Faith-Ann Kiwa Young began creating digital composites and large-scale textile ‘flag' installations in 2015, to create safe, tactile, meditative sanctuaries, in contrast with today's incessantly frenetic world. Since, her multi-disciplinary practice melds photography, painting, poetry, textile sculpture and mixed media, to invite viewers to slow down, reflect, and connect. 

Faith-Ann's art and installations have been presented worldwide - from UK to Miami. She frequently invites audiences to engage and participate in her work and its surroundings. She often teams up with like-minded organizations, artists, NGOs, and festivals, to use art to bring awareness to critical issues like  mental health, inclusivity, and human rights, and to create large-scale, immersive experiences that unite communities. 

Named after her grandmother Faith Akiko and her mother Ann Yukari, Faith-Ann’s maternal Japanese heritage has had a deep influence in her artistry, work ethic, rituals, and spirit. She is an active champion of Little Tokyo and the AAPI community at large; she started the arts & culture festival Kibō Nobori in 2022 to showcase AAPI creativity, re-energize Little Tokyo, and spread hope (“Kibō” (希望) in Japanese”) in the community post-COVID in Los Angeles. Her work reflects a dream-like, meditative Californian-zen aesthetic, reflective of her roots as well as Los Angeles as her energetic home-base.

Faith-Ann graduated from Barnard College, Columbia University, with a Bachelors of Art. She has studied photography at UCLA (2016) as well as Japanese language at Kanda University of International Studies in Chiba, Japan. Her photographic work has been published in The Economist, Rolling Stone, and Dwell, and in three books. Her art has been exhibited in galleries like The Space 650 and Lux Eros Gallery in LA as well as at Paper-Spaceship Gallery in Chelsea, NY​. Prior to launching into a full time art career, Faith-Ann worked for 8+ years on Justin Timberlake's creative team and founded and ran the award-winning creative agency Mossy Creative, which she sold and integrated to Blended Strategy Group in 2021. She’s passionate about using art and new technology to make the world a more equitable, colorful and inclusive place.