Ivan Forde

Ivan Forde (b. 1990) is a Guyanese-born, Harlem-raised artist who works across printmaking, digital animation, sound performance, and installation. Using a wide variety of photo-based and print-making processes (and more recently music and performance), Ivan Forde retells stories from epic poetry casting himself as every character. His non-linear versions of these time-worn tales open the possibility of new archetypes and alternative endings. By crafting his own unique mythology and inserting himself in historical narratives, he connects the personal to the universal and offers a transformative view of prevailing narratives in the broader culture.

Ivan has been included in recent group exhibitions and performances at The Studio Museum in Harlem and the Whitney Museum of Art. He is also the recipient of numerous awards including the Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans and the Smithsonian Artist Research Fellowship, as well as residencies at the Lower East Side Printshop and Dustin Yellin’s Pioneer Works. He received his MFA from Columbia University and has a BA in Literature from SUNY Purchase College.

Source: https://ivanforde.com/about

Listen to this podcast featuring Ivan Forde, produced by Heritage Future as part of Wilkinson College's Engaging the World: Leading the Conversation on The Significance of Race.

Link: https://public-podcasting.simplecast.com/episodes/269-ivan-forde