Based in Beirut and London, artist Tom Young's architectural training, BA(Hons) Architectural Studies, Newcastle University, informs his interest in light and space. Interested in blurring the boundaries between realism and abstraction, Young explores symbolism, memories, history, resilience of the human spirit in the face of adversity.
Young often exhibits his work as site specific installations which grow from the buildings he works in, transforming abandoned spaces into living centers of creativity, preserving heritage and memory.
Tom Young has widely exhibited, including: at Oxo Tower Gallery, South Bank, London (2000); at Gallery 54, Mayfair, London (2002); with with St'art Gallery at New York (Armoury), Dublin, Glasgow and Chelsea Art Fairs (2003); at 'Cityworks', Artbank Gallery, Clerkenwell, London (2004); exhibition 'I Love Beirut', Adam Street Club, the Strand, London (2006); exhibition 'Moods of London', West Eleven Gallery, Notting Hill, London (2006); exhibition 'The Thames', Russell Gallery, London (2008); exhibition about Lebanon 'Resilient Spirit', Indar Pasricha Fine Art, London (2008); exhibition 'Road to Damascus' series of paintings at St Pauls Cathedral 300 year anniversary exhibition, St Pauls, London, (2010); exhibition of landscapes at Gabala International Art Exhibition, Azerbaijan. (2011); exhibition 'Fairground' at British Embassy Residence, Lebanon in aid of SOS Children's Villages, Lebanon (2013); exhibition At The Rose House in Beirut- transforming an iconic empty mansion in Beirut into an exhibition venue and cultural center for 3 months, (2014); exhibition Spectrum at British Embassy Residence, Lebanon, (2016); exhibition of artworks, installations and partial renovation of Sofar Grand Hotel,Lebanon, (2018); with the British Embassy in aid of Rebecca Dykes Foundation in Lebanon and Royal Opera Arcade Gallery,London, (2018); Revival at Hammam Al Jadeed, Saida Old Souq, Lebanon, (2020); Exhibitions about the Lebanese Protest Movement 'Thawra' at Beit Beirut, Janine Rubeiz Gallery and ArtScene Gallery (@392Rmeil393, Beirut), (2020); Belonging II, Marie Jose Gallery (2024).
Tom Young has taught several art workshops including in at SOS Children's villages, Lebanon, and art and music workshops at Al Kamandjati School, Bourj al Barajneh Refugee Camp, Beirut in 2011, and in 2016 art workshops with the children of Dar Al Aytam orphanage at Al Zaher, Zarif, Beirut Young was commissioned in 2012 to paint the Olympic Broadcasting Services Building, London Olympic Village. 300 signed prints of the painting presented to heads of the world's media at Games Opening Ceremony. He also collaborated on a live art performance about the Royal Jubilee River Pageant from roof of City of Westminster School, London. Has participated in symposium Al Asmakh International Art Symposium in Doha, Qatar.
Harrell Fletcher is an artist and writer living in Portland, Oregon. He has worked on a variety of socially engaged art projects over the last twenty-five years.
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David Tovey is an Internationally award winning artist, educator and activist who works in a range of media. He is a photographer, painter as well as an installation artist and performance-maker. At the heart of David's practice is raising awareness about the social issues he tackles. David has exhibited internationally in locations such as the Atsa Festival Montreal, Kunsthall Stavern Norway, Tate Modern and Tate Liverpool and he is also the founder of the UK’s first One Festival of Homeless Arts, known today as One Roof: Festival of Homeless Arts. He speaks regularly at housing and homelessness events and teaches art to people experiencing homelessness at Passage House. His Man on Bench performances have earned him significant acclaim and have taken place on the pavement of the London's Southbank, The Mayfield Depot Manchester and the halls of Tate Exchange.
David is Co-Director at Arts & Homelessness International. Is the Patron of The Gem Programme, Is a Trustee at Unlimited, a Big Issue Change maker 2019 and a Core group member of the Museum of Homelessness.
Reyes (b. 1972, Mexico City) lives and works in Mexico City. He studied architecture at the Ibero-American University in Mexico City. Solo exhibitions have been held with SITE Santa Fe, NM, USA (2023); MARTa Herford, Herford, Germany (2022); Museum of Contemporary Art of Monterrey, Monterrey, Mexico (2022); MAAT, Lisbon, Portugal (2021); Museum Tinguely, Basel, Switzerland (2020); SCAD, Georgia, USA (2019); Creative Time, New York, USA (2016); Dallas Contemporary, TX, USA (2016); La Tallera, Cuernavaca, Mexico (2016); Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, CA, USA (2015); ICA, Miami, FL, USA (2014); The Power Plant, Toronto, Canada (2014); Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, MN, USA (2011); Guggenheim Museum, New York, NY, USA (2011); CCA Kitakyushu, Japan (2009); Bass Museum, Miami, FL, USA (2008;) and San Francisco Art Institute, CA, USA (2008). Reyes has participated in group exhibitions at the 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa, Japan (2015); The National Museum of XXI Century Arts (MAXXI), Rome (2015); Beijing Biennale, China (2014); Whitechapel Gallery, London, UK (2013); dOCUMENTA (13), Kassel, Germany (2012); Liverpool Biennial, UK (2012); Gwangju Biennial, South Korea (2012); Lyon Biennale, France (2009); and the 50th Venice Biennale, Italy (2003). In Fall 2016, Reyes served as the inaugural Dasha Zhukova Distinguished Visiting Artist at MIT Center for Art, Science & Technology (CAST) at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Richard Bell (b. 1953) lives and works in Brisbane, Australia. He works across a variety of media including painting, installation, performance and video. One of Australia’s most significant artists, Bell’s work explores the complex artistic and political problems of Western, colonial and Indigenous art production. In 2015, Bell was a finalist in the Archibald Prize, presented a collaborative exhibition of new work with Emory Douglas at Milani Gallery, and exhibited his major work Embassy 2013-ongoing as part of Performa 15, New York City and the 16th Jakarta Biennale, curated by Charles Esche. Bell also premiered a body of new work as part of the Queensland Art Gallery/Gallery of Modern Art’s 8th Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art, Brisbane. In 2016, BELL invites… an exhibition of Bell and work by friends and collaborators opened at the Stedelijk Museum SMBA, Amsterdam. Bell also presented Embassy as part of the 20th Biennale of Sydney, curated by Stephanie Rosenthal, and premiered a new sculptural commission in Sonsbeek 2016 at the Dutch Art Institute in Arnhem, Netherlands. In 2020, Bell had a solo presentation at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney. In 2022 Bell presented major works at documenta fifteen, Kassel, Germany; a solo presentation at the Castello di Rivoli Museo d’Arte Contemporanea, Torino, Italy with a solo project conceived as part of ESPRESSIONI CON FRAZIONI and a new body of work for RELINKING at the Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven. In 2023 Bell presented his major work Embassy (2013–ongoing) at Tate Modern, London.