Yamin Young was born in 1959 in the city of Shanghai, China. He was a child of eight when the Cultural Revolution began. At the age of seven he had already won international honors in West Germany for his art.

Yamin has a list of credits too long to be mentioned here. It should be noted though, that in 1973, at age 13, he placed first in the Shanghai youth art exhibition. He was accepted at the Hongzhou Art Institute, thought by most Chinese artists to be the best in China, but chose to remain in Shanghai and studied at the prestigious Shanghai Art Institute.

Yamin is not limited to any medium. However, he prefers paper, he says, "because it is more creative". He is also gifted in sculpture, etching and wood block art, having studied under the most famous wood block artist in China. Mr. Young is equally at ease in using oils or water colors.

(Click thumbnails to enlarge.)