Joy Fennell
Creative Director, Ujima, The National Center on Violence Against Women in the Black Community
Joy Fennell is listed as Creative Director, Ujima, The National Center on Violence Against Women in the Black Community. Joy spoke at Adobe MAX 2026 in November 2026 (speaker, “Not Generated. What Makes Us Creative?”).
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About
Joy Fennell is a creative director, artist, and cultural strategist working at the intersection of imagination, emerging technology, and visual culture. With a 20-year background in beauty and fashion, she approaches AI as a creative material — spanning short films, editorial imagery, immersive experiences, and speculative world-building, often asking: what becomes possible when we allow ourselves to play without outcome, urgency, or fear? She believes play is a serious creative practice and that wonder is what unlocks the most expansive, human-centered futures. Joy is the founder of The Future in Black, a creative platform exploring futures through art, technology, and culture — with a deep commitment to ensuring Black creatives are not left behind during periods of rapid technological change. For Joy, access, care, and representation are not afterthoughts. They are design principles.