Caroline McKissick Young, Visual Artist
My intention as a painter of abstract art is to share a sense of wonder, curiosity, and joy with the viewer.
Color is a key component along with the interaction of shape, line and space. My work often reveals suggestions of animal and human figures that allow the viewer to imagine and create their own stories. I am painting mine: my fascination with mystery, nature, spirituality, wilderness, wild things and places. The untouched ~ the places I long to roam.
I travel as I paint.
Intuition guides my decisions resulting in a freedom of expression and a sense of being in flow. This is a beautiful state of focus and enjoyment and excitement around the act of painting. It has a meditative quality as time passes without notice.​
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Brian Rutenberg, one of my many favorite artists,expresses it this way: “ Art happens when the intellectual and visceral collide head on at 200mph; when thinking and feeling smash so violently into one another that they fuse into a third thing.”
Painting is a process of exploration and discovery.
It allows me to remain a student, always
experimenting, not attached to the outcome. I am often very surprised at what shows up. The freedom to explore and embrace a childlike sense of wonder is essential. Michael Mew said, “ The meaning of a piece often becomes apparent only in the end. It’s like finding a secret message that you unknowingly sent yourself.” I consider the process of making art a conversation with the universe.
Curriculum Vitae
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology
Emory University, Atlanta, GA
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2001
Fine Arts Program in Fine Art
Sandhills Community College
Southern Pines, NC
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2004
Classical Design
The Academy of Classical Design
Southern Pines, NC
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Photography
Santa Fe Photography Workshops
Santa Fe, NM
WORKSHOPS & MENTORING
Lisa Pressman (New Jersey)
Larry Moore (Charleston, SC)
GALLERIES
Tendoy Fine Art Gallery
Dillon, MT
Greyman Gallery
Pawley's Island, SC
SHOWS
Mirrorball Art Gallery (Dec 2025)
Tryon, NC
Art Council of Moore County
Southern Pines, NC
Upstairs Art Gallery
Tryon, NC
Sweetwater Coffee Shop
Dillon, MT
JURIED SHOWS
The Painting Center
New York, NY
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Jones Gallery
Kansas City, MO
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Bozeman Library Art Show
Bozeman, MT
Spartanburg Library Art Show
Spartanburg, SC
Grace Art Gallery
Mills River, NC
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