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Education
Youngs received her BA at San Francisco State University. She furthered her education and graduated from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago with an MFA.

Artist Statement
“I create situations that make visible – and palpable – the connections between the human and un human. Through the construction and display of partially mechanized ecosystems, I place the human into relationships that require their participation, along with the actions of others. Immersed within interactive artworks, or in domestic-scale ecosystems that include machines, plants or animals, the human experiences self as a mutually dependent being, intermeshing and intermingling with the non-human parts.

Preparing for cohabitation with living, domestic ecosystems, I construct a technologized couch that allows humans to appreciate the amplified sounds of composting worms moving through soil, a activated, sun-powered, automated waste processing units embedded in the living room, office or gallery might appear to be objects of art or design, but their ambitions are to give birth to a future that will enable a flourishing of interdependencies. “ 		- Amy M. Youngs.

New media, eco art, bioart, video, sculptural and participatory artwork

Career
Youngs is currently an Associate Professor of Art at Ohio State University, her main emphasis is on the media arts and the eco arts courses. (2001 - Present).

Harvesting Color: The Art and Science of Plant/Human Relationships

The Telepresent Animal

Vermiculture Furniture

Moving Image Art – Art & Technology

Living, Biological and Eco Art

Bio Art Graduate Seminar

Digital Image Manipulation 2

Graduate Teaching Seminar

Multimedia Authoring

Digital Image Manipulation

Visual Studies: Real and Recorded Time

Art Presentations/Shows
"Living With Symposium", School of Natural Resources and Environment

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI. April 11, 2015

Kentucky School of Art, Louisville, KY. (Visiting artist and artist lecture) Mar/April 2015

"Justice In a More Than Human World", Symposium at the Science & Justice Research Center, University of California at Santa Cruz, CA. Feb 26-27 2014

"Presentation on my artwork", Columbia College, Chicago IL Sept 28, 2006

Known Artworks
http://farmfountain.com/ “Farm Fountain is a system for growing edible and ornamental fish and plants in a constructed, indoor ecosystem. Based on the concept of aquaponics, this hanging garden fountain uses a simple pond pump, along with gravity to flow the nutrients from fish waste through the plant roots. The plants and bacteria in the system serve to cleanse and purify the water for the fish.” Farm Fountain is a collaborative project by artist Ken Rinaldo and Amy Youngs.

6. http://billrandall.net/2008/amy-youngs-worm-art/ Intraterrestrial Surroundings – mics a bin of composting worms and amplifies the sound through what looks like an ikea ottoman. Digestive Table – after finishing your meal, push the left overs into the table where it is then fed to worms, in turn providing compost and tea for the plants at the base.

7. https://thesustainabilityreview.org/worm-share/ The Worm Share project encourages symbiotic relationships between humans and worms. Through experimental artworks, participatory designs, workshops and networking technologies, I facilitate the travel and propagation of composting worms into domestic spaces and encourage others to do the same. In exchange, the worm colonies provide valuable ecosystem services.

Collection of current artworks:

http://hypernatural.com/art.html

"Seeing through Machines/Webcams"

"Constructing Growth"

"Artificial Nature & Techno-Follies"

"Interactions with Plants and Animals"

Published Works
http://hypernatural.com/writing.html

Interview
http://www.ecofriend.com/delve-with-us-into-the-world-of-interactive-sculptures-with-amy-youngs.html (Ecofriend.Org, Interview with Amy Youngs) Amy Youngs explains her practice and answers questions about her professional and personal life.