Nicole Young

Nicole Young is an interdisciplinary abstract artist based on the traditional, unceded and occupied territories of the Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh First Nations (Vancouver, BC.) Working in the confluence of visual arts, environmentalism and storytelling, her works are as much science experiments as they are conversations on ways to approach climate justice. She creates her own pigments and dyes out of natural and often wild foraged materials including plant matter and minerals as a way to deepen her connection with the land, and to demonstrate ways of making that are aligned with a circular economy. Moving seamlessly between large scale installations, works on canvas, garments and graceful drawings, Nicole’s works aesthetically resemble collage while maintaining their painterly qualities. She combines dyed textiles, painted scraps and layered inks in a delicate balance between intuition and exploration.

Born in Ontario, Nicole attended the University of British Columbia Okanagan where she received a BFA in Visual Arts and Art History, and studied studio arts and art history at the University of California Los Angeles. Her work has been exhibited in Canada and abroad since 2010, and her paintings are in private collect...

University of British Columbia Okanagan
BFA
Major in painting, minor in art history and visual culture

University of California, Los Angeles
Painting, drawing and art history

2021
"Hot Damn", Group Exhibition, ShockBoxx Gallery, Hermosa Beach, California

2020
"Backstitch", Solo Exhibition, Alternator Center for Contemporary Art, Kelowna, BC

"Round Two", Two Person Exhibition, Okanagan Center for Innovation, Kelowna, BC

"Minimalism", Group Exhibtion, ShockBoxx Gallery, Hermosa Beach, California

"Congruence", Group Exhibition, I Like Your Work juried exhibition, online format

2019
"Marginalia", Solo Exhibition, Courtney Ungaro Studio, Kelowna, BC

"CLIP: An International Exhibition of Works on Paper", Group Exhibition, Charles Adams Studio Project, Lubock, Texas, USA

"New School Abstract", Group Exhibition, Shockboxx Gallery, Hermosa Beach, CA, USA

What’s Still Here, What Came Before Us, Two Person Show, Lake Country Public Art Gallery, Lake Country, BC, Canada,

2018
Mural, A Restless Earth, Group Exhibition, Lake Country Public Art Gallery, Lake Country, BC

2017
Rivers and Roads to Find You, Vernon Public Art Gallery, Vernon, BC, Canada, Solo Exhibition

Featured Artist, Ratio, Vernon, BC, Solo Exhibition

Spill and Sway, Okanagan Centre for Innovation, Kelowna, BC, Solo Exhibition

2016
Draped/Double Take, Lake Country Public Art Gallery, Lake Country, BC, ...