Angie Young in the News

Angie Young in the San Jose Mercury News

This is a scan of the newspaper article. The San Jose Mercury News inadvertently ran a photo from a different article here, so this image has the artwork the text talks about photoshopped in. The artwork Got Recycling? A/C Photo of Angie and the artwork on one of the recycling bins. This photo wasn't part of the story, but it shows what things look like.

Not just recycling containers - art! Designs aim to keep trash out of bins By Nora Villagran Mercury News If a cute dairy cow and a trio of birds can recycle plastic and glass items, then people can, too. This was the idea behind Angie Young's whimsical painting for the redesigned recycling containers in downtown Morgan Hill. Entitled "Got Recycling?" - the illustration shows "Bessie the Cow dropping recyclables into the container with help from her winged pals in Morgan Hill," says Young, 42, a local artist and writer. "Their message: 'You humans don't have a clue how to recycle. Drop it right!'" The redesign of the downtown bins is a special project of the 2005 class of Leadership Morgan Hill, in conjunction with South Valley Disposal and Recycling and the city of Morgan Hill. Leadership Morgan Hill is a training and development program that encourages people to become city leaders through participation, volunteerism, commitment, and education - along with the selection of a group project. "You don't graduate from leadership - you graduate into leadership," says Alex Kennett, 58, a Morgan Hill business consultant and one of the 22 class members who worked on the project. The class spend nine months learning "how the system works," says Kennett, director of Santa Clara County Open Space Authority. ""'The system' being government, agencies, education, the public sector - processes that make things tick in the community," he says. "We're exposed to who's who in the zoo. Then we choose a project to work on." They chose to focus on recycling after discovering that the recycling containers along Monterey Road were used more for garbage than for recycling. "Walking past the recycling containers, it was easy to see the problem," he says. "They looked just like the trash containers. The solution was simply a matter of making the recycling containers look different." Nicknamed "Drop It Right," the project called for the beige concrete containers to be cleaned, painted green and outfitted with new lids for recyclable bottles and cans. Turning the containers into public art by local artists added to the project's message that "it's up to all of us to care for the environment for future generations," says class member Elyzabeth Perrier, who worked with the artists. Media Arts Group Inc., in Morgan Hill, publisher and distributor of the work of artist Thomas Kinkade, donated reproduction services of the paintings by Young and artists Mary Hiller, Tom King, Kayla Cromer, Satu Viitanen. Each work of art adorns three of the 15 containers, so passersby can spot Young's illustration reproduced on three of the bins along Monterey Road. "Angie's artwork appeals to the young and the young at heart," says Perrier, 36, owner of X-logic in Morgan Hill. "She cleverly combined elements of our town by painting Morgan Hill's landmark El Toro" mountain, "underscoring our agricultural heritage through the recycling cow, encouraging us to recycle responsibly." Young says, "I wanted to paint something that didn't make people feel they were being lectured to. "What popped into my head was happy birds like sun-kissed oranges and a black-and-white cow recycling in front of a cheerful blue sky, on a sunny day in Morgan Hill." Contact Nora Villagran at nvillagran@mercurynews.com or (408) 920-5909

Angie Young in the Morgan Hill Times

March 14, 2008 - Anouncement of Angie's art show at Lojart Gallery

An announcement of Angie Young's art show at the Lojart Gallery which appeared in the Morgan Hill Times Local artist hosts reception Artist Angie Young will unveil her latest works depicting life in absurd colors and zany scenarios from 6-9 p.m. at Lojart Gallery in Morgan Hill, 35 East First Street, Suite B, near Monterey Road. The public will get an up-close look at Young's artwork and enjoy food, games, and prizes. Young began her art business customizing T-shirts with a humorous cartoon theme for individuals and organizations. Young's work has appeared in regional publications. Private collectors and public organizations own her artwork in the United States and abroad. Details: to www.lojart.com or (408) 779-8907 Here is a link to the blog entry for the show

July 7, 2007 - Angie is credited in an article

Angie Young did the artwork for "The Run for the Stinkin' Roses" T-shirts. This event was a 5K/10K race in Gilroy California, the garlic capitol of the world. The Morgan Hill Times covered the race and credited Angie as the artist who did the T-shirts. The date was 777.

T-shirt art by artist Angie Young

	Angie was quoted extensively in a food article about eating kosher. This article is essentially the same as the one that appeared on June 21 in the Gilroy Dispatch.

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Angie Young won a contest to provide artwork for recycle bins to encourage recycling. This article in the Morgan Hill Times covers the event and gives Angie a short mention. She appears in the crowd in the photograph at left.

The artwork Got Recycling? A/C

Photo by Chris Riley

The Morgan Hill Times printed the photo with the caption describing Angie Young's prize-winning costume in the ID4 2004 Freedom 5K footrace. The photo can be seen in color below.

MH Artists Reign Several Morgan Hill artists were honored over the weekend by the 2004 Gilroy Art and Culture Exhibit. Karen Garnett took first place in painting (oil and acrylic) for "Goldsmiths in August". C.J. Meyers, first place in drawing (pastels, pencil, ink) for "Meet Me at Lori's Diner", Don Jensen, first place for "Wood Quilt" and Angie Young, honorable mention for "Soul Sister" in 3-dimensional (sculpture, ceramic, and woodwork). Anita Mason took second place in photography for her work "Lower Antelope, Page, Arizona" and Renee Angela Filice took first place in mixed media for "Tropical Dreams". This 34th annual show was juried by George Rivera, executive director of the Triton Museum of Art in Santa Clara.

A close-up of the gourd doll "Soul Sister", and the other gourd Angie entered (Optic Nerve).

A close-up of "Soul Sister" and her gourd head

2004 Garlic Festival Fun

The Times ran this photo of Angie after the Gilroy Garlic Festival.
She just finished scooping up an armload in the "Garlic Grab" with a huge grin.

Uncredited photo

Angie in her eagle costume

Photo of Angie painting in the May 7, 2004 edition

Here is a photo of Angie painting a gourd with one of her oil paintings in the background


Photos by Chris Riley/staff photographer/Morgan Hill Times

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Angie was featured in the April 30, 2004 edition

Morgan Hill Times    April 30, 2004

By GWEN JOHNSON

Special to The Times

New and experienced art collectors can learn about art and start collecting their first pieces this weekend as they schmooze with local artists in downtown Morgan Hill.

The Morgan Hill Community and Cultural Center will open its doors to budding and professional Morgan Hill artists who will showcase their talents as part of Silicon Valley Open Studios. Catalogues of artists and maps to off site studios open for visits will be available during event hours of 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

SVOS is a free open art forum where artists who live in your neighborhood get the chance to showcase their work and give the community a chance to introduce their families to the world of visual expression.

Nineteen local artists will be exhibiting their work in the community center's El Toro Room both days. Many artists have pieces available within very    affordable price ranges.

Original artwork can make great gifts, especially for Mother's Day.

Satu Viitanen, a resident of Morgan Hill for twelve years is a five star winner of the SVOS Stars Juried competition. She is known for her free-standing folding Screens, wall hangings and floor cloths. Viitanen, who has participated In SVOS for the past four years, said that she got started in art when friends asked her to paint the walls of their music studio, she created a look of rich textured layers giving a feeling of old world patina surfaces.

"They fell in love with it," Viitanen said. The variety of artworks to be see includes drawings, paintings, sculptures, ceramics, digital imaging, fiber, textiles, glass, watercolor, photography, printmaking and jewelry.

If you like gourds in bright acrylic colors, clay jewelry in whimsical designs or surreal oil paintings, Angle Young, their creator said that she loves to express emotion and kinetic energy in her work

Young, a four year resident of Morgan Hill said that her art career was born in a mental hospital where she began to draw 'human bean" cartoon characters depicting the symptoms of mental Illness.

Beyond gourd and cartoons, Young's fine art oil paintings don't reveal the work of someone who six years ago, could not paint in this genre.

Young attributes her talents to her spirituality [Misquote: Angie said "the Lord Jesus Christ"] and her mentor, Stefan Baumann, well known master oil painter, who mentors her on outdoor painting projects.

Visitors can expect to see Young demonstrating how she works.

"I am thinking of performing a dance while I paint Young said.

From gourds, bean people to ceramic fish artist, Shelley Hanes, known in Morgan Hill as the Fish Lady for her whimsical to realistic one-of-a-kind, freehand cut pieces named for their Individuality shapes and colors.

Hanes true-to-life fish art has moved upstream to the Morgan Hill Art Guild where artists get to work and showcase their work in "Art In the Alley" located in the little yellow house downtown at 17265 Monterey Road.

Visitors who like painted, detailed realism can feel the rich colors and details on the oil canvasses of Theresa Wayne's landscape paintings. Wayne said that she started taking art classes in 1976 and takes. Classes every chance she gets.

Wayne's skills are easily detected in her use of shadowing and color blending in her lifelike portraits.

Other Morgan Hill SVOS artists showcasing at the Morgan Hill Community and Cultural Center are Jerri Kuehn, Carole Belliveau, Sheri Chakamian, Renee Filice, Jon Thomas Keegan, Suzanne Perry, Robert Rosalez, Anita Mason, Marge Regan, Steve Soult, and Mary Hiller.

SVOS artists displaying their work in their own studios nearby are Bob Fiemar, Don Jensen, and John Hughes.

Because of the uniqueness of the artists, there will he something there to catch the eyes of the young arid the not-so-young. Visitors can expect to view creative pieces in various genres.

"Art Is about expressing yourself," Viitanen said.

For the past eighteen years, artists throughout San Mateo and Santa Clara counties have participated in Open Studios, a non-profit organization dedicated to introducing the public to the great diversity of local art and artists working in the greater Silicon Valley.

Introducing art to the local community is being made possible through Daryl Manning, art specialist for the city.

Silicon Valley Open Studios will take place Saturday and Sunday from 11-5 p.m. Color artist guide catalogs for Open Studios will be available for sale at the Community & Cultural Center, 17000 Dunne Avenue; map guides will be available for free.

Details:

www.svopenstudios.org or call 782-0008

Angie was on both the front page and sports page on July 8, 2003

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June 21, 2006 - Angie is cited in an article

	Angie was quoted extensively in a food article about eating kosher. This is essentially the same article as the one that appeared on June 27 in the Morgan Hill Times.

Angie was featured in the April 30, 2004 edition

 New and experienced art collectors can learn about art and start collecting their first pieces this weekend as they schmooze with local artists in downtown Morgan Hill.

The Morgan Hill Community and Cultural Center will open its doors to budding and professional Morgan Hill artists who will showcase their talents as part of Silicon Valley Open Studios. Catalogues of artists and maps to off-site studios open for visits will be available during event hours of 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

SVOS is a free open art forum where artists who live in your neighborhood get the chance to showcase their work and give the community a chance to introduce their families to the world of visual expression.

Nineteen local artists will be exhibiting their work in the community center's El Toro Room both days. Many artists have pieces available within very affordable price ranges.

Original artwork can make great gifts, especially for Mother's Day.

Satu Viitanen, a resident of Morgan Hill for twelve years is a five star winner of the SVOS Stars Juried competition. She is known for her free-standing folding Screens, wall hangings and floor cloths. Viitanen, who has participated In SVOS for the past four years, said that she got started in art when friends asked her to paint the walls of their music studio, she created a look of rich textured layers giving a feeling of old world patina surfaces.

"They fell in love with it," Viitanen said. The variety of artworks to be see includes drawings, paintings, sculptures, ceramics, digital imaging, fiber, textiles, glass, watercolor, photography, printmaking and jewelry.

If you like gourds in bright acrylic colors, clay jewelry in whimsical designs or surreal oil paintings, Angle Young, their creator said that she loves to express emotion and kinetic energy in her work

Young, a four year resident of Morgan Hill said that her art career was born in a mental hospital where she began to draw "human bean" cartoon characters depicting the symptoms of mental Illness.

Beyond gourd and cartoons, Young's fine art oil paintings don't reveal the work of someone who six years ago, could not paint in this genre.

Young attributes her talents to her spirituality [Misquote: Angie actually said "the Lord Jesus Christ"] and her mentor, Stefan Baumann, well known master oil painter, who mentors her on outdoor painting projects.

Visitors can expect to see Young demonstrating how she works.

"I am thinking of performing a dance while I paint Young said.

From gourds, bean people to ceramic fish artist, Shelley Hanes, known in Morgan Hill as the Fish Lady for her whimsical to realistic one-of-a-kind, freehand cut pieces named for their Individuality shapes and colors.

Hanes true-to-life fish art has moved upstream to the Morgan Hill Art Guild where artists get to work and showcase their work in "Art In the Alley" located in the little yellow house downtown at 17265 Monterey Road.

Visitors who like painted, detailed realism can feel the rich colors and details on the oil canvasses of Theresa Wayne's landscape paintings. Wayne said that she started taking art classes in 1976 and takes. Classes every chance she gets.

Wayne's skills are easily detected in her use of shadowing and color blending in her lifelike portraits.

Other Morgan Hill SVOS artists showcasing at the Morgan Hill Community and Cultural Center are Jerri Kuehn, Carole Belliveau, Sheri Chakamian, Renee Filice, Jon Thomas Keegan, Suzanne Perry, Robert Rosalez, Anita Mason, Marge Regan, Steve Soult, and Mary Hiller.

SVOS artists displaying their work in their own studios nearby are Bob Fiemar, Don Jensen, and John Hughes.

Because of the uniqueness of the artists, there will he something there to catch the eyes of the young arid the not-so-young. Visitors can expect to view creative pieces in various genres.

"Art Is about expressing yourself," Viitanen said.

For the past eighteen years, artists throughout San Mateo and Santa Clara counties have participated in Open Studios, a non-profit organization dedicated to introducing the public to the great diversity of local art and artists working in the greater Silicon Valley.

Introducing art to the local community is being made possible through Daryl Manning, art specialist for the city.

Silicon Valley Open Studios will take place Saturday and Sunday from 11-5 p.m. Color artist guide catalogs for Open Studios will be available for sale at the Community & Cultural Center, 17000 Dunne Avenue; map guides will be available for free.

Angie made the front page on the July 7, 2003

Angie Young in other media

Program for Run to the Far Side 20	Program for IDI 2005
Angie wins an art contest, is displayed publicly, and makes the news	Article about Angies art show

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March 7, 2008 Alternate 101 - An article about Angie's upcoming art show

This is the artwork that appeared in Alternate 101 Cosmic Fruit

This is an article about two artists. Half of it is about Angie Young and her upcoming art show in Lojart Gallery

Excerpt from an article by Neal Timpe:

Bellavance's work will give way March 14 to a show by Angie Young, who has lived in Morgan Hill since 1999. The work she will show will be from her whimsical collection - a collection of paintings that feature a cow that teaches children to recycle, Cosmic Fruit, a painting depicting pears on a backdrop of stars.

"The paintings dictate themselves to me," says Young. "I plan something and then it kind of takes over. There will be landscapes in there, but it will be more of a whimsical painting."

Young has shown her art in coffee shops and museums but she sees the Lojart Gallery as a stepping-stone for local artists to get their art to other galleries in the area, she says.

"It's just like Monterey and Carmel," says Young about Lojart. "It has that established feel to it and it seems open to new ideas. It's a good stepping-stone for artists. I feel comfortable displaying my work there."

Young believes there is an art community in Morgan Hill that is hidden, but Toktam is one of the people working to bring it into the spotlight.

"It takes a long time to make us cohesive," says Young of the art community in Morgan Hill. "I wish we were more united and I wish people were more united."

Angie Young's exhibition begins on March 14 with a reception from 6pm-9pm at the Lojart Gallery, 35 E First St. Suite B & C, Morgan Hill. 408.840.1829. lojart.com. Some of Young's work is also on display at angieyoung.net.

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October 2005 Country News - A photo of Angie's winning artwork

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Angie Young won a contest to provide artwork for recycle bins to encourage recycling. This article in the Country News covers the event. The recycle bin in the photograph displays Angie's "Got Recycling?" artwork.

The artwork Got Recycling? A/C

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5K Race/Walk - the town of Morgan Hill launched the event in 1886.

Morgan Hill's IDI organization printed two photos of Angie Young in patriotic attire from the past two freedom 5K foot races for their 2005 Events Program Guide. IDI runs Fourth of July events in Morgan Hill, CA. Morga Hill takes their Independance Day celebrations seriously, makes a big production out of them, and has one of the best celebrations around. IDI does a great job. See www.mhidi.com. This part of the event program describes the 5K foot race.

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Run to the Far Side 20

The mailer for Run to the Far Side 20 used a photo of Angie in her bug-eyed green space alien costume.

This photo of Angie in her bug-eyed space alien costume appeared in both the mailer and web page for Run to the Far Side 20.