About Anna
BIO.
Anna E. Young is a fine art photographer 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 works full-time at the Massillon Museum as administrative assistant and social media manager and is the MassMusings podcast producer. She is also an assistant lecturer at the University of Akron, Myers School of Art in the 2D Design department. In her free time, she creates photographs, prints, and silicone sculptures revolving around contemporary social issues, body dysmorphia, 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, University of Akron, Myers School of Art, Akron, OH
Honors and Awards:
2024 – Arts Alive IDEA Leader Award, KINK Contemporary, Summit Artspace
2023 – Visual Communication Gold Award, Massillon Museum-“90th Anniversary Logo/Brand Packaging,” Ohio Museums
Association
2021 – Visual Communication Honorable Mention, Massillon Museum - “MassMusings Podcast,” Ohio Museums Association
Professional Service:
2023 – Professional juror for FAVA’s National Juried Biennial Photography Show, Oberlin, OH
Professional juror for the Groundhog Show, Portage Lakes, OH
Professional Memberships:
2024 – Akron Soul Train, Akron, OH
ROY G BIV Gallery, Columbus, OH
2022 to 2024 – CAN Journal, Cleveland, OH
2012 to 2014 – Folk Photography Association
Exhibition History
Group Exhibitions:
2024 – Members’ Show, Akron Soul Train, Akron, OH
SH’BANG FEST, Hildebrant Artist Collective, Cleveland, OH
FRESH, Summit Artspace, Akron, OH; Juror: Pita Brooks
2023 – BAZAARBEQUE VOL. 10, Group exhibition, KINK Contemporary, Cleveland, OH
FRESH, Summit Artspace, Akron, OH; Juror: Michael Gill
2021 – Photography by Supporters of Relay for Life, Massillon Museum, Massillon, OH
2020 – Boschian Beautifully Bizarre, Juror: Kat Wentz, 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 VOL. 5, Forum Artspace, Cleveland, OH
Under Pressure, Honors Complex, University of Akron, Akron, OH; Curator: Hui Chu Ying
2013 – Zygote Press 4U, Zygote Press, Cleveland, OH
2012 – Folk Photography Association Exhibition, Projects Gallery, Myers School of Art, University of Akron, Akron, OH
Solo Exhibitions:
2014 – Life In Progress, Palladian Palette, Akron, OH
Press/Bibliography:
2022 – Michael Gill, “A new KINK on Waterloo,” CAN Journal, June 1, 2022, http://canjournal.org/2022/06/a-new-kink-on-waterloo/.
2021 – Marla Ridenour, “‘A hometown hero': Small businesses laud Cavs' Larry Nance Jr. for pandemic support,” Akron Beacon Journal, July 6, 2021, https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/sports/pro/cavs/2021/07/06/cleveland-cavaliers-larry-nance-charity-covid-pandemic-aid/7827604002/.
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/.