Curry J. Hackett is a multimedia artist and educator whose work explores Black relationships to land, media, and memory. A native of Farmville, Virginia, his practice bridges scales and mediums to speculate on the aesthetics, histories, and ecologies of the American South. Hackett’s work has been featured in The New York Times, The Washington Post, Bloomberg, and Metropolis, among others. His exhibitions include presentations at the University of Tennessee–Knoxville, the Architectural Association School of Architecture, and the Making Home—Smithsonian Design Triennial at the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. Curry was named a 2026 United States Artists Fellow and is a member of the Van Alen Institute’s inaugural Vanguard cohort. He holds architecture degrees from Howard University and the Harvard Graduate School of Design, and currently serves as Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Media, Culture, and Communication at the NYU Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development.