Donald Fortescue

Donald Fortescue is a professor of art and design at the California College of the Arts. He was born in Sydney, Australia, where he studied zoology and botany for his first degree, and worked as a botanical consultant and scientific illustrator for many years. His work is in the permanent collections of SFMOMA, the Museum of Arts and Design in New York, the National Gallery of Australia, the Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, the Art Gallery of South Australia, and other public and private collections.

Fortescue was an instructor in FOR-SITE’s education program in 2003, 2007, and 2012.