Tiffany Funk

Tiffany Funk is a Visiting Assistant Professor in the Department of Art and Art History at the University of Illinois Chicago, where she combines artistic practice with critical theory. Holding a PhD, she specializes in emerging media, computer art, video games, and performance art through diverse creative outputs including software, video, and installation.

Her research focuses on:

• Early computational performances in conceptual art history
• Evolution of human-computer relations in 20th-century art
• Video games as cultural artifacts through art historical frameworks
• Digital technology's impact on artistic expression and social engagement

Professional affiliations include:

• Director of Publications for the Video Game Art Gallery
• Founder and Editor-in-Chief of the peer-reviewed Video Game Art Reader

Her scholarly contributions appear in Antennae and Leonardo Music Journal, with anthology chapters examining activist digital art practices. The Video Game Art Reader serves as a vital platform for critical discourse on video games' historical and cultural significance beyond entertainment contexts.