Tom Schofield

Tom Schofield is an artist, designer and researcher based in Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. His practice and research explore themes of power, justice and exploitation in socio-technical arrangements. His work often explores alternative or reimagined histories and futures of technologies by remaking them under the influence of ideas from fiction or magic.

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He has shown work in the UK and internationally since 2012 including at the International Symposium of Electronic Arts (ISEA), NeMe Cyprus, FACT Liverpool, Grundy Blackpool, Werkplaatz Maastricht, Netherlands, and the Auxilliary, Middlesborough UK. He is the co-author of “Plural Heritages and Community Co-production, Designing, Walking, and Remembering” a forthcoming chapter on AI Artists’ Residencies and Capitalism in the Routledge Guide to Art and Capitalism and a number of award-winning articles and conference presentations in critical design.

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He has led and supported projects as PI and CO-I funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council and supports early career artists through mentoring.