Libby Heaney is a British artist and researcher, recognised as a pioneer in the use of quantum computing as an artistic medium. With a background in physics and art, her practice brings together science, technology, and art to explore the relationships between humans, nature, and technology, while questioning how technological developments shape our understanding of reality.

Libby Heaney holds a PhD in Quantum Information Science from the University of Leeds, having previously studied physics at Imperial College London. She subsequently undertook postdoctoral research at the University of Oxford and the National University of Singapore. In 2013, Heaney returned to the UK to pursue further studies in art and science at Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London. She also taught at the Royal College of Art in London from 2015 to 2019.

Since 2019, Heaney has incorporated quantum computing into her artistic practice. She combines emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence and quantum computing, with a range of mediums such as video, installation, virtual reality, watercolour, glass, and performance. Through this approach, she explores concepts of consciousness, memory, identity, and the interconnectedness of humans and the world around them. Her practice also raises critical questions about power, ownership, and the impact of technological developments on human life.

Heaney’s work has been presented at various international institutions and festivals, including Tate Modern and the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, Somerset House in London, HEK in Basel, LAS Art Foundation in Berlin, and ArtScience Museum in Singapore. In 2022, her work Ent- won the Lumen Prize in the Immersive Environment category and the Falling Walls Art & Science Prize. In the same year, she also received the Mozilla Foundation Creative Media Award.