can call me Claudia, Dr. Jacques, Dr. Cardoso, Professor Jacques, Professor Cardoso, or Doc CJ. Please feel free to choose whatever makes you most comfortable. I’m here to support you, so never hesitate to reach out with questions—please be assured that there’s no such thing as a silly question!
I hold an MFA in Computer Art from the School of Visual Arts in New York and a PhD in Integrative Art from the University of Plymouth, UK, where I focused on technoetic interactive art. My academic journey was deeply influenced by the guidance of distinguished professors like Roy Ascott and Søren Brier, who helped shape my research into space-time experiences within user-information-interface relationships through the lens of Cybersemiotics.
Intersecting art, technology and science, I design interactive hybrid art and information environments that aim to explore perceptions of space-time and the digital-physical in the pursuit of human consciousness and expansion of human knowledge.
My work sits at the intersection of art, technology, and science. I design interactive hybrid art and information environments that explore the perceptions of space-time and the digital-physical realm, all in the pursuit of expanding human consciousness and knowledge. I’ve had the privilege of collaborating with numerous artists and presenting my work both in the United States and internationally. Additionally, I have published articles in esteemed academic journals such as Leonardo, Cybernetics & Human Knowing, TEKs, Art & Engine, and Technoetic Arts. I also serve as an Associate Editor for Cybernetics and Human Knowing and Technoetic Arts journals, and I am the founder and Creative Director of Knowledge Art Studios, where I serve clients in graphic and web design, among other areas. We have studios in the Bronx, Annapolis, MD, Montevideo, Uruguay, and Campinas, Brazil.
I teach various art studio and digital media courses. I also live with a few disabilities, including hearing impairment, dyslexia, and ADHD, and I work with my psychiatric service dog, Leroy—a black cocker spaniel who assists me with anxiety attacks. Despite these challenges, I am deeply passionate about teaching and approach my work with great seriousness and enthusiasm. Stick with the course, and you’ll see what I mean!
On a personal note, people always come first in my life. I love dancing, fixing and building things, playing design and Mahjong games, and I have an eclectic taste in music. My artwork is similarly diverse, taking on forms ranging from collage-drawing composites to photographs, Giclee prints, posters, video performances, hybrid interactive installations, and generative net environments. You’ll quickly find that I have an abundance of energy, and I invite you to try and keep up with my pace! ;-)
