Emily Young

Emily Young, Professor Emerita at Portland State University, has a Bachelor of Design degree and a Masters in Art degree
from the University of Florida. Her art specialization is painting and drawing. She is a visual art education specialist
who has taught professionally at all levels (K-12, undergraduate, and graduate school). She is known for her
high quality of teaching. Since 1980 Professor Young has added digital painting to her professional work.
Her current work is mixing traditional art media with the digital media. She is considered a pioneer in digital painting
and has been very successful in this new art form. She has had numerous one person shows and has been included
in many juried exhibitions. Her work is included in collections throughout the United States, Europe, and Korea.

University of Ulsan, Ulsan Korea invitational, 2000
Group show Cataline, South Hazelton, B.C. Canada 1999
One Person Show, Littman Gallery, Portland, Oregon, 1998
University of Ulsan, Ulsan Korea invitational, Purchase Award, summer 1997
Computer Graphic Art Invitational, Mt. Hood Community College Art Gallery, 1997 first prize award
One Person Show, White Gallery, Portland, Oregon, 1996
Show, Computer Art—Start in a New Dimension, The Forum, Gutersloh, Germany 12/93–94
      (invited to show as one of thirty of the most important computer artists of the world)
One Person Show, ABACI Gallery, Portland, Oregon, 1993
Sitka center for art and ecology invitational, Portland, Oregon, 1993, 1994,1995, 1996
Portland Art Museum, Gorden Gilkey Print Center, five prints chosen for permanent collection, 1993
University of Oregon Continuation Center, Portland location, One Person Show, October–December, 1992
Prix Ars Electronica, slide and video show, 1989, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, Linz, Austria.
Computer Graphic Art Invitational, Mt. Hood Community College Art Gallery, 1989, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96
OAEA Invitational, Eastern Oregon State College, October–November 1992
Brigham City Museum, Computer Art From The Western States, 1992
University of Oregon Continuation Center Computer Art Invitational, 1989, 1990, 1992
Interface: Art and Computer, Park Avenue Atrium Gallery, New York City, 1991
3rd Annual Hawaiian Computer Art Exhibition, Honolulu, Hawaii, 1991
One Person Show, Powell’s Technical Books Gallery, Portland, Oregon, 1991
One Person Show, ABACI Gallery, Portland, Oregon, 1990
University of Oregon, 7th Annual and 8th Annual Computer Graphics Invitational, 1989, 1990
The Oregon Art Community Invitational, Oregon Historical Society, 1990
Computer Graphic Art Invitational, The Artists’ Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico, 1990
ABACI Gallery of Computer Art Invitational, 1989
ABACI Gallery of Computer Art One Person Show, 1989
ABACI Gallery of Computer Art Traveling Exhibit, 1989
Oregon Graduate Center Computer Graphics Invitational, 1989
Oregon State University West Gallery, Computer Painting, 1989
Portland Cable Access Computer Graphics Show, 1989
Gallery 299, Portland State University, Computer Art Exhibit, 1989
University of Oregon, Computer Graphics International Touring Invitational, 1989–1992