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 Penny Young is a sculptor, poet and arts educator. Her practice includes paper and ceramic sculpture, installation, drawing and kinetic works. Ms. Young graduated from the University of California Santa Barbara, and received her M.F.A. from California State University Northridge. Penny has been an artist-in-residence at Mt. St. Mary’s College in Santa Monica, California and at the Armory Center for the Arts in Pasadena, California. She was the Chairman of the Art in Public Places Committee for the City of Burbank, and consulted on set as an artist and prop-maker for Hungry Man Productions and the HBO Series Six Feet Under. She has taught at California State University Long Beach and Northridge, the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts and Inner-City Arts in downtown Los Angeles. At Wonderland Avenue Elementary, Penny worked as a Coordinator for parent volunteers teaching art. From 1999 to 2010 she successfully owned and managed Weesner Studios with artist Keith Weesner. Weesner Studios specializes in both commercial and original low-brow art work and is an integral part of an international network. Penny currently lives and works in the Los Angeles area creating large-scale paper mache objects, ink drawings and writing poetry.  EDUCATION M.F.A., California State University, Northridge, CA B.A., University of California, Santa Barbara, CA SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS 2010 CONTORTION, Gas Company Lofts, Los Angeles, CA SCULPTURE IN L.A., Myopic Secret, Mt. St. Mary’s College, Santa Monica, CA 2005 LANGUAGE OF CHAOS, Gallery 825, Hollywood, CA. CLERICAL VORTEX, MFA Thesis Show, West Gallery, California State University Northridge, CA. 2004 MEMORY LOST AND FOUND, Los Angeles Psychoanalytic Institute, Los Angeles, CA. RE-ISSUE, Library Card Installation, Los Angeles Public Library, Northridge, CA. 2003 VOLUPTUOUS & VOLUMINOUS, 4-DOORS Space, California State University Northridge, CA. 2002 TELEGRAPH LINES, 4-DOORS Space, California State University Northridge, Northridge, CA. ORDER IN SMALL DOSES, COMA Gallery, California State University Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA COMBINED FORMS, COMA Gallery, California State University Los Angeles, Los Angeles,CA. SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS 2011 PERSONIFIMOTION, Mt. San Antonio College, Pomona, CA BUSYWORK: Sculpture & Installation, Paper & Process, Sacramento City College, Sacramento, CA 2010 inSCRIPTion, Cerritos College, Cerritos, CA TARFEST, Korean Cultural Center, Los Angeles, CA PAPER TRAIL, Happy, Hollywood, CA WELL-VERSED, 2nd City Council Art Gallery, Long Beach, CA 8th Annual Art Auction Benefit, Center for the Arts, Eagle Rock, Eagle Rock, CA 2009 AURORA, Gallery 825, West Hollywod, CA PLENTY, Happy, Hollywood, CA GEM, Gallery 825, West Hollywood, CA 2008 AUDACITY OF ROPE, Gatov Gallery, Cal State Long Beach, Long Beach, CA ARTORETUM, Sculpture Walk, Neutra House, Sioux City, Iowa HOKUM, Gallery 825, West Hollywood, CA 2007 WORKS ON PAPER, The Brewery Arts Complex, Los Angeles, CA 2005 WALL WORKS, LA ARTCORE’S 22nd Annual Juried Competition. Juror: Jay Belloli. Los Angeles, CA. ON SITE AT THE GATE ‘93, Annual Juried Exhibition. Juror: Lynn Zelevansky. Angel’s Gate Cultural Center, San Pedro, CA. 2004 OPEN CALL L.A. 2004, Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery, Barnsdall, Hollywood, CA. RUSTIC AND URBANE, Invitational, East Gallery, Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, CA. 50/50 SHOW, Gallery 825, Juried Members Exhibition. Hollywood, CA. TAKING MEASURE II, Juried Exhibition. Juror: Michel Conroy, Jingdezhen Sanbao Ceramic Art Institute,Jingdezhen, China. ANNUAL STUDENT ART EXHIBITION, Juried Exhibition. Juror: Jay Belloli, Mary Bruce and Michael McMillen, CSUN Art Galleries, Northridge, CA. FOUND OBJECT, ASSEMBLAGE, Juried Exhibition. Juror: George Herms, Long Beach Arts, CA. 2003 $200 TAKES ANY PIECE, Invitational, Andrewshire Gallery, Group Exhibition, Los Angeles, CA. PETITE WORKS, Juried Members Exhibition, Gallery 825, Bergamot Satellite, Santa Monica, CA. Inner-City Arts Annual Gala Dinner, Invitational, Beverly Hills, CA. TOUCH, Fiber Art Invitational, Cal State University Long Beach, Long Beach,CA. PAPERWORKS, Juried Exhibition, Juror: Joan Hugo, Long Beach Arts, Long Beach, CA. PLUCK, Invitational. Studio Channel Islands Art Center at CSUCI, Camarillo, CA. NCECA, Regional Juried Student Exhibition. San Diego State University Gallery, San Diego, CA. 2002 SECOND GENERATIONS, Group Collaborative Exhibition. Eagle Rock Cultural Center, CA. GRADUATE SCULPTURE SHOW. COMA Gallery, California State University L.A., Los Angeles,CA. 2000 LUMINEA NATURA, Invitational. I-FIVE Gallery, The Brewery Arts Complex, Los Angeles, CA. Inner-City Arts Annual Gala Dinner, Invitational. Beverly Hills, CA. 1999 ABSTRACTION 9T9, National Juried Exhibition. Juror: Larry Bradshaw. Period Gallery, Omaha, NE. MA ART SPACE JUNE SHOW, Invitational. MA Art Space, East Los Angeles, CA. $99 SALE, Invitational. Miller/Durazo Gallery, Los Angeles, CA. Inner-City Arts Annual Gala Dinner, Invitational. Beverly Hills, CA. PRESIDENT’S SHOW, American Ceramics Society - Design Chapter, Members Exhibition. Judson Gallery, Los Angeles, CA. BIBLIOGRAPHY RUBY ART, On Line Magazine, http://www.ruby-mag.com.ar, Issue #33, Argentina. TAKING MEASURE II catalogue, Jingdezhen Sanbao Ceramic Art Institute, Jingdezhen, China. AWARDS 2004 Best in Show, Floating Stomach, CSUN Art Galleries, Annual Student Art Exhibition. 2003 Third Place, SLITS IN PAPER, Long Beach Arts, Paperworks Exhibition. 1999 Honorable Mention, DREAM, American Ceramics Society President’s Show. 1993 Third Place, FREEWAY BOX, Long Beach Arts, “908” Exhibition. PRIVATE COLLECTIONS Mal and Ellen Hoffs, Santa Monica, CA Michael Maltzan, Los Angeles, CA Kevin and Erica Reid, Los Angeles, CA Ron and Iva Rifkin, Los Angeles, CA ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE 2008-2009 CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY LONG BEACH, Long Beach, CA. Adjunct Faculty, Fiber Sculpture. 2005-2006 LOS ANGELES COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL OF THE ARTS, Los Angeles, CA. Sculpture Instructor. WONDERLAND AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, Los Angeles, CA. Arts Cadre Coordinator. 2004 CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY NORTHRIDGE, Northridge, CA. Adjunct Faculty, Art 100. CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY NORTHRIDGE, Teaching Assistant, Art Education, Sculpture. 2002-2003 CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY NORTHRIDGE, Teaching Assistant, Ceramics, Sculpture. 2001-2002 THE SYCAMORES, Pasadena, CA. Ceramics Instructor. 1997-2001 INNER-CITY ARTS, Los Angeles, CA. Full Time Ceramics Instructor. LECTURES and WORKSHOPS 2008 Ceramics and Senior Projects, Mt. St. Mary’s College, Santa Monica, CA. California State University Northridge, Public Art, Northridge, CA. 2007 Sacramento City College, Three Dimensional Design, Sacramento, CA. California State University Long Beach, Senior Projects in Fiber, Long Beach, CA. California State University Northridge, Public Art, Northridge, CA. 2005 California State University Northridge, Senior Projects, Northridge, CA. El Camino College, Sculpture Department, Torrance, CA. 2001 Inner-City Arts, LAUSD Teachers as Artists Workshop, Los Angeles, CA. ADDITIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE 1999-2010 Owner and Manager, WEESNER STUDIOS, Burbank, CA. www.keithweesner.com 2008 Artist in Residence, Mt. St. Mary’s College, Santa Monica, CA Art In Public Places Committee Chairperson, CITY OF BURBANK, Burbank, CA 2005 Artist in Residence, ARMORY CENTER FOR THE ARTS, Pasadena, CA Art In Public Places Committee Secretary, CITY OF BURBANK, Burbank, CA 2004 On Set Ceramics Consultant, HUNGRY MAN PRODUCTIONS, Dir: Bryan Buckley, Hollywood, CA Propmaker, SIX FEET UNDER, HBO Series, Hollywood, CA Art In Public Places Committee Member, CITY OF BURBANK, Burbank, CA 2003 Prop-maker, SIX FEET UNDER, HBO Series, Hollywood, CA 2002 Prop-maker and on set Ceramics Consultant, SIX FEET UNDER, Hollywood, CA Art Gallery Intern, GALLERY 2211_SOLWAY JONES, Los Angeles, CA
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