SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2013
The Bridge and the Fruit Tree: John Young – A Survey, Australian National University Drill Hall Gallery, Canberra
2012
The Macau Days, 10 Chancery Lane Gallery, Hong Kong
The New Wolfe of Rome, Philip Bacon Galleries, Brisbane
2011
The Bonhoeffer Concept, Alexander Ochs Galleries, Berlin
Saftey Zone, University of Queensland Art Museum, Brisbane
Empathy: Khai Liew and John Young, Michael Reid at Elizabeth Bay, Sydney
2010
Safety Zone, Anna Schwartz Gallery, Melbourne
2009
Strachan’s Room, Philip Bacon Galleries, Brisbane
Bonhoeffer in Harlem, Installation at St. Matthaus Church, Kulturforum, Berlin (in conjunction with Alexander Ochs Galleries, Berlin/Beijing) and the Nikolaikirche, Hamburg
2008
1967Dispersion, 10 Chancery Lane Gallery, Hong Kong
The Day After Tomorrow, Michael Reid at Elizabeth Bay, Sydney
John Young, Holmes a Court Gallery, Perth (in conjunction with Anna Schwartz Gallery, Melbourne)
2007
Naive and Sentimental Paintings, Anna Schwartz Gallery, Melbourne
Walden In China, Nanjing Library Gallery, Nanjing, China
Return, via new path, 10 Chancery Lane Gallery, Hong Kong
2006
Detours and Variations, Sherman Galleries, Sydney
Open World, Cowen Gallery, State Library of Victoria; Mitchell Library, State Library of NSW; Queensland Art Gallery;Nanjing Library Gallery, Nanjing, China
2005
New Paintings, Anna Schwartz Gallery, Melbourne
Orient / Occident: John Young, A survey of works 1979-2005, TarraWarra Museum of Art, Yarra Glen
Near Sanctuary, Noga Gallery of Contemporary Art, Tel Aviv, Israel
John Young: French Wallpaper & Numeral Paintings, Bellas Milani, Queensland
2004
The Persian Paintings, Sherman Galleries, Sydney
2003
Reversals, Anna Schwartz Gallery, Melbourne
Three Propositions, Pruess & Ochs Gallery, Berlin, Germany
The Void Path, John Batten Gallery, Hong Kong
2002
Unstable Cultures, Sherman Galleries, Goodhope, Sydney
2001
Pine's Edge, Anna Schwartz Gallery, Melbourne
2000
Works for a Considered Tourist, John Batten Gallery, Hong Kong
Awful Backlash, Sherman Galleries Goodhope, Sydney
Scholar Rocks, Nymphs and Paintbloches, Sherman Galleries Hargrave, Sydney
Arrivals, Sherman Galleries Hargrave, Sydney
1999
The Hermit Paintings, Anna Schwartz Gallery, Melbourne
1998
Sequences from Heaven, Anna Schwartz Gallery, Melbourne
Matteo Ricci in Goa, Sherman Galleries Goodhope, Sydney
1997
Works on Paper, Za Moca Foundation, Tokyo
1996
Paradigm Fountain, Sherman Goodhope Gallery, Sydney
Welcome to the Villa, Bellas Gallery, Brisbane
1995
The Bridge, Anna Schwartz Gallery, Melbourne
1994
Diaspora Asia, Sherman Goodhope Gallery, Sydney
1993
Museum of Contemporary Art, Brisbane
1992
Pony My Neighbour, City Gallery, Melbourne
Models and Animals in Camera, Bellas Gallery, Brisbane
1991
Bad Faith Realism, Yuill/Crowley, Sydney
1990
Polychrome Paintings, City Gallery, Melbourne
1989
Chameleon Contemporary Artspace, Hobart
Ordinary Photography, Australian Centre for Photography, Sydney
Yuill/Crowley, Sydney
1988
Light of Day, Yuill/Crowley, Sydney
3 States, City Gallery, Melbourne
3 States, Yuill/Crowley, Sydney
1987
After Virtue, United Artists Gallery, Melbourne
Yuill/Crowley, Sydney
Bellas Gallery, Brisbane
1986
Winter Palace, Yuill/Crowley, Sydney
1985
The Grey Light, Yuill/Crowley, Sydney
1984
Institute of Modern Art, Brisbane
1983
Yuill/Crowley, Sydney
1982
The Second Mirage, Rosroe, Connemara, Ireland