Catherine Sarah Young
楊 佳 仁

Catherine is an artist, scientist, designer, explorer, and writer whose work primarily explores human perception and its relationships to memory, creativity, and play. She received her degree in molecular biology and biotechnology from Manila, fine art education from Barcelona, and was a Fulbright scholar who obtained her MFA in Interaction Design from the School of Visual Arts in New York. As a poet, she has read her work at the Poetry Brothel of Barcelona and New York City’s Bowery Poetry Club. She was a correspondent for the Philippine Daily Inquirer for six years. Her work combines the arts and the sciences to create stories, objects, and experiences that facilitate wonder and human connection. She has spoken widely about her work in various conferences, lectures, workshops, and museums.

She is currently an artist-in-residence at The National Art Studio of Korea.

When she’s not making, she would be doing any of the following:
a) taekwondo
b) hip hop
c) taekwondo

@catherineyoung
theperceptionalist@gmail.com

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VIDEO INTRODUCTION

Artist Introduction: The Perceptionalist from Catherine Young on Vimeo.

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RECENT TALKS, WORKSHOPS, PROJECT DEMONSTRATIONS

• International Sculpture Festa, Hangaram Art Museum, Seoul Arts Center, 5 May 2013
• National Art Studio of Korea, Changdong, High School Docent Program, 23 February 2013, Seoul
• Museo Pambata (Children’s Museum), 1 December 2012, Manila
• The Mind Museum, 23 September 2012, Manila
• TEDxNewHaven, 28 April 2012, Yale University
• School of Visual Arts, IN/VISION MFA Interaction Design Festival,
12 May 2012, New York
• Intrepid Museum, February 2012, New York

EDUCATION

2012 MFA Interaction Design, School of Visual Arts, New York
2010 International Art Workshop / Diploma in Contemporary Art, Metafora, Tallers d’Art i Artteràpia, Barcelona
2005-2007 Weill Graduate School of Medical Sciences of Cornell University, New York
2007 Comics and Sequential Art course, The Art Students League of New York
2005  BS Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, University of the Philippines, Manila
2001 Photography course, University of the Philippines, Film Center

AWARDS

2013 Asia-Pacific Fellowship, The National Art Studio of Korea, Changdong
2012 School of Visual Arts Alumni Society scholarship
2010 Fulbright scholarship to undertake MFA in Interaction Design at SVA
2005 Weill Graduate School of Medical Sciences of Cornell University scholarship
2005 Magna cum laude, University of the Philippines, B.S Molecular Biology and Biotechnology
2005 Best thesis, University of the Philippines, National Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology
2001 First Place and People’s Choice Award, Ateneo de Manila University Photography Competition

EXHIBITIONS, PERFORMANCES, EXPLORATIONS

2013
• International Sculpture Festa 2013, Hangaram Art Museum, Seoul Arts Center
• Savina Museum of Contemporary Art, Seoul

2012
• The Mind Museum, Manila
• IN/VISION The MFA Interaction Design Festival Exhibition, School of Visual Arts, New York
• The Bowery Poetry Club New York

2011
• New York Poetry Festival
• The Poetry Brothel New York
• Rorsketch, New York, rorsketch.com
• DrawHappy, Reykjavik, drawhappy.org

2010
• Prostíbulo Poético Barcelona
• Metafora End –of-Year Exhibition, Barcelona
• In Vitro, Untitled BCN Gallery, Barcelona
• Prostíbulo Poético Barcelona
• Prostíbulo Poético Barcelona

2009
• Prostíbulo Poético Barcelona
• Des de Fora (From the Outside), Barcelona
• Expressa’t, Badalona, Barcelona
• M33&1: Metafora Winter Exhibition, Ambit Dona, Barcelona
• Conocer Antes de Juzgar (Know Before You Judge), HIV/AIDS Exhibition, Barcelona

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2001-present Independent artist, designer, and writer
2001-present Correspondent / contributor, Philippine Daily Inquirer
2010-2012 Graduate teaching assistant, Introduction to Cybernetics and the Design of Systems and Entrepreneurial Design, School of Visual Arts, New York
2011 Design and research intern, American Museum of Natural History, Department of Exhibition and Interactives, New York
2011 Cybernetics / systems design intern, Dubberly Design Office and Cybernetic Lifestyles, New York
2009-2011 Poet / performer, The Poetry Brothels, Barcelona and New York
2005-2007 Research assistant, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York

Languages
English, Filipino, Spanish, Mandarin, Hokkien

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