Artists and Designers

Tlingit / USA

Jennifer Younger Designs

Discipline:

Fashion

Jennifer Younger, a Tlingit artist, specializes in metal carving to create jewelry and sculptural pieces that interpret traditional Tlingit formline designs. She apprenticed under Dave Galanin, mastering aspects of carving. Younger draws inspiration from traditional designs, historic artifacts, and organic textures.

Latest Collection

JYD 2024: “Metamorphosis”

A Collection by:

Jennifer Younger Designs

JYD 2024 by Jennifer Younger Designs presents wearable art that elegantly explores contemporary Tlingit expression in formline and metalwork. Through fashion, Jennifer seeks to introduce the beauty of Northwest Coast art to a diverse audience, making Indigenous art forms more accessible and appealing to broad audiences.