ABOUT

KAREN YOUNG IS AN ARTIST AND COSTUME DESIGNER BASED IN NEW YORK.

She has worked extensively with world renowned dance companies, choreographers, directors and artists. The breadth of her work has spanned from fine art exhibitions to costumes of many genres of contemporary performance and dance. Amongst others, she has worked with artists Eve Sussman, Matthew Barney, the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Kyle Abraham, Wendy Whelan, The Royal Ballet, and Miami City Ballet, to name a few. She is currently the costume design consultant to the Martha Graham Dance Company during the process of reconstructing all of the costumes of the Graham Repertoire. Young holds a BFA from the Rhode Island School of Design, received a design fellowship from the N.E.A and Theater Communications Group, and was a visiting fellow at London College of Fashion.
Contact: hello@karenyoungcostume.com

Instagram: @karenyoungstudio