Tiffany Shlain

Honored by Newsweek as one of the "Women Shaping the 21st Century," Tiffany Shlain is a multi-disciplinary artist, Emmy-nominated filmmaker, national bestselling author, and the founder of the Webby Awards. Working across mediums, Shlain's work explores ideas in philosophy, technology, neuroscience, and nature. Her work has been shown at The Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Sundance Film Festival and U.S. embassies globally.

Her sculpture Dendrofemonology A Feminist History Tree Ring, was installed on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. and was in Madison Square Park in New York City for a Mobilization for Women's Rights and the Planet, to kick off Climate Week September 2024. Highlights can be seen in her new short film "We Are Here." This past fall, her solo exhibition You Are Here at Nancy Hoffman Gallery in New York was selected by both Artnet and Artforum on their "Must-See" gallery shows list. Her joint exhibition with Ken Goldberg for the Getty's PST ART: Art & Science Collide art initiative Ancient Wisdom for A Future Ecology: Trees, Time & Technology at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles is on the Los Angeles Times' list of exhibitions to see and called "mind-bending" by Hyperallergic and will be on view until March 2025.

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 National Public Radio’s list of best commencement speeches for her speech at University of California, Berkeley. Shlain is known for her dynamic cinematic talk experiences and speaks internationally.

Her films have received over 65 awards, and have had multiple premiers 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 recent film on neuroscience "The Teen Brain "was just released and is executive produced by Goldie Hawn and the MindUP program. She has been writing a monthly newsletter Breakfast @ Tiffany Shlain's for over 28 years.