Hamish Young's autoethnographic work is concerned with formalising ‘in between’ spaces drawing on feelings associated with loss and abandonment from his childhood experiences. He has cultivated a schism in his art practice that manifests in crossing the boundary of sculpture and drawing, objects or materials being removed from one place and placed in another and subject matter of physical spaces that are between states. Through allusions his work triggers metaphors and personal associations, which allow the viewer to contemplate ambivalence.

Hamish Young (b. 1972, Rotherham, UK)  studied Sculpture at the Royal College of Art (1996-1998) and became a Royal West of England Academician in 2021. His work is held in the Victoria & Albert Museum and private collections. He was the overall winner of the Visual Arts Open (2019).

Recent group exhibitions include: A Closer Look, Drawing Projects UK, Trowbridge (2021); Wells Art Contemporary Installations, Wells Cathedral (2021); RWA 168 Annual Open Exhibition, Bristol (2021); Royal Academy of Arts Summer Exhibition, London (2020); New Light Prize Exhibition and Tour (2020); Visual Art Open,  Chester (2019); ING Discerning Eye, The Mall Galleries, London (2019); RWA 167 Annual Open Exhibition, Bristol (2019); Draw Art Fair, Saatchi Gallery, London (2019); RWA Sculpture Open Exhibition, Bristol (2019); ING Discerning Eye, The Mall Galleries, London (2018); RWA 166 Annual Open Exhibition, Bristol (2018);Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize and tour (2018).