Tom Young

Tom Young was born in England in 1973. He studied Fine Art at Norwich School of Art, UK BA (Hons) in Architecture at Newcastle University UK and Istanbul Technical University. He has painted and exhibited across Europe, America, Africa and Asia. He’s recently painting the changing nature of Lebanon, the country which has been his home since 2009. Influenced by an architectural training, he delves into the Beirut’s memory, fusing historical narratives with emotional responses to the present moment.

He often exhibits his work as site specific installations in previously abandoned or damaged places as a way to breathe new life into them. Such projects include Villa Paradiso (2013-17), The Rose House (2014-15), Al Zaher/Dar Al Aytam (2016-17), Grand Hotel Sofar (2018-19), Rayak Train Factory (2019), Beit Beirut (2022), and the current exhibitions‘Revival’ at Hammam Al Jadeed in Saida (2020-24) and his own gallery collection ‘Be/longing 1’ in Gemmayzeh, Beirut (2023-24).

Young combines a painting practice with film-making, archival research, architectural conservation and art therapy for children. He lectures to students at schools and universities, and has collaborated with children through several orphanage, refugee and cancer treatment institutions in Lebanon.

Young’s work has been featured on BBC World, Al Jazeera English and Arabic, Reuters International, LBC International, France 24, TRT World, The Times of London, The Independent, Le Monde, and others.

His work is in numerous private collections around the world, including: Philippe Jabr Collection, Beirut / Sursock Palace, Beirut / Former Prime Minister of Lebanon Tammam Salam / NABU Museum Lebanon / Royal Court of Oman collection / Frick family private collection, New York / Mellon Bank, USA / Former Director of Christie’s Old Masters Department, New York / Olympic Committee Media Collection, Madrid / St Paul’s Cathedral Foundation, London.

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