Scott D.S. Young
Oakland, CA
Layered abstractions built from instinct, texture, and reclaimed materials — surfaces shaped by memory, renewal, and the quiet passage of time.
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Education
San Francisco State University – B.A., Liberal Studies, 2008
Platt College, San Diego – A.A.S., Graphic Design & Illustration, 1992
Residencies
Cortijo el Moro Artist Residency, Andalucía, Spain – 2025
In-Depth Relief Workshop with Hugo Anaya, Guanajuato, MX – 2023
Professional Development (Selected)
Visual Record: Art as Artifact with Lisa Pressman/Susan Stover, Willow Pond Retreat, CA – 2024
Monotype Workshop with Ron Pokrasso, Guanajuato, MX – 2024
Screen Print Monotype, School of Visual Philosophy, San Jose, CA – 2023
Collagraph Retreat with Elise Wagner, Guanajuato, MX – 2022
Encaustic & Printmaking Workshop with Elise Wagner, Guanajuato, MX – 2016
Selected Exhibitions
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
Statement
Starting with intuitive sketches and instinctive mark-making, I allow each composition to evolve organically into abstraction. Through layered applications of acrylic, oil stick, pastel, and reclaimed materials, I build textured surfaces that echo the rhythms of the natural world. By integrating discarded elements into the structure of the work, I explore renewal, memory, and material history. Each piece becomes both landscape and artifact — a record of touch, time, and transformation.