Zoe Young

Zoe Young (b.1978) is a rising talent within the Sydney art scene. Zoe graduated from the National Art School (Sydney). She is currently based in Bowral (Southern Highlands, NSW) with her husband and two young children. Zoe's paintings are marked by her eclectic use of colour and sharp eye for unique landscape and still-life compositions.

Zoe's childhood included "growing up in Bowral in spring, Thredbo in winter and at the beach in Sydney in summer". Having graduated in sculpture at the National Art School, she is self-taught in painting; her passion and skill for still life, capturing characters in portraiture and translating the landscape in painting is evidently unique and of her own voice. Through her use of pastel tones and dramatic shadow, her still life compositions reflect an emotive response to the environment in which she practices.

Zoe's work is a truly authentic representation of the Australian aesthetic; within her paintings you will find subtle nod to her Australian heritage through understated motifs. As a modern reinterpretation of the traditional still life, her subject matter reveals moments of simple pleasures - inspired through her experience of motherhood and living in the Southern Highlands. Zoe's perspective on her art making process - "It's like a muscle, you have to keep your hand and eye co-ordination fit. There are tips and tricks to make it easier, but you know when you're hitting it and when you're not."