Cansu Peker (sounds like john+sue pecær) is a writer and curator dedicated to exploring the intersection of art and technology. Originally from Istanbul, Türkiye and now based in New York, she earned her MA from NYU Tisch School of the Arts as a Wasserman Scholar and has since been shaping conversations around digital art through curatorial work, writing, and public speaking.
In 2023, she founded Digital Arts Blog, a publication devoted to supporting digital artists, promoting inclusivity, and fostering a deeper public understanding of digital practices. The platform has since become a resource for both emerging and established creators.
Her curatorial projects include “We’ve been dreaming about a magical jungle,” the official pavilion for The Wrong Biennale, which brought together eleven digital artists from around the world in a virtual exhibition exploring empowerment, intimacy, and the organic within the digital. Earlier, she co-curated the “Women of the World” exhibition at NFT.NYC 2022 in collaboration with Infinite Objects, NOWHERE, and STARTBAHN — featuring over 130 women-identifying NFT artists from all seven continents.
Cansu has served on selection committees and juries for major new media awards and fellowships, including the Lumen Prize (Literature & Poetry category), NYFA/NYSCA Fellowship, CREATE SCR Grant, and UArt Media Festival in Kyiv, Ukraine.
As a speaker and thought leader, she has contributed to numerous panels and publications. She spoke at NFT.NYC 2025 on “The Evolution of Digital Art NFTs” and moderated “The Future of Color” panel in 2024. Her writing includes interviews, essays, and forewords for art books, including Clayton Campbell’s Trance of Thought, as well as features in major media outlets such as Forbes, Lifewire, Medicinal Media, Blue Tech Wave Media, and Woman’s World.
Most recently, she appeared in a documentary by NYU Cinema Studies, offering insights into the possibilities of interactive storytelling.
Through it all, she’s all about championing digital artists, keeping the creative conversation going, and making sure art, tech, and culture actually connect in a meaningful way.