MUD Foundation INC

Rodolfo Peraza is a Cuban-born multimedia artist who works between Cuba and the US. His work focuses on both virtual and physical public spaces and DataVis of matters related to the Internet culture and the footprint it leaves in society. Peraza is the founder of Fanguito Estudio in Havana (2009). In 20013, he launched the VRLab to develop browser-based VR technology. The VRLab is devoted to both exploring and promoting the intersections between data, art, and the internet. Peraza also created MUD Foundation (Miami, 2016) to advance the intersections between art and digital technologies by implementing artistic and educational programs. Peraza holds a master’s in Visual Arts from The University of Arts of Cuba (Instituto Superior de Arte). His work has been exhibited internationally at events such as SIGGRAPH, Los Angeles, California; the Pérez Art Museum, Miami, Florida; the Wifredo Lam Center for Contemporary Art, Havana, Cuba; the XII and XIII Havana Biennial; Künstlerhaus, Vienna; the Jumex Collection, Mexico City, among others. His work has also been included in the AGO Museum, Toronto, Canada, and the JUMEX permanent collections. Among other recognitions, his project Pilgram: Naked Link 2.0 received the Cannonball’s WaveMaker Grant. In 2021 was awarded The Knight Arts + Tech Fellowship. In 2023 was awarded Knight New Work 2022 for the MUD Foundation exhibition program.