Dylan Turk

About Dylan Turk

I am a creative leader working at the crossroads of art, design, architecture, and brand experience. My work transforms brands, institutions, and environments into cultural forces—blending curatorial sophistication with brand strategy, aesthetics with commerce, and art history with innovation. For over a decade, I’ve directed creative vision for museums, luxury hospitality, Fortune 100 companies, private collections, and cultural destinations worldwide. At Crystal Bridges, I shaped architectural icons from Moshe Safdie to Frank Lloyd Wright and led expansion strategies for Alice Walton. Later, through my own firm, I advised some of the world’s most prominent families and collaborated with leading architects, designers, and galleries to integrate fine art and cultural storytelling into billion-dollar spaces, luxury residences, and branded environments. Whether reimagining public institutions or shaping private cultural experiences, my focus is on identity, beauty, and value—crafting environments and narratives that resonate emotionally while positioning clients and institutions as globally relevant. I specialize in: • Storytelling & Experiential Design — translating brand values into immersive cultural, digital, and physical worlds. • Luxury, Hospitality & Lifestyle — shaping identities that balance exclusivity with cultural resonance. • Innovation & Immersion — applying new technologies and forward design to reframe how audiences experience art, architecture, and brand. My leadership is defined by clarity, decisive action, and cross-disciplinary collaboration—driving bold ideas into tangible experiences that endure.

Experience

1. Founder & CEO

   Kin Farms

   Jun 2018 — Present · Los Angeles, CA, US

   Built a creative firm from a single contract into a $2M+ annual business delivering experiential and brand-driven projects- Developed creative briefs, led concept design, and oversaw vendor teams executing environmental and spatial experiences- Cultivated relationships with Fortune 500 companies (Walmart, Hilton), museums (Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Georgia O\'Keeffe Museum), hospitality developers (Ropeswing, Conrad, AJ Capital Partners, Hilton), and private foundations (Walton Family Foundation, OZ Art, Alice L Walton Foundation, Arkansas Parks and Recreation Foundation)- Directed multidisciplinary teams of PR specialists, designers, project managers, and preparators; guided projects from visualization to on-site execution- Pivoted during COVID to support artists directly, channeling investment into contemporary practice.

Education

• University of Arkansas

  Bachelor's of Fine Art, Art History, Criticism and Conservation