Milan Young African-American, b. 1997

Milan Young's practice fluctuates in a paradoxical state between chaos and premeditation. In an abstract expressionist fashion, the element of chance imbued in the artistic gesture plays a pivotal role in her production. Yet, it also conceals a component of chromatic order and thematic investigation. Young's process revolves around a thorough research practice into colour theory and an exploration of different cultural, social and scientific fields, prompted by her constant endeavour to discover and represent the many facets of the world around us. Childhood trauma is also a key influence in her work, which often conveys the artist's emotional state at the time of creation. Young works with a vast variety of media including: acrylic, oil, pastel, sharpie, graphite, charcoal, oil stick and coloured pencil, amongst others.

Milan Young, currently lives and works in Maryland, USA and is represented by Gillian Jason Gallery. In 2021, Young took part in the group show FOR THE TL, DCentral Miami, FL and featured on Art Connect's 'Artist to Watch' column. Young exhibited in the UK for the first time in May 2022 at Eye of the Collector, London, where she sold out. That same year, the artist participated in GJG's inaugural Residency in Northern Italy, where she began painting for 'Trials of Vision', her first solo show internationally. In 2023, Young's work was exhibited in Tel Aviv with Sharon Golan Art Projects and in Claridge's ArtSpace, London, in the group exhibition 'Like Paradise', curated by the renowned Ekow Eshun. In 2024, Young will be exhibited in New York in a group show at Hollis Taggart. The African-American artist is an advocate for emerging black women artists in the creative industry.