Austin Young

For the politician, see Austin H. Young.

Austin Young (born April 12, 1966) is an American photographer, film maker and new media artist based in Los Angeles, known for both celebrity portraits and documentation of sub and trans culture. Young is co-founder of Fallen Fruit, an art collective that uses fruit as a common denominator for public engagement and collaboration.^[1][2]

Austin Young
Young in 2014
Born	(1966-04-12) April 12, 1966 (age 56) Reno, Nevada, U.S.
Occupation(s)	fine art photography Video artist Installation artist New media arts

Career

Since 1985, Young has been documenting pop, sub, and trans culture while playing with the themes of camp (style), celebrity, gender and identity through portrait photography and film.^[3][4][5]

Young is one of the creators of the open-source Tranimal Workshop events, launched in 2009 at Machine Project in Los Angeles. The concept of the Tranimal Workshop was a collaboration among Young, Squeaky Blonde and Fade-Dra, with the participation of Mathu Andersen, Jer Ber Jones, Andrew Marlin, and others.^{[citation needed]}

Young's solo art exhibit “YOUR FACE HERE” took place on January 29, 2011 at Pop tART Gallery. Young established his art studio for a five-week residency at Pop tART Gallery in Los Angeles.^[6][7]

Features and shorts

Young's film projects include:

Year	Title	Type	Notes
	Hadda Brooks: Queen of the Boogie	Feature Film	Co-director with Barry Pett
	TBD, The Musical	Feature Film, Musical	Creator, Director
	The Worm		Concept by Austin Young
	Queen Please		with Margaret Cho, Vaginal Davis and Jackie Beat
	Fish Power	Short	with Margaret Cho and Selene Luna and Johnny Smith
	The Stroke		Co-directed with Barry Pett, Princess Kennedy
	Portrait of the Infamous Boom Boom		Director
	Portrait of Selene Luna		Director

References

1. "Fallen Fruit". Fallen Fruit. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
2. Brown, Patricia Leigh (11 May 2013). "Tasty, and Subversive, Too". New York Times. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
3. Wolfson, Julie (30 April 2009). . LAist.com. Archived from the original on 30 September 2015. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
4. Young, Austin. . Austin Young. Archived from the original on 11 July 2015. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
5. Mac, Amos (3 January 2011). "Need to Know: Austin Young". Out Magazine. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
6. Yury, Carrie (23 April 2011). "Austin Young's 'Your Face Here': An Artist's Encounter With Vanity, Celebrity, & Nudity". Huffington Post. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
7. Laden, Tanja M. (29 January 2011). . Flavorpill. Archived from the original on 4 October 2012. Retrieved 20 June 2015.

External links

• Official website