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Honored by "Newsweek" as one of the "Women Shaping the 21st Century," Tiffany Shlain is a multidisciplinary artist, Emmy-nominated filmmaker, national bestselling author, and the founder of the Webby Awards. Working across mediums, Shlain's work explores ideas in feminism, philosophy, technology, neuroscience, and nature. Her work has been shown at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Sundance Film Festival, and US embassies globally. Her sculpture "Dendrofemonology A Feminist History Tree Ring" was installed on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. and in Madison Square Park in NYC for a Mobilization for Women's Rights and the Planet to kick off Climate Week Sept 2024. Highlights can be seen in her new short film "We Are Here." "Dendrofemonology" will travel next to the Women's Art Center of the Hamptons, June 20-22, and St. Louis in 2025. Her recent solo exhibition "You Are Here" at Nancy Hoffman Gallery in New York was selected by both Artnet and Artforum on their "Must-See" list. Shlain’s joint exhibition with Ken Goldberg for the Getty's PST ART: Art & Science Collide initiative "Ancient Wisdom for A Future Ecology: Trees, Time & Technology" showed at the Skirball Cultural Center in LA Oct 2024–Mar 2025. It will be exhibited next at the di Rosa Center for Contemporary Art’s new location in San Francisco’s Minnesota Street Project opening Jan 20, 2026. Her awards and distinctions include selection by the Albert Einstein Foundation for their Genius100 list, the Neil Postman Award for Career Achievement in Intellectual Activity, and inclusion in NPR’s list of best commencement speeches for her speech at UCBerkeley. Shlain is known for her dynamic cinematic talk experiences and speaks internationally. Her films have received over 65 awards, and have had multiple premieres at Sundance. Shlain’s national bestselling book, "24/6: Giving up Screens One Day a Week to Get More Time, Creativity, and Connection," received the Marshall McLuhan Outstanding Book Award. Her film on neuroscience "The Teen Brain," released recently, was executive produced by Goldie Hawn and the MindUP program. She has been writing a monthly newsletter, "Breakfast @ Tiffany's" for over 28 years, now published on Substack. TiffanyShlain.com
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