BIO.
Anna E. Young is an artist and arts advocate. She holds an M.F.A. in Photography from Cranbrook Academy of Art and a B.F.A. from the University of Akron, with minors in Printmaking, Art History, and Professional Photography. Young is an assistant lecturer at the University of Akron, Myers School of Art, in the 2D Design and Photography department. She works part-time at Summit Artspace as the Community Engagement Coordinator. She is the co-founder of KINK Contemporary, an arts organization dedicated to supporting emerging artists and curators. Artistically, she creates fine art photographs, prints, and silicone sculptures revolving around contemporary social issues, body dysmorphia, trauma, and mortality.
C.V.
Anna E. Young
annaeyoungphoto@gmail.com
Education:
2018- MFA Photography Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, MI
2014- BFA Photography, Minors in Printmaking, Art History, Professional Photography, The University Of Akron, Myers School Of Art, Akron, OH
Solo Exhibitions:
2025- Life’s a F*cking Joke, Akron Soul Train, Akron, OH
2014- Life In Progress, Palladian Palette, Akron, OH
Residencies:
2025- Akron Soul Train
Group Exhibitions:
2024- CHROMA, White Rabbit Galleries, Barberton, OH
SH’BANG Fest, Hildebrant Artist Collective, Cleveland, OH
Member’s Show, Akron Soul Train, Akron, OH
2023- BAZAARBEQUE Vol. 10, KINK Contemporary, Cleveland, OH
2020- Boschian: Beautifully Bizarre, Summit Artspace, Akron, OH
2019- Subception, KINK Contemporary, Cleveland, OH
2018- High Arts Festival, Summit Artspace, Akron, OH
Bazaarbeque Vol. 9, Forum Artspace, Cleveland, OH
Graduate Degree Exhibition, Cranbrook Art Museum, Bloomfield Hills, MI
Touch Me, Hold Me, Squeeze Me, Hangar Gallery, Bloomfield Hills, MI
2017- I Don’t Know What You Did Last Summer, Forum Gallery, Bloomfield Hills, MI
2015- Self and Others, Summit ArtSpace, Akron, OH
2014- Bazaarbeque, Forum Artspace, Cleveland, OH
Under Pressure, Honors Complex, Akron, OH; Curator: Hui Chu Ying
2013- Zygote Press 4U, Zygote Press, Cleveland, OH
2012- Folk Photography Association Collaboration, Projects Gallery, Myers School of Art, Akron, OH
Juried Shows:
2024- FRESH, Summit Artspace, Akron, OH
2023- FRESH, Summit Artspace, Akron OH
2014- Juried Student Show, Emily Davis Gallery, Akron, OH
2013- The Myers School of Art Scholarship Show, Emily Davis Gallery, Akron, Ohio
Juried Student Show, Emily Davis Gallery, Akron, OH
2012- Juried Student Show, Emily Davis Gallery, Akron, OH
Awards:
2014- Juried Student Show, Emily Davis Gallery, Akron, OH, Honorable Mention
2013- The Myers School of Art Scholarship Show, Emily Davis Gallery, Akron, OH, Scholarship Award
Juried show invitations:
2025- The Sculpture Center’s 2025-2026 Revealed Emerging Artists Series, The Sculpture Center, Cleveland, OH
2023- FAVA's National Biennial Photography Show, FAVA Gallery, Oberlin, OH
Groundhog Show, Portage Lakes, OH
Press:
2018- Michael H. Hodges, "Cranbrook Art Academy hosts Sunday open house,” The Detroit News, April 27, 2018, https://www.detroitnews.com/story/entertainment/ arts/2018/04/27/cranbrook-graduate-degree-exhibition-openstudios-institute- science-house-ash-arder-conrad-egyir-anna-young-michael-hodges/34329963/