Artist Bio

Michael Takeo Magruder is a Japanese-American visual artist and researcher based in the United Kingdom. He works with new media including real-time data, digital archives, immersive environments, mobile devices and virtual worlds. He deploys Information Age technologies and systems to examine our networked, media-rich world. His projects have been showcased in over 300 exhibitions in 35 countries, including the Museum of London, Circulo de Bellas Artes (Madrid), Centre Pompidou (Paris); SESI’ Cultural Centre (São Paulo), and Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography. He has served as artist in residence at major national institutions such as the British Library and the National Archives (UK), and has been funded by bodies including the Andy Warhol Foundation, Arts Council England, the EU Culture Programme, and the National Endowment for the Arts (US). He graduated with a BSc (Hons) in molecular biology from the University of Virginia. He is represented by Gazelli Art House in London.

Artist CV