Curriculum Vitae
Born 17th September 1947, Welwyn Garden City, England
Lives and works in London and Worldwide
Co-Director of Richard Young Gallery in West London, founded 2008
Awards and Achievements
2015
Awarded the Chairman’s Award by the UK Picture Editors Guild for his significant contribution Photography
2014
Inducted into prestigious Champagne Wine Fraternity, Ordre des Coteaux de Champagne
2013
Photograph of Freddie Mercury inducted into the National Portrait Gallery, London
2013
Awarded title of Honorary Doctor of University of the Arts London for his Outstanding Contribution to the Field of Photography
2013
Awarded Le Prix Champagne de la Joie de Vivre
2012
Subject of 4-part Sky Arts Documentary - Celebrity Exposed: The Photography of Richard Young
2012
Awarded Ischia Art Award
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2014
RY40, Richard Young Gallery, London
Icons by Richard Young, Playboy Club, London
Icons by Richard Young, Groucho Club, London
Icons by Richard Young, Playboy Club, London
Icons by Richard Young, Groucho Club, London
2013
David Bowie by Richard Young, Richard Young Gallery, London
2012
Elizabeth Taylor by Richard Young, Richard Young Gallery, London
Elizabeth Taylor by Richard Young, The Colombaia Museum, Ischia, Italy
Elizabeth Taylor by Richard Young, Stephen Webster, Los Angeles, CA
Elizabeth Taylor by Richard Young, The Colombaia Museum, Ischia, Italy
Elizabeth Taylor by Richard Young, Stephen Webster, Los Angeles, CA
2011
Richard Young's Pret-a-Photo II, Richard Young Gallery, London
2010
Richard Young, Claridge's Bar, London
GQ Man of the Year Awards, 11 Year Retrospective, Richard Young Gallery, London
GQ Man of the Year Awards, 11 Year Retrospective, Richard Young Gallery, London
2009
Richard Young Icons, Richard Young Gallery, London
2004
15 Minutes: 30 Years Retrospective, The Hospital, London
1999
Richard Young Two Thousand, Blains Fine Art, London
1998
Bad Behaviour, Well Hung Gallery, London
1995
The Night is Young, Grosvenor House, London
1993
Positive View, Brasserie du Marche, London
1989
PAPARAZZO!, Hamilton's Gallery, London
1981
By Invitation Only, Hamilton's Gallery, London
1979
Richard Young: An Early Retrospective, Olympus Gallery, The Ritz Hotel Arcade, London