BEN YOUNG WAS BORN IN 1973 IN AMERSHAM, ENGLAND, TO AN AMERICAN MOTHER AND A BRITISH FATHER.
HE LIVES AND WORKS IN LONDON
NATIONALITY: AMERICAN/BRITISH
EDUCATION: MA FINE ART, CENTRAL ST MARTINS COLLEGE OF ART & DESIGN, 2007
REPRESENTATION: HAMBURG KENNEDY PHOTOGRAPHS, NEW YORK
SOLO EXHIBITIONS:
JULY 5/31 2012: I THINK I'M FREE, VICTORY GALLERY, PORTLAND
MAY 21/JULY 16 2011: HAPPY NIHILISM, LOCUSLUX GALLERY, AMSTERDAM
NOVEMBER 27 2009/JANUARY 10 2010: CONTEMPORARY MAN, SALON GALLERY
SEPTEMBER 18/OCTOBER 31 2009: THE IRRATIONAL SUBJECT, LOCUSLUX GALLERY
GROUP EXHIBITIONS/ART FAIRS:
JANUARY 23/27 2013: LA ART SHOW w/ROSENBAUM CONTEMPORARY
DECEMBER 4/9 2012: ART MIAMI w/ROSENBAUM CONTEMPORARY
APRIL 10/MAY 11 2012: SHE DOESN'T CARE, EB&FLOW GALLERY, LONDON. CURATED BY LIAM NEWNHAM
MARCH 8/11 2012: ART KARLSRUHE w/GALERIE RIGASSI
NOVEMBER 29/DECEMBER 4 2011: SCOPE MIAMI w/ANDIPA GALLERY
NOVEMBER 17/20 2011: KUNST 11 ZURICH w/GALERIE RIGASSI
JULY 9/AUGUST 9 2011: DUSTY DAYS, SERIEUZE ZAKEN STUDIOS, AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS
JUNE 8/JULY 30 2011: GEGENUEBERSTELLUNG, GALERIE RIGASSI, BERN, SWITZERLAND
MAY 11/15 2011: ART AMSTERDAM w/LOCUSLUX GALLERY
JUNE 17/20 2010: THE QUEEN LOSER, THE INTERNATIONAL BONGO-BONGO BRIGADE, LONDON E1
MAY 26/30 2010: ART AMSTERDAM w/LOCUSLUX GALLERY
MAY 6/10 2009: AAF NEW YORK, w/WOOLFF GALLERY
MAY 1/4 2009: ART CHICAGO, w/WOOLFF GALLERY
FEBRUARY 12/15 2009: AAF BRUSSELS, w/WOOLFF GALLERY
JANUARY 14/19 2009: LONDON ART FAIR, w/WOOLFF GALLERY
DECEMBER 11/JAN 12 2009: OPENING OF NEW WOOLFF GALLERY, LONDON
OCTOBER 2/6 2008: ART LONDON w/WOOLFF GALLERY
SEPTEMBER 2008: HEADFUCKU, NEW WORK BY IAN LARSON & BEN YOUNG. STUDIO 25, DARO WORKS, LONDON E9
JULY 19/AUGUST 26 2008: THE DECIMA ARTS CLUB, DECIMA GALLERY, HACKNEY WICK, LONDON
JUNE 12/JULY 5 2008: UK'S FUTURE GREATS IN NEW YORK @ WHITE BOX, NEW YORK. CURATED BY SAMIR CERIC
MAY 15/JUNE 29 2008: UK'S FUTURE GREATS, SALON GALLERY, LONDON
FEBRUARY 28/MARCH 3 2008: FORM ART FAIR, OLYMPIA, LONDON w/SALON GALLERY
JANUARY/MARCH 2008: SALON WINTER SHOW, SALON GALLERY, LONDON
NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2007: SALON XMAS 2007 SHOW, SALON GALLERY, LONDON
OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2007: SALON ART FAIR 2007 SHOW, SALON GALLERY, LONDON
SEPTEMBER 2007: MA FINE ART GRADUATION SHOW, BYAM SHAW @ ST MARTINS
JULY 2007: NAPKIN, THE GALLERY, SOHO. CURATED BY JACKI LANG
MARCH 2007: MA FINE ART INTERIM SHOW, BYAM SHAW @ ST MARTINS
MARCH 2006: THE OTHER FACE OF THE MOON, VILLA CARUSO, PRATO, ITALY. CURATED BY FRANCO MELONI
JULY/AUGUST 2005: OPPOSITION, JOYCE GORDON GALLERY, OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA. CURATED BY RODNEY ARTILES
JANUARY 2005 : ART INTERNATIONAL, BOX HEART GALLERY, PITTSBURGH, USA. CURATED BY NICOLE CAPOZZI
JANUARY 2005: PHOEBE'S CAFÉ, WILLIAMSBURG, BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, USA
JULY 2004: RAW ARTS FESTIVAL @ THE CANDID ARTS TRUST, LONDON. CURATED BY PIERS MIDWINTER
MARCH/AUGUST 2003: ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE @ VILLA VERTUNNO, RADICOFANI, SIENA, ITALY. COURTESY OF DEE KEITHAHN
SEPTEMBER 2002: SANREMO BIENNALE, SANREMO, ITALY
JULY 2001: GROUP EXHIBITION IN AID OF WOMEN'S CANCER HOSPICE, MALL GALLERIES, LONDON
WORK IN COLLECTIONS:
AWARDS/RESIDENCIES:
JULY 2010: RAID PROJECTS, LOS ANGELES
APRIL/JULY 2009: ACAVA/MILCHHOF BERLIN RESIDENCY
AUTUMN 2006: THE ARTISTS & COLLECTORS' EXCHANGE BURSARY
PUBLISHED WRITING:
THE IRRATIONAL SUBJECT, LOCUSLEX #2, BELGIUM
REVIEWS/INTERVIEWS/BLOGS:
TREBUCHET MAGAZINE, JULY 29 2012
OREGON ARTS WATCH, JULY 10 2012
DER BUND, JUNE 30 2011, BERN, SWITZERLAND
BERNER KULTURAGENDA, JUNE/JULY 2011, BERN, SWITZERLAND
LE MUSEE PRIVE, JUNE 2011, PARIS, FRANCE
EYE SEE HUE, ISSUE 1, SUMMER 2011, LOS ANGELES
STUDIO CRITICAL, MARCH 27 2011, MADRID, SPAIN
A/ART, DECEMBER 2010
ATHOUSANDLIVINGPAINTERS, 2010, AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS
UNDERCOVER PAINTER, NOVEMBER 28 2010, AUSTRALIA
TENWORDSANDONESHOT, 2010, GERMANY
H ART MAGAZINE #57, OCTOBER 2009, BELGIUM
THE COPPER PRESS #11, AUGUST 2009, MICHIGAN USA
THE DAILY YOMIURI, JANUARY 2007, JAPAN
EUROMAXX TV INTERVIEW, JANUARY 2007, LONDON
THE SUNDAY TIMES, DECEMBER 2006, LONDON