Tess Oldfield (b.1992) works at the intersection of sound, sculpture, and computation, developing acoustic–digital instruments that externalize breath and voice. They hold an MFA from the Rhode Island School of Design and are currently a Visual Arts Fellow at the Fine Arts Work Center and a Creative Science Track member at NEW INC. Their work has been presented at ACRE Projects, the New Bedford Art Museum, the Provincetown Art Association and Museum and CyberArtsBoston. Oldfield has participated in residencies at ACRE and the Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, where they were the Sound Art and Experimental Music Resident. They are an Assistant Professor in Residence in Art and Computation at the Rhode Island School of Design.
In 2026, they will serve as Visiting Artist and Designer at UrbanGlass and present Pitch Pipe Choir at the New Museum. They live and work in Providence, Rhode Island.