Easton Pribble Lecture Series: Forest Young, Designer
Oct. 22, 2024   |   11 a.m.
Museum of Art   |   Sinnott Family – Bank of Utica Auditorium
Free

Artist Bio

Forest Young is a design leader and educator. He is the head of design for Fundamentalco — a value creation consultancy. Previously, he oversaw the expression of the Rivian brand across its people, products, and services. Prior to Rivian, Young was appointed the first Chief Creative Officer for Wolff Olins and led the company to be recognized as the world's Most Innovative for Design by Fast Company. An advisor for MillerKnoll’s Design in Diversity initiative and a member of Fast Company’s inaugural Impact Council, Young’s focus lies at the intersection of storytelling, universal design, and futurism. Young’s work has been exhibited at Museum of Modern Art, the Royal Ontario Museum, the Royal College of Art, and at numerous international biennials. He is a recipient of the Gold Design Lion at Cannes and the Art Directors Club Black Cube. Young has imagined and taught curriculum for graduate study in graphic design at Yale, Rhode Island School of Design, and California College of the Arts.

Fast Company Interview with Forest Young

About the Easton Pribble Lecture Series

Seasoned artists are invited to Utica to give presentations as part of the Easton Pribble Lecture Series at the Museum of Art. Named for a beloved late professor of painting and drawing, the mission of the series is to invite guest artists who represent a variety of creative disciplines and bring a diversity of perspectives to inspire, motivate, and challenge students. A faculty-led committee invites artists to Utica each year who amplify voices and illuminate career pathways historically and presently marginalized within the art and design worlds.