Destiny Palmer

Destiny Palmer is a painter and educator, and currently pursuing her MFA candidate at Tyler School of Art at Temple University. Destiny was co-founder of Traditions Remixed, an artist collective whose goal is to create a supportive community for young artists, especially artists of color, encouraging collaboration and networking. Palmer has been exploring and investigating what it means to be an artist and advocate for the arts. She served on Boston’s Arts and Culture Team under new elected Mayor Marty Walsh. Palmer has also worked with organizations like Discover Roxbury, Dorchester Arts Collective and TLC Arts and Sciences Foundation, while also participating in exhibitions at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum and Museum of Fine Arts. Prior to moving to Philadelphia, Palmer was a faculty member at Boston Arts Academy. As an educator her goals are to mentor students as they develop as young creators, especially in preparation for college and as artistic professionals. She holds a BFA from MassArt.