Meet the Artist

Sarah

Young

Drawing and Painting

“I work through the careful consideration of images as reference to create paintings that represent figures and objects signaling a longing for a sense of home, love, and belonging.”

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Sarah Young studied at OCAD University in the Drawing and Painting program with a minor in Art History. Born and based in Toronto, she makes paintings primarily in oil and is interested in exploring family history, memory, and the culture of mass media with recontextualized imagery. Creating sensitive aesthetic experiences through painting, Sarah works with a wide range of visual language and draws inspiration from lived experiences and urban culture. Following graduation, Sarah is attending NSCAD University to obtain her MFA in Studio Art.
OCAD University
Art History
Minor In progress, 2024
OCAD U - Faculty of Art
Drawing and Painting
Major In progress, 2024

Oil Painting

2024, Toronto Outdoor Art Fair
Nathan Phillips Square
2024, Pelham Art Festival
Pelham, ON
2024, Gradex 109
OCAD University, Toronto, ON
2024, Heintzman House Art Show and Sale
Thornhill, ON
2024, Inspirations Studio Fundraiser
OCAD University, Toronto, ON
2024, Embodied Narratives: Unveiling the Stories Within
OCAD University, Toronto, ON
2024, Awenda Inspired
Ada Slaight Gallery, Toronto, ON
2023, Heintzman House Art Show and Sale
Thornhill, ON
2018, Night at the Salon
YCDSB Centre for the Arts, Thornhill, ON
2024, Robert Pope Foundation Endowed Scholarship
NSCAD University
2024, Graduate Scholarship Award
NSCAD University
2024, OCAD U Career Launcher Fund
OCAD U RBC CEAD
2020, OCAD U Alumni Association Entrance Scholarship
OCAD University
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