Showing July 5 – August 31, 2017
Recption: Saturday July 15, 5 – 7 pm
Artist Talk: Saturday August 12, 5 – 7pm
Amber Jean Young, a local East Bay contemporary artist is expanding the field of quilting within the fine arts. We interviewed Amber back in Winter of 2015 about her practice and the inspiration behind these beautiful wall hangings. Since 2015, Amber Jean Young has been making some amazing new works. Amber Jean Young will be attending our Opening Reception, don’t miss out to meet this amazing artist on July 15th from 5-7pm!
Amber Jean Young lives and creates in Berkeley, California. She is a Northern California native and was raised in a rural mountain community south of San Francisco. In 2008 she earned a Post Baccalaureate Certificate, and subsequently a Master of Fine Arts in 2010 from San Francisco Art Institute. She has exhibited locally and nationally, including at Subliminal Projects, Michael Rosenthal Gallery, Ever Gold Gallery, Robert Berman Gallery, Berkeley Art Center, ArtPadSF, Root Division, StoreFrontLab. She is a 2012 Djerassi Resident Artist Program Fellow, and 2012 SECA Art Award nominee.
