About The Artist
Katherine B. Young, MD, MFA fell in love with the ocean when she was a small child. She spent a lot of time on the water before going to medical school to train in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.
After working for 10 years as a plastic surgeon in San Francisco, she fulfilled her dream of becoming a full time artist. She specializes in drawing and painting vast spaces of ocean and sky. Her work has won numerous awards and has been exhibited and collected throughout the United States.
She is currently creating an exhibition for the Triton Museum of Art in Santa Clara, CA which address the ocean plastic pollution problem.
The following galleries represent her artwork: HANG ART in San Francisco, Claire Carino Contemporary in Boston, and The Gallery at Tree’s Place in Cape Cod. She maintains a studio at 1890 Bryant Street in San Francisco, and lives in the city with her husband and daughter.
Her artwork and creative process are featured in creativity expert Tina Seelig’s book, Insight Out.
PHOTO BY KATHERINE EMERY
EXHIBITIONS
2025 (upcoming) Solo Exhibition “What Do You Treasure?” Triton Museum of Art, Santa Clara, CA
2024 San Francisco Art Fair with HANG ART, San Francisco, CA
2023 ART MIAMI with HANG ART, Miami Art Fairs, Miami, FL
2023 DeYoung Open Salon Exhibition, DeYoung Museum, San Francisco, CA
2023 Triton Museum Salon Exhibition, Santa Clara, CA
2023 Anywhere and Everywhere, Solo Exhibition, Claire Carino Contemporary, Boston, MA
2023 SWELL, Group Exhibition, Manhattan Beach Art Center, Manhattan Beach, CA
2023 Art Market with HANG ART, San Francisco, CA
2022 ART MIAMI with HANG ART, Miami Art Fairs, Miami, FL
2022 Art On Paper with HANG ART, New York, NY
2022 Seattle Art Fair with HANG ART, Seattle, WA
2022 Group Exhibition, The Gallery at Tree’s Place, Orleans, MA
2022 Art Market with HANG ART, San Francisco, CA
2021 ART MIAMI with HANG ART, Miami Art Fairs, Miami, FL
2021 Art Market, San Francisco with HANG ART
2021 Fathom, Solo Exhibition , HANG ART, San Francisco, CA
2020 DeYoung Open Exhibit, DeYoung Museum, San Francisco, CA
2020 Group Exhibition, The Gallery at Tree’s Place, Orleans, MA
2019 SCOPE MIAMI BEACH with HANG ART, Miami Art Fairs, Miami, FL
2018 Art Market, San Francisco with HANG ART, San Francisco, CA
2018 CONTEXT ART MIAMI with HANG ART, Miami Art Fairs, Miami, FL
2018 Nightfall, Two Person Exhibition, HANG ART, June 1-15, San Francisco, CA
2018 Gallery Debut, Claire Carino Contemporary, Boston, MA
2018 Art Market, San Francisco with HANG ART
2017 Solo Exhibition, CONTEXT ART MIAMI with HANG ART, Miami Art Fairs, Miami, FL
2017 Art on Paper, Heather Gaudio Fine Art, New York, NY
2017 Two Person Show, The Gallery at Tree's Place, Orleans, MA
2016 Art Aqua Miami with HANG ART, Miami, FL
2016 At Sea, Solo Exhibition, HANG ART, October 1-15, San Francisco, CA
2016 Waterways, Group Exhibition, Heather Gaudio Fine Art, New Canaan, CT
2016 Nature's Power and Glory, Group Exhibition, The Gallery at Tree's Place, Orleans, MA
2015 Art Aqua Miami with HANG ART, Miami, FL
2015 Dawn of Gold at SILVER VS GOLD Exhibition, Robert Lange Studios, Charleston, SC
2015 Of Sand and Surf, Group Exhibition, Tree’s Place Gallery, Orleans, MA
2015 California Art Club, Gold Medal Exhibition, USC Fisher Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA
2014 Two Person Show, Visible Horizon, November 1 - 15, Hang Art, San Francisco, CA
2014 16th National Exhibition, American Society of Marine Artists
2014 California Art Club, Gold Medal Exhibition, Autry National Center, Los Angeles, CA
2013 Solo Exhibition, Places of Reflection, Hang Art Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2013 Two Artist Show, Colin Berry and Katherine Young, Tree’s Place Gallery, Orleans, MA
2013 California Art Club, Gold Medal Exhibition, USC Fisher Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA
2012 The Bigger Picture, Group Exhibition, Bay Model, Sausalito, CA
2012 Debut Exhibition, Tree’s Place Gallery, Orleans, MA
2012 Featured Artist, Stanford University Medical Center Alumni Association, Stanford, CA
2011 Two Artist Show, Oscillating Landscapes, Hang Art Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2011 Two Artist Show, Emerging Artist Series, Atelier, San Francisco, CA
2011 15th National Exhibition, Traveling Museum Show, American Society of Marine Artists
2011 Century of Landscapes, California Art Club at the California Historical Society, San Francisco, CA
2011 Group Show, The Next Nine Artists, Google Campus, Mountain View, CA
2011 Juried Artist Member, California Art Club
2010 Solo Exhibition, Stanford Technology Ventures Program, Stanford University, Stanford, CA
2011 Group Show, Thomas Reynolds Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2009 Oil Painters of America Western Regional Exhibition
2009 Signature Member, American Society of Marine Artists
2009 Group Show, Thomas Reynolds Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2009 Spring Show, Academy of Art University, San Francisco, CA
2008 Martis Plein Air, Juried Invitational, Truckee, CA
2008 Spring Show, Academy of Art University, San Francisco, CA
2007 Napa Valley Museum, Northern Views, Yountville, CA
2007 California Art Club, Wild Things, Juried Exhibition, Pasadena, CA
2006 Oil Painters of America National Juried Exhibition, Missoula, MT
2006 Solo Exhibition, Pacific Professional Building, San Francisco, CA
2004 Group Show, Out of Bounds, North Tahoe Arts, Tahoe City, CA
AWARDS
2023 Director’s Choice, Triton Museum Salon Exhibition, Santa Clara, CA
2023 Zedplast Annual Lectureship Award, Stanford Plastic Surgery, Stanford, CA
2017 First Place, Shades of Gray Drawing Contest, Drawing Magazine
2011 Artists Choice Award, California Art Club Painting Retreat, Pt. Reyes, CA
2011 Grand Prize Winner, International Artist Challenge #63, Seascapes, Rivers and Lakes Competition
2011 Nomination for Valedictorian from Fine Art Department, Academy of Art University
2011 Second Place Award, Landscape, Academy of Art University Spring Show
2010 Award of Merit, Coos Art Museum, American Society of Marine Artists
2010 Director’s Choice Award, Academy of Art University Spring Show
2010 Third Place Award, Landscape, Academy of Art University Spring Show
2005 Top 200 Arts for the Parks, Jackson, WY
1990 American Physicians Art Association, First Prize
TALKS
2023 A Plastic Mindset, Stanford University Department of Plastic Surgery Thuss Memorial Lecture
2023 To Sea It Differently—Art and Plastic Pollution, Peninsula Round Table, Burlingame, CA
2022 To Sea It Differently—Art and Plastic Pollution, Duke Northern California Alumni Guest Speaker, Atherton, CA
2022 To Sea It Differently—Art and Plastic Pollution , Woodside First Friday, Woodside, CA
2021 Sustainability Workshop, Lick Wilmerding High School, San Francisco, CA
2021 Earth Day Sustainability, Tiger Talk, Lick Wilmerding High School, San Francisco, CA
2017 How to Design a Career after Plastic Surgery, American Society of Plastic Surgery, Orlando, FL
EDUCATION
2021 Circular Economy Certificate, UC Berkeley Extension, Berkeley, CA
2011 MFA Degree, Cum Laude, Academy of Art University, San Francisco, CA
1990-95 Resident, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Stanford University, Stanford, CA
1990 MD Degree, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC
1984-85 Corcoran School of Art, Washington, D.C.
1984 BSE Degree, Duke University School of Engineering, Durham, NC
1983 Oxford University Summer Program, Oxford, England
1980-84 Angier B. Duke Scholar, Duke University, Durham, NC
1974-80 Clifton School of Art, Hampton, VA