Sonia Sheridan
Sonia Landy Sheridan | |
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Sheridan at the exhibition Making Waves Art and Science, Chicago 1986 | |
| Born | April 10, 1925 Newark, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | October 30, 2021 (aged 96) Hanover, New Hampshire, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Hunter College BA 1945 Columbia University California College of Arts and Crafts MFA 1960 |
| Known for | Generative Systems, Art and Technology |
| Spouse | James Edward Sheridan (d 2015) |
| Awards | Guggenheim Foundation in 1973 for Photography and the National Endowment for the Arts (1974–1975, 1976–1977, 1981–1982). |
| Website | www |
Sonia Landy Sheridan (April 10, 1925 – October 30, 2021), known as Sonia Sheridan, was an American artist, academic and researcher, who in 1969 founded the Generative Systems research program at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She was honorary editor of Leonardo, the Journal of the International Society for the Arts Sciences and Technology (Leonardo/ISAST). Sheridan had received awards from numerous institutions, including the Guggenheim Foundation in 1973 for Photography and the National Endowment for the Arts (1974–1975, 1976–1977, 1981–1982).