Milan Young’s practice occupies a dynamic space between spontaneity and control, chaos and premeditation. Rooted in the legacy of Abstract Expressionism, her work embraces the element of chance, allowing the artistic gesture to guide the surface in unexpected ways. Yet, beneath this apparent freedom lies a rigorous structure: Young’s canvases are built upon deep chromatic research and a sustained thematic investigation into the complexities of the world around her. Drawing from colour theory as well as diverse cultural, social, and scientific fields, her paintings become sites of both intellectual inquiry and visceral emotion.

Scattered across her canvases are fragments of lettering, dates, and phrases - at times recurrent, symbolic, or deeply private. These inscribed messages function as notes to herself, anchoring meaning and language within the Abstract field. Their presence adds another register to her work, where words hover between revelation and concealment, offering the viewer glimpses of personal narrative while maintaining an aura of mystery.

Central to Young’s process is her recurring impulse to revisit, alter, and at times entirely dismantle the pictorial plane. The act of erasure and reconstruction becomes essential, as each work conceals hidden strata of earlier gestures - experimentations that have been modified or discarded in pursuit of the final composition.

Milan Young (b. 1997) lives and works in Maryland, USA. She exhibited in the UK for the first time in May 2022 at Eye of the Collector, London. In 2023, Young participated in multiple international group shows, including in Tel Aviv with Sharon Golan Art Projects and in Claridge's ArtSpace, London, in the exhibition 'Like Paradise', curated by the renowned Ekow Eshun. In 2024, Gillian Jason Gallery showed a solo presentation of Young's work at 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair in Somerset House, London, and later that year she exhibited in New York in the group show 'Codes & Colors' at Hollis Taggart. In 2025, Young returned to 1-54 in 2025 as part of a group presentation with GJG and was included in the gallery’s anniversary celebration exhibition. Young was also profiled in Harper’s Bazaar Japan’s ‘The World I Find in Painting’ feature (2025). In 2026, Young's work was included in Enchanted Gardens and A New Home, Still Ours: Act II / The Front Room, both at Gillian Jason Gallery, London, the latter curated by igotathingforchairs.