The image is a mossy green background with a painting of a reclining woman wearing a dark blouse and spotted skirt.
Exhibitions

All Our Bursting Treasure

Through paint­ing, instal­la­tion, and reclaimed domes­tic objects, Melanie Young’s exhi­bi­tion explores moth­er­hood and inheritance

Dates
15/11/25 – 20/11/25
Region
Cornwall
Opening Times
Sunday, 10:00 – 15:00
Monday, Closed
Tue–Wed, 10:00 – 15:00
Thursday, 16:00 – 19:00
Friday, 19:00 – 21:00
Saturday, 10:00 – 15:00

"For we think back through our mothers, if we are women" Virginia Woolf

Through painting, installation, and reclaimed domestic objects, I trace the lingering imprints of what came before. My work explores motherhood, inheritance, and the enduring influence of female institutions, asking how personal and collective memory intersect in the present.


I’m drawn to the tension between what is revealed and what remains concealed—how memory flickers between presence and absence, and how inherited structures shape our sense of self. The immediacy of paint and the physicality of installation serve as tools to engage with the emotional weight of family history, particularly as it is carried by women.



The image is a mossy green background with a painting of a reclining woman wearing a dark blouse and spotted skirt.
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