Cansu Waldron

About Cansu Waldron

Founder, Digital Arts BlogDigital Arts Blog is an online publication dedicated to the world of digital art. I publish articles covering various aspects of this exciting field to support artists, promote diversity, and foster a deeper understanding of digital art.Curator, Blink TwiceAn augmented reality exhibition during The Hudson Eye Festival.Panelist, NFT.NYC 2025, 2025Spoke at the panel titled “The Evolution of Digital Art NFTs: Defining a New Art Movement” 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.Panel Moderator, The Future of Color, 2024Led a discussion with a panel of artists, graphic designers, and color specialists exploring color in digital and physical spaces.Contributor, Forbes, 2024Featured in the article titled \"AI Art Trends For 2025,\" discussing custom AI models trained on an artist’s photography, writing, or other creative inputs.Judge, The Lumen Prize, 2025Served as an International Selection Committee member in the Literature & Poetry category, evaluating works that explore language and text through digital means.Curator, We’ve been dreaming about a magical jungle, 2023Curated a virtual exhibition featuring eleven digital artwork by artists from all over the world and from various backgrounds — yet the collection reveals the shared feeling of empowerment, self-discovery, and the search for intimacy in nature.Jury Member, UArt Media Festival, 2024Served as a jury member at the second UArt Media Fest in Kyiv, Ukraine, an international media art festival that awarded to outstanding digital art pieces and featured work from designers across more than 10 countries.Writer, Foreword for Clayton Campbell’s art book, 2024Authored an essay that introduces the themes and significance of Campbell’s art series, Trance of Thought; providing context and insight into his art.Interviewee, Interactive Media Documentary, 2025Contributed 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.Co-Curator, Women of the World, 2022The exhibition took place during NFT.NYC 2022, the leading annual NFT event in New York City, featuring a collection of over 130 women-identifying NFT artists from around the world, representing all seven continents. In collaboration with Infinite Objects, NOWHERE, and STARTBAHN.

Experience

1. Founder

   Digital Arts Blog

   Jan 2023 — Present · NY, US

   I\'ve always been a fan of everything that’s beautiful and artful, and excited by the ever-advancing technology. Since completing my MA studies at NYU Tisch School of the Arts, I\'ve taken a leading role in creative productions, art exhibitions, and curatorial projects, including the first-ever exhibition in NYC featuring a collection of over 130 women NFT artists from around the world.I founded Digital Arts Blog in 2023 out of my lifelong admiration towards this marvelous fusion of art and technology, with the aim of creating an accessible and inclusive space for digital artists from all backgrounds.

Education

• The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)

  Summer school, Economics

  2015 — 2015

• Boğaziçi University

  Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Economics

  2013 — 2018

• Università degli Studi di Firenze

  Bachelor's degree, Economics

  2016

• New York University

  Master of Arts - MA, Tisch School of the Arts – Cinema Studies