SAVANNAH YOUNG
Savannah was raised in San Clemente, CA, where she attended her first painting class at nine years old at Von Lortz’ Sidestreet Gallery. She continued to study painting under the instruction of Mary Von Lortz, and eventually became her assistant and a teacher to the youth in her painting classes. She later transferred to the Savannah College of Art & Design, where she received a BFA in Painting with a Drawing minor. Now based in Chattanooga, TN, her work explores themes of memory, expression, and theology.
ARTIST STATEMENT
My work is a means of documenting the human experience. It is a record of fleeting thoughts, social observations, moments with loved ones, silent confessions, and the beauty in the mundane. I find myself forgetting these things all too quickly, so I write notes and prose to remember. I photograph the moments I don’t want to forget using film, then sketch or paint them as reminders. Using this process of creation, I explore, ramble, and document. Welcome to my journal.
CURRICULUM VITAE
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2024 Salon Show, Association for Visual Arts, Chattanooga, TN
2024 Elsewhere: Pulling Forth the Invisible, ClearStory Arts Gallery, Chattanooga, TN
2024 The Call is Coming From Inside the House, Alexander Hall, Savannah, GA
2023 Open Online Art Exhibition, Ten Moir Gallery
2023 Teravarna 8th Portrait Exhibition, Los Angeles, CA
2023 Bonche Art Show, Bululu Studios, Savannah, GA
2023 Connections Exhibition, Alexander’s Bistro, Savannah, GA
2023 SCAD Painting Senior Showcase, Alexander Hall, Savannah, GA
2022 Identify Exhibition, The 5hundred21 Art Lounge, Savannah, GA
2022 SCAD Foundation Studies Honors Show, Wallin Hall, Savannah, GA
2022 SCAD Spring Forward Exhibition, Trois Gallery, Atlanta, GA
2022 SCAD Drawing Works Exhibition, Alexander Hall, Savannah, GA
2022 SCAD SketchX Exhibition, Jen Library, Savannah, GA
2021 INTEgrating Artists Exhibition, Founder’s Residence, Anaheim, CA
2019 The Orange County Fair, OC Fair & Events Center, Costa Mesa, CA
2019 AIAIOC: Art Walk, American Institute of Architects Orange County, Newport Beach, CA
2016 Von Lortz Sidestreet Gallery Soirée, San Clemente Art Association Gallery, San Clemente, GA
EDUCATION
2024 BFA Painting Major & Drawing Minor, Savannah College of Art & Design, Savannah, GA
2018-21 Saddleback College, Mission Viejo, CA
WORK EXPERIENCE
2024 Sales Associate & Stand-In Manager, River Gallery, Chattanooga, TN
2023 Marketing Intern, Glaukos Corporation, Aliso Viejo, CA
2022-23 Collaborator, 5Hundred21 Art Lounge, Savannah, GA
2016-21 Studio Assistant & Oil Painting Teacher, Mary Von Lortz Sidestreet Gallery, San Clemente, CA
AWARDS
2021-24 Savannah College of Art & Design: Dean’s List
2023 Honorable Mention, Open Online Art Exhibition, Ten Moir Gallery
2023 Merit Award, Teravarna 8th Portrait Exhibition, Los Angeles, CA
2023 2nd Best in Show, Painting Senior Showcase, Savannah, GA
2022 Adobe Certified Professional in Visual Design using Adobe Photoshop
2022 Best Preparatory & Ideation, SCAD SketchX, Savannah, GA
2022 2nd Place Figure Drawing, SCAD Foundation Studies Honors Show, Savannah, GA
2019-21 Saddleback College: Dean’s List
2019 Honor Award, American Institute of Architects Orange County: Art Walk, Orange County, CA
2019 Blue Ribbon, Orange County Fair, Costa Mesa, CA
2018 People’s Choice Award, Von Lortz Sidestreet Gallery Soirée, San Clemente, CA
COMMISSIONS
2023 Glaukos Corporation Commission, Marketing in Silver, large-scale painting (70x32”), acrylic & silver leaf on canvas
2022 Private Art Commission, Sugar, small-scale painted figurine, acrylic on 3D printed model
2016 Private Art Commission, Brianna, small-scale painting (16x16”), oil on canvas
2015 Private Art Commission, Annie, small-scale painting (12x16”), oil on canvas
COLLABORATIONS
2021 Gene Wilder, INTEgrating Artists, Anaheim, CA (in collaboration with Peter Arrias & several artists)
PUBLICATIONS AS AUTHOR
2021 “Sun,” WALL: Literary Journal
PUBLICATIONS AS ARTIST
2023 “Jessica,” Teravarna, November 22, 2023, www.teravarna.com/winners-gallery
2023 “To My Future Sweetheart No. 1,” Port City Review
2023 “Persephone,” Port City Review
2022 Syd Barrowman, “Identify Fall 2022: 2D,” The 5Hundred21Art Lounge, October 19, 2022,
www.the5hundred21.com/2dselections.html
2020 “Sometimes, You Gotta Do It Yourself,” WALL: Literary Journal