Dani Dobkin is a sound artist and composer working with creative technology, modular synthesis and ceramics

Dani Dobkin is a sound artist, composer, and educator based in New York City, Their work explores sound through modular synthesis, ceramics, and interdisciplinary collaborations. Their artistic practice often delves into themes of grief, decay, and ephemerality, creating immersive sonic environments that emphasize physical, kinetic, and auditory experiences. They work extensively with handmade instruments, live electronic improvisation, and sound installations.

Past and recent collaborators include Yarn/Wire, International Contemporary Ensemble, CT::SWaM, Qubit and Women in Sound.

As an artist and composer, their work has been showcased at a variety of venues and galleries including ISSUE Project Room (NYC), Dimenna Center for the Arts (NYC), The Clay Studio (Philadelphia), Spectrum (NYC), Fridman Gallery (NYC), Mom’s Gallery (NYC), The Wallach Gallery (NYC), The Rubin Museum (NYC), Public Records (NYC), Chronos Art Center (Shanghai), NextSunday (Tokyo), The Corcoran (D.C),  Constellation (Chicago, IL), and Little Berlin (Philadelphia).  

Dobkin recently received a Doctorate of Musical Arts in Music Composition from Columbia University.  They are currently serving as an early career fellow at Columbia University and a Visiting Assistant Professor in Electronic Music at Bard College.