"Her work is soft, serene and subtle. Superbly painted. Fascinating. Even compelling. They appeal to our sensitivity for beauty, to our love for a good story, to our curiosity about those who came before us, those who grew old in cultures older than our own. Given this, Ms. Young’s growing national success is not surprising. Young's works are collected all over the world, from England to Singapore, Hong Kong to Australia. She is also in the permanent collection of the Bowers Museum in Santa Ana, and the Pacific Asia Museum in Pasadena.
— Larry V. Ledoux, writer

Corporate Collections

Agtron, Inc. — Reno, Nevada
Al Porto Chocolates — Geneva, Switzerland
American Savings Bank — Honolulu, Hawaii
ArtDynasty.com — Oakland, California
Aston Park LTD — Connecticut
Barretto Peat Company — New York, New York
Bates Lee Witter — Honolulu, Hawaii
Black Box Collotype — Chicago, Illinois
Ceaco, Inc. — Watertown, Massachusetts
Chinn Accounting Group — San Francisco, California
Costco Corporate Headquarters — Kirkland, Washington
DuBoff Law Group, LLC — Portland, Oregon
Galleria Arts International — Oakland, California
George T, Hall Company — Irvine, California
IBM Corporation — New York, New York
Jane's Group — Los Angeles, California
Jannes Fine Art — Chicago, Illinois
JCA, Inc. — Townsend, Massachusetts
Precision Diamonds — Reno, Nevada
Sunrider Corporation International — Los Angeles, California
The Franklin Mint — Pennsylvania
United Airlines — Chicago, Illinois
Yume Designs — Honolulu, Hawaii

CAROLINE R. YOUNG

In classical Oriental painting, artists approach their work the way pianists in the West might approach the existing compositions of the great masters. Each new painting was a performance that the artist rehearsed for by practicing the performance of earlier painters. Contemporary artist Caroline Young took that wisdom to heart. Her delicate watercolors on silk pay homage to classical Chinese technique called the "delicate style," and the lessons she learned from her mentor, Lam Oi Char. Each is a virtuoso celebration.

"Lam Oi Char changed my life. My mother had encouraged me to paint as a teenager in Hong Kong where I was born and raised. But it was not until I began studying watercolor with Lam Oi Char that I gained the confidence to succeed as an artist, "says Young. From her teacher Caroline Young learned the traditional forms of Chinese art and filled her silken rural landscapes. She chose as her medium Chinese watercolors, acrylic and gouache. Caroline mixes her own colors to achieve unique and vibrant tones, unavailable in commercially prepared paints.

Caroline’s soft, lyrical brush work and graceful composition has earned her critical and popular acclaim. Although her Japanese themes brought her to fame, Young decided to return to Chinese historical subjects. "I wanted to pay homage to my great-grandparents, who immigrated to Hawaii from China, and to commemorate the bicentennial celebration of the first Chinese to arrive in Hawaii."

Caroline Young is currently at work on her most ambitious project to date, the Immortal Twelve Suite. The paintings on silk will depict legends of the twelve signs of the eastern zodiac. This is a major project for the artist which will last for many years, and one which promises to cement Young’s place in the ranks of outstanding contemporary artists in America.

"Art has given me a second chance to learn the essence of my own culture and to discover what it means to be Chinese. I will continue to paint Japanese subjects in the future because so many of my collectors enjoy them so much, and I enjoy doing them. But I will concentrate the main thrust of my artwork on Chinese subjects, such as "The immortal Twelve Suite." When I’m not painting I spend most of my time researching Chinese history, culture, costumes and ornamentation." 

Exhibitions

1989 to Present
The Bowers Museum — Santa Ana, California
Artwork on Permanent Display

1990 to Present
Pasadena Asian Museum — Pasadena, California
Artwork on Permanent Display

1990
San Jose Historical Museum — San Jose, California
Chinese Historical & Cultural Society — Neiman Marcus — Palo Alto, California
Organization of Chinese-American Women — National Chapter

1989 - 1991
Asian American Business League — Los Angeles, California and San Francisco, California

1991 - 2008
Cherry Blossom Festival Exhibition — San Francisco, California

1988 - 2005
New York Art Exposition — New York, New York

1987, 1990 - 2002
Los Angeles Art Exposition — Los Angeles, California

1995
Asian-American Journalists Foundation Show — Waldorf Astoria, New York, New York
Hosted by TV News-Person, Connie Chung

August 18th, 2007
Exclusive Fine Art — Vincent & Irene Chandler — Vallejo, California