Quilt: Linen, thread, batting, cotton fabric. Custom walnut wood frame.
17.5 inches x 21.75 inches
$2,500 – Sold
Biography
Amber Jean Young (b. 1984) is an interdisciplinary artist residing in Berkeley California. Amber’s work explores ideas about grief and resilience across mediums, creating vibrant patterns and plant imagery in her compositions. She has exhibited nationally including Bryant Street Gallery in Palo Alto, Eleanor Harwood Gallery, Hashimoto Contemporary and Marrow Gallery in San Francisco, Berkeley Art Center in Berkeley, Monte Vista Projects and Subliminal Projects in Los Angeles, the Ace Hotel in Palm Springs. She is a 2012 Djerassi Resident Artist Program fellow. Amber completed her first art book, Shelter in Place, in 2023. Her work has been published in the San Francisco Chronicle, Palo Alto Weekly, Summer Zine by Liz Walsh, The MediaMath Collection: Selected Acquisitions 2012 – 2016, A Celebration of 50 Years of Women Artists at Kenyon College. Her work has been acquired by Fidelity Investments Corporate Art Collection, MediaMath Collection and has been used on the covers and inside jackets of multiple Neil Young and Pegi Young albums.
Thoughts on Djerassi Resident Artist Program
The Djerassi Resident Artist Program, in part because of its gorgeous location near my childhood home, and in part because of the inspirational conversations I had during my residency, changed the trajectory of my work for the better. My time there invited me to think more about place, my family of origin, and homesickness. Those inquiries guided me through the creation of a series of quilts that included imagery of the mountain and ocean view from the barn. My time at Djerassi gave me the space to think and look, then think and look again. It was a privilege to spend my time there.
www.amberjeanyoung.com
instagram: @amberjeanyoung