Natasha Vita-More
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Natasha Vita-More | |
|---|---|
 Natasha Vita-More in 2010 | |
| Born | 1950[1] |
| Occupation(s) | Artist, designer, author |
Natasha Vita-More (born Nancie Clark[1]) is an American designer and artist. She was the first female transhumanist.[2]
She is currently Chairman of the Board of Directors of Humanity+.[3] Since 2012, she has been an instructor[4] at the for-profit[5] University of Advancing Technology. She is also a Fellow of the Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies.[6]
Personal life
Vita-More was born in Eastchester, New York. She lives in Scottsdale, Arizona[7] and is married to transhumanist Max More[1]
Education
Vita-More received a PhD in Media Art and Design from the Planetary Collegium, University of Plymouth, United Kingdom.[8] Her PhD thesis focused on human enhancement and radical life extension.[9] She has an M.Phil. in Media Art & Design from the University of Plymouth, a M.Sc. in Future Studies, University of Houston; and a B.F.A. in Fine Art, University of Memphis.[10]
Work
In 1983, Vita-More wrote the Transhuman Manifesto, which discussed the possibility for radical life extension in the future.[11]. In 1997 she created an artwork entitled Primo Posthuman, which depicted how a human may look in the future with technological enhancements such as color-changing skin.[12] Her art has been exhibited at the National Centre for Contemporary Arts in Russia, the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art[13] , and the Telluride Film Festival [14].
From 2002 to 2006, she was the president of the Extropy Institute.[15]
See also
References
- ^ a b c http://www.natasha.cc/laweekly.htm
- ^ Wilson, Cintra (21 October 2007). "Droid Rage". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-01-11.
- ^ http://humanityplus.org/about/management/
- ^ http://www.uat.edu/student_services/campus_directory.aspx
- ^ http://www.edwiseinternational.com/study-in-usa/universities/university_of_advancing_technology.asp
- ^ http://ieet.org/index.php/IEET/bio/vitamore
- ^ http://www.natasha.cc/cv.pdf
- ^ "CV" (PDF). Natasha Vita-More. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
- ^ http://pearl.plymouth.ac.uk:8080/pearl_xmlui/handle/10026.1/1182
- ^ "CV" (PDF). Natasha Vita-More. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
- ^ Boran, Marie. "In a future brave new world will it be possible to live forever?". The Irish Times. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
- ^ "The Posthuman Future". WNYC. New York Public Radio. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
- ^ "Memphis Brooks Museum". Brooksmuseum.org. Retrieved 2010-10-30.
- ^ "Telluride Film Festival". Telluride Film Festival. Retrieved 2010-10-30.
- ^ http://www.extropy.org/future.htm