"From swathes of her own paintings to pieces of reclaimed or recycled fabrics or found canvases, as well as sourcing her own pigments and dyes from nature, Young carefully crops and sews together otherwise seemingly disparate materials into wholly new compositions. Set into natural wood frames, the material nature of Young's work illuminates her longstanding exploration of environmentalism. The climate impact of creative practices is often overlooked and left uninterrogated, but for Young it is situated at the heart of her practice."
"Employing a diverse array of materials, Young's work also engages with themes of nostalgia and memory. Kostuik remarked that collectors of her work have commented on how certain pieces of fabric or patterns conjured memories of their grandmother's scarf, mother's sofa from childhood, or other materially based remembrances. By using found and recycled fabrics, Young essentially creates open-ended opportunities for viewers to connect their own personal histories to the work."
Nicole Young produces works that blur painting and textile collage, resisting simple categorization while drawing on Color Field and geometric abstraction influences. Gallery representation began with Kostuik Gallery in November 2025, and collectors note affinities with mid-20th-century minimalism and soak-stained painting. Young assembles painted swathes, found canvases and recycled fabrics, and sources pigments from nature, cropping and sewing disparate materials into framed compositions. Material choices foreground environmentalism and position the climate impact of making at the center of practice. The use of found textiles also invokes nostalgia, enabling viewers to connect personal memories to the work.
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