Curriculum Vitae: Alan Henry Young
Born 1980. living and working in Hobart, Tasmania.
Tertiary Study
2005
Master of Fine Art (Research) University of Tasmania (Hobart)
2002
Bachelor of Fine Arts (Hons) University of Tasmania (Hobart)
1999-2001
Bachelor of Fine Arts (painting) University of Tasmania (Hobart)
Grants, Scholarships, Residencies and Prizes
2017
Artist in Residence, School of Creative Arts UTAS
2015
Australian Council Project Grant
2012
- Winner, Bay of Fires Art Prize, judged by Glenn Barkley, Professor Marie Sierra and Robert Owen
- Artsbridge Grant for Travel, Arts Tasmania
2011-12
- Professional Development Grant, Arts Tasmania.
- Artist in Residence, Arts Tasmania, 146 Elizabeth Street, Hobart
- Artist in Residence, at Mission, NG Gallery, Chippendale, NSW
2007-2008
Artist in Residence, St Vincent’s Hospital, Melbourne
2007
Winner, Burnie Art Prize, Anesthetist’s Award.
2005-2006
2004
NAVA artists grant, for exhibition at Carnegie Gallery, Hobart
1998
Winner, Elizabeth College, Hobart, Product Dynamics Art Prize.
Selected Finalist in
2018
2017
- University of Queensland National Self-portrait Prize (By invitation).
- Flanagan Art Prize Ballarat, Victoria.
- City of Brisbane Art Prize Queensland.
2016
- Fleurieu Food and Wine Prize, South Australia.
- R and M McGivern Prize, Ringwood Victoria.
2015
Lloyd Rees Art Prize, Colville Gallery, Hobart.
2014
- Glover Art Prize, Evandale, Tasmania.
- Kogarah Art Prize, NSW.
- Gold Coast Art Prize, Gold Coast Arts Centre Queensland.
- Fisher’s Ghost Art Award, Campbelltown, NSW.
2013
- Semi-finalist, Doug Moran National Portrait Prize.
- Paddington Art Prize, Sydney.
- Hobart City Art Prize, Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery Hobart.
- Lloyd Rees Memorial Art Prize, Colville Gallery Hobart.
2012
- Redlands Art Awards, Queensland.
- AAA National Art Prize, Sydney.
2011
- Agendo Art Prize, Emerging Artists under 35, Hellier Gallery, Melbourne.
- Muswellbrook Art Prize, Muswellbrook Regional Art Centre, NSW.
- Casella Art Prize, Griffith Regional Art Gallery, Griffith, NSW.
2010
- Off The Wall, Emerging Artist Showcase, Art Melbourne.
- Calleen Art Prize, Cowra Regional Gallery, NSW.
2009
- Publishers’ Cup Cricket Art Prize, Sydney Cricket Ground.
- Poimena Art Award, Art Gallery, Launceston Church Grammar School.
- Brett Whiteley Travelling Scholarship, Brett Whiteley Studio, Sydney.
- Williamstown Contemporary Art Prize, Substation Arts Centre, Melbourne.
- Archangel Art Prize, St Michael’s School, St Kilda, Melbourne.
2008
- Brett Whiteley Travelling Scholarship, Brett Whiteley Studio, Sydney.
- Williamstown Contemporary Art Prize, Substation Arts Centre, Melbourne.
2007
- Lloyd Rees Memorial Youth Art Award, Centrehouse, Lane Cove, NSW.
- Agendo Art Prize, Emerging Artists under 35, Gardener Gallery, Melbourne.
2006
- Brett Whiteley Travelling Scholarship, Brett Whiteley Studio, Sydney.
- Fletcher Jones Contemporary Art Prize, Geelong Gallery, Geelong, Victoria.
2005
Hobart City Art Prize, Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart.
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2021
Characters at Rosny, Rosny Schoolhouse Gallery, Hobart
2018
New Works, Colville Gallery, Hobart.
2017
Editing the Landscape, Colville Gallery, Hobart.
2016
Dance, Moonah Arts Centre, Hobart.
2015
Dance Like Everybody is Watching, Sawtooth ARI, Launceston.
2014
- Young and Modern, Ray Hughes Gallery, Surry Hills, NSW.
- Extra Sensory, LARQ Gallery, Queenstown, Tasmania.
2013
Persona, Top Gallery Salamanca Arts Centre, Hobart, Tasmania.
2012
- One of a Kind, Gallery Parnella, St Helens, Tasmania.
- Upbeat 146 Arts Space, Arts Tasmania, Hobart.
- Mapping, Ray Hughes Gallery, Surry Hills, NSW.
2011
- Neighbourhood, Wallspace, Arts Tasmania, Hobart.
- Stories, Red Wall Gallery, Republic Bar, Hobart.
2008
One of a Kind, Victoria Park Gallery, ARI, Melbourne.
2007
Nobody’s Perfect, Despard Gallery, Hobart.
2006
Wine, Dance, Song, Moorilla Scholarship Exhibition, TMAG, Hobart.
2005
MFA Submission, Plimsoll Gallery, Hobart.
2003
- Drawings, Entrepot Gallery Hobart.
- New Paintings, Red Wall Gallery, Hobart.
Selected Group Exhibitions
2017
- Edition 2, Penny Contemporary Gallery.
- Glover in Arcadia, The Barn, Rosny Farm, Hobart.
2016
Heritage Month, Clarendon House, Evansdale, Tasmania.
2015
Movement in Art, Frankston Arts Centre, Open Exhibition, FAC, Victoria.
2013
Life’s a Beach, Ray Hughes Gallery.
2012
Jun Chen and Gallery artists Sydney and stock shows, Ray Hughes Gallery.
2010
Two of My Favourite Things, Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart.
2010 Two of My Favourite Things, Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart.
2009
- Something I Said, Helen Gory Gallery, Melbourne.
- Access for Me, 46 Arts Space, Arts Tasmania, Hobart.
2008
Urban, Despard Gallery, Hobart.
2007
Collecting for Tasmania 11, Devonport Regional Gallery.
2006
Art Melbourne, Despard Gallery Stand.
2004
Propinquity and Distance - Carnegie Gallery, Hobart.
Commissions
2016
Gallery sign, Contemporary Art Tasmania, Hobart.
2014
Courtyard Design, Contemporary Art Tasmania, Hobart.
Collections
- Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery
- Devonport Regional Art Gallery
- MONA
- St Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne
- Ray Hughes Collection, Sydney
- Arts Tasmania