Who the heck are the Data Vandals?
8-minute video interview by our friends at MOME Open, Budapest
photo credit: Mark Shaw
Photo credit: Jamie & The Jam
Our artwork transforms data into experiences that invite curiosity and create conversations, turning passive observers into active participants.
Data Vandals is Jen Ray (artist) and Jason Forrest (dataviz expert). Driven by the conviction that meaningful change happens when art meets community, we have engaged thousands of people through exhibitions, performances, and workshops, collaborating with global brands, universities, and social groups worldwide.
- Email us! Datavandalsnyc@gmail.com
- Book a workshop!
- Let’s create murals!
- Let’s build micro-museums!
Bios
Jen Ray
https://cargocollective.com/JenRayArt
https://socogallery.com/jen-ray
Multidisciplinary artist Jen Ray (b. 1970, American) presents performances, paintings, and sound works that celebrate female confidence and self-determination. Drawing inspiration and symbolism from a wide range of socio-political and cultural references, from feminist science fiction and dystopian theory, to seventies glam rock, to multi-layered historical references and gendered storytelling, the artist challenges static or reverential perceptions of feminism and encourages on-going discussions about gender, intersectionality, and identity politics.
Jen Ray’s drawings are militantly detailed filigrees of judicious line and color; the artist’s hand enunciates sparring Amazonian women, who inhabit decaying, semi-surrealist and strangely beautiful wastelands. In addition to her works on paper, Ray orchestrates lavish and provocative performances in which the female protagonists of her drawings come to life. Ray currently lives in New York.
Jason Forrest:
https://www.jasonforrestftw.com/
Jason Forrest is a data visualization and design leader whose work connects business, culture, and public discourse. He focuses on turning complex information into human-centered visual stories that build community, reveal shared histories, and create new opportunities for entrepreneurship.
A former McKinsey Associate Partner and director of its Data Visualization Lab, and the co-founder and former editor-in-chief of Nightingale, the journal of the Data Visualization Society, Forrest now focuses his practice on three platforms: the Jason Forrest Agency, the art duo Data Vandals, and the MPS Data Visualization & Communication program at the School of Visual Arts, where he is the founding chair.