Introducing Rachel Falconer
2026 Lumen Prize Jury Member
@RachelMFalconer is Head of Subject for Creative Technology and Senior Lecturer, and Co-Programme Lead for the MA/MFA Computational Arts programme at
@GoldsmithsUoL. She is also Co-Founder of the Process Iteration Network Research Unit.
Rachel’s work sits at the intersection of digital culture, computational arts, and feminist technoscience, spanning research, pedagogy, and curatorial practice. She has secured key partnerships that strengthen student experience and research initiatives with institutions including Tate, the V&A, Arebyte Gallery, UCLA, Gazelli Art House, Hauser & Wirth, Somerset House Studios, The Photographers’ Gallery, Nexus Studios, and the BBC, among others.
Alongside her published writing, Rachel has an extensive record of research-led curatorial work, delivering exhibitions, residencies, research platforms, and public programmes internationally with organisations including Tate, Barbican, Rhizome, UCLA, Arebyte, and Furtherfield. She has also served as a mentor for NEW INC, supporting artists working across art, technology, and entrepreneurship.
We are thrilled to have Rachel return to our Jury for The 2026 Lumen Prize.
If you're an artist working with technology, submit your work to The Lumen Prize today.
✨ $30,000 total prize pool
🏆 Three award categories
🗓️ Entries close May 23
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