Scott Douglas Sine Young

Submerged Passage is an ongoing series exploring the emergence of organic forms within layered, atmospheric spaces.

Forms surface, dissolve, and drift through environments that feel both geological and fluid.

Layered abstractions built from instinct, texture, and reclaimed materials—surfaces shaped by memory, renewal, and time.

My work begins with instinct—loose sketches, mark-making, and material exploration without a fixed outcome. Through layering and erasure, forms emerge over time rather than being planned.

Using acrylic, oil stick, pastel, and reclaimed materials, I build surfaces that carry both natural and constructed qualities. Influenced by organic forms, underwater spaces, and geological textures, the work sits between observation and abstraction.

Incorporating discarded elements into the surface allows each piece to hold a sense of history and renewal. The result is work that feels both discovered and built—part landscape, part artifact, shaped through time and process.

Currently developing the Submerged Passage series.

Education
San Francisco State University – B.A., Liberal Studies, 2008

Platt College, San Diego – A.A.S., Graphic Design & Illustration, 1992

Thomson Gallery, Zug, Switzerland – 2025

Print Exchange Travel Exhibition (#openpressproject) – 2024

Believe (Online & Catalog), Vancouver, BC – 2024

“Crossroads,” Catalyst Art Lab, Chicago – 2023

37th Annual Emeryville Art Exhibition – 2023

Las Laguna Art Gallery, CA – 2021


Publications & Recognition
Feature, Artist Closeup Magazine – 2024

Runner-Up, Redbubble Summer Design Challenge – 2024


Collections
Private Collection, Dallas–Fort Worth, TX – 1997