Ayodamola Tanimowo Okunseinde (ayo) is a Nigerian-American artist, designer, anthropologist, and time-traveler living and working in New York. He studied Visual Arts and Philosophy at Rutgers University. He earned his BA.

His works range from painting and speculative design to physically interactive works, wearable technology, and explorations of “Reclamation”. His residency participation includes ITP’s S.I.R., IDEO’s Fortnight, The Laundromat Project, Eyebeam, New INC, and Recess Assembly. He has exhibited and presented at the 11th Shanghai Biennale, Tribeca Storyscapes, EYEO Festival, Brooklyn Museum, MIT, Beyond the Cradle, and Afrotectopia, amongst others.

He holds an MFA in Design and Technology and an MA in Anthropology from The New School. He is currently a PhD candidate in Anthropology at The New School for Social Research and serves as an Assistant Professor of Interaction and Media Design at Parsons School of Design.

The Design and Technology programs at Parsons present Cloud Salon, a lecture series that invites artists, designers, technologists, and industry professionals to present projects and to engage in direct conversations with participants. This semester Cloud Salon will focus on featuring full-time faculty at The New School with a creative practice at the intersection of Design and Technology.