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#080 – Drew Young

This week we sit down with Drew Young, Fine Artist and Creative Director from Vancouver, Canada. We talk to Drew about the Vancouver Mural Festival and his roles as an Artistic Director. We also talk about his work, his use of oil and acrylic, and how he keeps things fresh. We also go more in-depth about the importance of using new mediums to keep your work interesting.

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Drew Young

 

Young is an internationally exhibited painter with shows and projects in LA (Thinkspace Gallery), HI (POW!WOW!), SF (Gauntlet Gallery), Denver (Abend Gallery & Mirus Gallery), Tokyo (Amp), London (Rook and Raven), NYC (Re:Form Projects), Bogota (Come Together) and featured by Juxtapoz, Hi-Fructose, Booooooom.com, Supersonic Electronic and BlueCanvas.

His painting accolades have brought him many curatorial and creative director opportunities in recent years. He’s acted as the Visual Arts curator for TedX Vancouver 2014/2015, Skookum 2018 as well as the Founder of Snag — a weekly live-painting exhibition focused on illuminating Vancouver’s alternative arts culture. He currently acts as Curator and Artistic Director for the Vancouver Mural Festival. His consultation and curation efforts have led to thousands of artworks finding their way to collectors’ walls and hundreds of public art projects coming to fruition across the Lower Mainland.

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