Genel Ambrose is a cultural strategist and curator.
Her work convenes artists, institutions, and communities to shape how emerging technologies engage memory, culture, and collective futures.
Genel spent six years at Apple as Head of Programming, leading strategy and execution of cultural programs, experiential campaigns and partnerships across major U.S. cities - delivering meaningful experiences that amplified Apple values while also inviting artists and communities to engage technology not just as consumers, but as creators.
She is the founder of GOOD MIRRORS, a cultural research studio where she builds living archives to shape how AI systems learn, co-curates national exhibitions - including WITNESS alongside Tina Knowles - and develops grant opportunities that fund emerging artists.
A first-generation Caribbean-American from New York City, Genel has earned dual bachelor degrees in Journalism and Sociology from New York University and a MFA in Creative Writing from The New School.
She is a member of New Inc, a 2024 Mozilla Alumni Grant Awardee, a 2023 Creative Change Fellow at The Laundromat Project, a 2023 AI.Assembly Resident, and a 2022 Mozilla Global Creative Media Awardee.
Projects
Good Mirrors Index
An encyclopedia and digital archive expanding the data used to train AI systems about Black women.
Role: Creator
WITNESS Exhibition
An exhibition and national tour in collaboration with Tina Knowles that asked, What do we witness when we see through the eyes of Black women?
Role: Co-Curator
Cities: LA, NY, Miami and Atlanta
AI.Assembly 2026
An intergenerational convening on art, AI, memory, and world building created by artist Stephanie Dinkins.
Role: Co-Curator and Producer
TruthPortal.xyz
Digital storytelling platform and immersive installation. Mozilla Creative Media Award recipient
Role: Creator
Unsettling Intelligences: The Politics of Reason Through Art and AI
A Symposium co-presented by Stony Brook University and Guggenheim Museum New York.
Role: Producer
Emerging Visionary Grant
A 50k opportunity created in partnership with Unilever brand, SheaMoisture
Role: Creator and Grant Administrator
