Katherine B. Young, MD, MFA fell in love with the ocean when she was a small child.  She spent a lot of time on the water before going to medical school to train in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 

After working for 10 years as a plastic surgeon in San Francisco, she fulfilled her dream of becoming a full time artist.  She specializes in drawing and painting vast spaces of ocean and sky. Her work has won numerous awards and has been exhibited and collected throughout the United States. 

She became very concerned about ocean plastic several years ago and is currently working on new artworks to address it.

In addition to creating Aquaria of the Plastocene and other projects, she recently studied Circular Economy at UC Berkeley so she can be a better advocate for the ocean.

She lives in San Francisco with her husband and daughter.

You can see more of her artwork on her website kbyoung.com

She is currently represented by the following galleries: HANG ART in San Francisco, Claire Carino Contemporary in Boston, and The Gallery at Tree’s Place in Cape Cod.