Roberta Young

Roberta Young trained at Camberwell School of Art, then at Goldsmiths London University 1990-93. She has been represented by Cameron Contemporary Gallery in Hove since 2021 and has exhibited at several London Art Fairs. Her work is in many private international collections. Earlier this year, Roberta curated works from 7 artists in her Open House ‘Cats Creep’ in Brighton.

Roberta’s paintings are inspired by her experiences and observations, most recently by her daily walks and exploration of the South Downs accompanied by her faithful disobedient dog, Pablo. She explores our connection with nature, our relationship with animals and what they reflect of ourselves.

Working from sketches, memory and iPhone photos, Roberta’s light, fluid line conveys a vitality of the moment witnessed. Her ink works particularly come from a need to work spontaneously, intuitively and playfully.

The hawthorn tree paintings are inspired by the forces of time and weather on the landscape. Roberta expresses the dramatic shapes of the trees and how the harsh wind coming up from the sea directs their growth and shape. Elemental energy materialised into form.

Her playful humour is most obvious in the dog paintings, as they depict the darker/wilder side o...

1990-1993: BA(Hons) Fine Art and Art History at Goldsmiths College, London University

1989-1990: Art Foundation at Camberwell College, London

2025 Land &Sea, Cameron Contemporary, Brighton
2025 Artist Open House, Brighton & Hove, & Ditchling
2025 Hampstead Affordable Art Fair, London
2025 Old Dogs, New Tricks, The Gallery, Holt, Norfolk
2024 AKA Winter Show, Cambridge
2024 Winter Show, Cameron Contemporary, Brighton
2024 Autumn Show, Frickleton Fine Art, Kings Hill
2024 Affordable Art Fair, Battersea, London
2024 Duality, Sussex Contemporary, Newhaven
2024 Summer Show, Cameron Contemporary, Brighton
2024 Summer Exhibition, Royal Academy of Art, London
2024, Solo Show, Fox Yard, Stowmarket
2024, Cats Creep Open House, Brighton
2024 Heart Centered, Fox Yard Studio, Stowmarket
2024 Visiting Artist, Brighton Girls' School, Brighton
2023 Winter Show, Cameron Contemporary Gallery, Brighton
2023 Winter Show, White Chalk Gallery, Devizes, Wiltshire
2023 Brighton Hive Group, Artists Open Houses, Brighton
2023 Summer Show, White Chalk Gallery, Devizes, Wiltshire
2023 Land, Sea, Sky, Cameron Contemporary Gallery, Brighton
2023 Re-Imagining The Landscape, White Chalk Gallery, Devizes, Wiltshire, UK
2023 Affordable Art Fair, Hampstead, London
2023 Cats Creep, Artists Open Houses, Brighton
2022 Winter Show, Cameron Contemporary Gallery, Brighton
2022 Affordable Art Fair, ...