Amy Karle

About Amy Karle

Amy Karle is an ultracontemporary artist and designer working where biology, computation, and culture converge. Her research-driven practice, grounded in critical making, asks how emerging technologies are reshaping humanity, and how evolution can be consciously shaped toward preferred futures. Her work operates across scales and systems, from cells to space, and across time horizons from the present to deep time and the far future. Projects range from computationally designed bioprinted forms cultured toward bone to cultural and biological archives placed on the Moon. Inspired by living systems, Karle synthesizes biological, computational, and physical processes to develop new forms, materials, and narratives that make emerging technology emotionally and ethically intelligible. The inquiry extends from how humans evolve with technology to how reality itself is altered when intervention reaches foundational layers of matter, and when quantum, biological, and artificial systems begin to co-evolve. Karle conducts independent research and collaborates with scientists and engineers, prototyping through computational design, AI systems, bio-digital processes, and biofeedback and data translation. The practice often involves developing and co-developing new workflows and technical approaches that translate complex scientific and computational systems into public experience.Karle conducts research and collaborates with scientists and engineers, prototyping through computational design, AI systems, bio-digital processes, and biofeedback and data translation. The practice often involves developing and co-developing new workflows and technical approaches that translate complex scientific and computational systems into public experience.Selected exhibitions include Centre Pompidou, Mori Art Museum, the Smithsonian, 798, Ars Electronica, Art Science Museum Singapore, Beijing Media Arts Biennale, within a broader record of 50+ international exhibitions. Karle speaks worldwide and previously served as a U.S. Department of State AAI Artist Diplomat. Recognitions include BBC 100 Women, Most Influential Women in 3D Printing, YouFab Global Creative Award Grand Prize, and Pioneers in Design. Open to museum-scale commissions and public installations; research-driven collaborations and residencies across AI, biotech, quantum, and space platforms; and keynotes or advisory roles where ethics, imagination, and lived stakes meet the infrastructures shaping life and the future.Portfolio:

Experience

1. Fellow

   Salzburg Global

   Feb 2018 — Present

   The Salzburg Global Seminar challenges current and future leaders to shape a better world. Fellowship engagement is ongoing.• Collaborated with global leaders to address pressing global challenges and drive transformative change.• Delivered keynote talks, participated in debates, and contributed to think tanks, offering critical insights and thought leadership on the intersection of culture, arts, technology, and society.• Co-authored and developed policy-shaping materials, contributing to influential discussions and publications that inform strategies for global advancement and innovation.• Strengthened leadership capabilities by collaborating with an international network of innovators, visionaries, and leaders, leading discussions, galvanizing workgroups, spearheading strategic initiatives, and driving innovation and change through impactful global collaborations.

Education

• Alfred University

  Bachelor of Arts (BA), Philosophy

• California College of the Arts

  Digital Craft Lab

• Alfred University

  BFA, Art & Design