Virtual UCDA Design Conference: Fabian Williams

Fabian "Occasional Superstar" Williams is a contemporary artist, activist and professional weirdo based in Atlanta. He’s been featured in The Guardian, BBC, L.A. Times, New York Times, Playboy, Atlanta Journal Constitution, SB Nation, Bloomberg, The Root and various media outlets for his work various mediums dealing in social and political themes. Before he became a full time artist, he worked as an art director in the advertising industry for such brands as Nike, American Express, Pennzoil, and Verizon where he became disillusioned in corporate messaging but to issues that were closer to his heart. His latest project was creating his biggest work to date as a 100ft mural about African Americans from ancient Africa to present to the future.

Fabiam is the 2020 UCDA Foundation Krider Prize for Creativity recipient. Created in 2009, the Krider Prize for Creativity honors exceptional creativity wherever it may be found. Recognizing that designers draw their inspiration and influences from a broad range of fields and experiences, the Krider Prize provides access for UCDA members to a variety of creative people and organizations. The Prize encourages participation from local to global arenas and provides wider public recognition of UCDA and its members.

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Article "Black mural artists area adding face masks to their street art in a grassroots PSA to fight the coronavirus" by Amy Chillag of CNN. See full article here: https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/09/us/black-mural-artists-covid-mask-coverup-iyw-trnd/index.html

A street mural of Bob Marley by Atlanta-based artist Fabian Williams is covered with a vinyl mask as part of the Covid-19 public awareness campaign Big Facts Small Acts.

A street mural of Martin Luther King Jr. by Atlanta-based artist Fabian Williams is covered with a vinyl mask as part of the Covid-19 public awareness campaign Big Facts Small Acts.