Creative Notions Panel Moderated by Kibwe Chase-Marshall

Join us for a panel of speakers from the Creative Notions blog series (https://deyoung.famsf.org/blog/creative-notions-patrick-kelly) moderated by Kibwe Chase-Marshall, designer and cofounder of the Kelly Initiative. This panel features artists that knew Patrick Kelly, worked with him, and studied with him at Parsons. Learn about how Patrick Kelly’s legacy inspires these creatives and other artists today. About the Speakers Kibwe Chase-Marshall cut his professional teeth as an apparel designer, working within the studios of some of 7th Avenue's most influential brands (Michael Kors, Isaac Mizrahi, Gap Inc.), before carving out a space in the editorial community as a contributing writer and market editor (Town & Country, Paper, Elle.com). Since 2018, he has diligently operated as an equity advocate, most recently cofounding the Kelly Initiative (https://thekellyinitiative.net/), a four-point, industry-evolving plan to increase access to opportunities for Black fashion professionals. @byanyseamnecessary Shawna McGee’s love of fashion is a deeply personal one. The Detroit native’s talents flourished while she explored design at a specialized high school, then took flight while she studied fashion more formally at Parsons School of Design in New York. She went on to design for 7th Avenue brands with a strong focus on dressing career-minded, high-taste women. Part of a wave of small-business design mavericks who are revitalizing Detroit’s cultural landscape, McGee has recentl