ABOUT TABERNACLE

Candace D. Queen, Founder & Creative Principal

Hey y’all! I’m an interdisciplinary creative rooted in design and nourished by a passion for cultural archival + preservation. Leaning into history informs my approach to creativity and strategy. With that ethos in mind, I love exploring ways to use my creativity and all of those historical learnings to create authentic and change-making work.

Under the Tabernacle mantle, I supports brands and individuals in discovering how design, advertising and a well-crafted brand identity can shape how they connect with culture and community.

After several years working in Chicago and New York, I’m now based in Houston, TX, not too far from my hometown of Port Arthur. Here, I’ve found a special balance that lends itself to a richer creative life, positive work environment, and most importantly, more time to pour into the community that raised me.

THE ROAD LESS TRAVELED

THE ROAD LESS TRAVELED

Based in Houston, TX, Tabernacle was founded on the idea that strategy combined with creativity could be leveraged to change systems that were historically created to oppress. Here, we’ve created a space where we can color outside the lines, and we’re not siloed under just one role, but can take our experiences and apply them to a number of client needs.

From impactful creative campaigns to small but meaningful process improvements to intentionally crafted brand identities, we develop creative solutions that help brands authentically connect with real people, their stories, and the ways they engage with the world.

Our Values

Imagination

Hope

Research

Opportunity

Kindness

Curiosity

Design

A Few
Accolades

Estée Lauder x Vital Voices VV Visionaries Leadership Program Inaugural Cohort 2022

LBJ Women’s Campaign School Fellow 2022

NAACP NextGen Fellowship 2020

Create & Cultivate Small Business Pitch 2020

3% Accelerator Inaugural Cohort 2020

ADCOLOR Unsung Hero Award 2019

4A’s 100 People That Make Advertising Great 2017

4A’s MAIPer to Watch 2017

Bill Sharp Award for the Future of Advertising 2015

ADCOLOR FUTURE 2014

Speaking & Teachinig

Plus Company - Juneteenth Talk

We All Rise Together

Adjunct Instructor Michigan State University

AAF AdCamp

Miami Ad School

AAF Blackhills Chapter

Clinton Global Initiative - CGIU

 AMA Marketing Edge

ADCOLOR

3% Conference

Michigan State University

AAF Student Conference

SXSW Interactive