Exhibiting in Social Photography XI, Carriage Trade, Group Show, New York, NY. Curator: Peter Scott
Returning mentor, MFA film program, American University, School of Communication
2024
Exhibiting in Steal My Sunshine, group show. Curator: Marlee Katz Snow
Returning mentor, MFA film program, American University, School of Communication
Activision, 2022 included in (UU)ater :: Exhibition, Tuxford Gallery, Eureka, CA. Curators: Ian Breidenbach, Adam
Returning teaching artist in visual art, filmmaking, painting, photography. Manhattan Youth. New York, NY
Activision, 2022 featured in UUater (Zine), Utopian Megapraxis Project, Curators: Ian Breidenbach, Adam Farcus
2023
Returning mentor, MFA film program, American University, School of Communication
Returning teaching artist in visual art, filmmaking, painting, photography. Manhattan Youth. New York, NY
Essay on Marchel Duchamp and the Norton Simon Museum published by Pasadena Magazine. Editor: Malina Saval
2022Cool Cleveland: Landscape/Cityscape at Abattoir Gallery
Art Basel | Miami, Untitled Art Fair, Beverly’s, curated by Leah Dixon, exhibiting with Marie Anine Moller, Julia Colavita, Sonia Louise Davis, Leah Dixon, Ivan Forde, Alex Hammond, Jack Henry, Chris Herity, Hayley Martell, Azikiwe Mohammed, Heidi Norton, Stina Puotinen, Carlos Rosales-silva, H Spencer Young.
Interviewed for “Media in the Mix” podcast, American University, School of Communication, 12/22
Artforum, Landscape/Cityscape
Social Photography X, Carriage Trade, Group Show, Online Preview 11/23
“Samuel in Space” a film by Rashid Johnson, edited and sound designed by H Spencer Young, acquired by Detroit Institute of the Arts
Interlocutor, a two-person exhibition by Jennifer McDermott and H Spencer Young. Curated by Clifford Owens. Art Club, New York.
ecoartspace, Drought, 2022, 11h x 22w ft. billboard, by EJ McAdams w/H Spencer Young, North Adams, MA. Curator: Patricia Lea Watts.
Group show, Spirit of Peace II, opens at ROOT Hotels Karaköy, Instanbul, Turkey. Curator: Pinar Goodstone
Returning mentor, The American University, School of Communication, Visual Media track
New York Times: “Divine Excess on Avenue C
New York Times: The Patriot / Oflaherty’s “Was this the Art Party of the Summer?”
Cultured Magazine, “New York Gallery O’Flaherty’s Packed the Street—and the Walls—for "The Patriot" Opening”
The Patriot, Group Show, O’Flaherty’s, New York, NY. Curator: Jamian Juliano-Villani, Billy Grant
Finalist, ecoartspace’s I AM WATER; Illustrator / collaborator for EJ McAdams’ Drought, 2022, Digital, 22h x 11w feet
Cultured Magazine, “New York Gallery O’Flaherty’s Packed the Street—and the Walls—for "The Patriot" Opening”
The Patriot, Group Show, O’Flaherty’s, New York, NY. Curator: Jamian Juliano-Villani, Billy Grant
Finalist, ecoartspace’s I AM WATER; Illustrator / collaborator for EJ McAdams’ Drought, 2022, Digital, 22h x 11w feet
2021
Art Basel, Satellite Art Fair, Miami, Fla., Curator: Brian Whiteley
Social Photography IX catalog published, Carriage Trade, New York. Curator: Peter Scott
Teaching Artist: Visual Art, Painting, Photography, Digital Art, Manhattan Youth, New York, NY
Indexularity, 2014 acquired by Farzin Fardin Fard (3F) collection. More info: Daily Mail
Social Photography IX, Carriage Trade, New York, NY, Curator: Peter Scott
“Samuel in Space” a film by Rashid Johnson, edited by H Spencer Young, exhibited in “The Art of Rashid Johnson: An Effective Delivery System and Tool for Change,” The National Gallery of Canada
Invited to Foundation NFT platform
Center for Art Law, 2021 Benefit Auction, Capsule Auctions, Curator: Louise Carron
Small Works, Group Exhibition, Abattoir Gallery, Cleveland, Ohio, Curators: Lisa Kurzner, Rose Burlingham
Mentor, The American University, School of Communication, Visual Media track
Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit, Rapid Response Group Exhibition, Detroit, MI, Curator: Wayne Northcross
2020
Small Works, Group Exhibition, Abattoir Gallery, Cleveland, Ohio, Curators: Lisa Kurzner, Rose Burlingham
Artforum Must See: Social Photography VIII, Group Exhibition, Carriage Trade, New York, NY
Artsy: Social Photography VIII, Carriage Trade, New York, NY
Teaching Artist, Visual Art, Manhattan Youth, East Side Middle School, New York, NY
Social Photography VIII, Carriage Trade, New York, NY, Curator: Peter Scott
Group Exhibition, Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit (MOCAD), Detroit, MI
Teaching Artist, Manhattan Youth, Painting, Digital Art, Photography, New York, NY
Image featured by The Lo Down, New York, NY
2019 Center for Art Law, 2021 Benefit Auction, Capsule Auctions, Curator: Louise Carron
Small Works, Group Exhibition, Abattoir Gallery, Cleveland, Ohio, Curators: Lisa Kurzner, Rose Burlingham
Mentor, The American University, School of Communication, Visual Media track
Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit, Rapid Response Group Exhibition, Detroit, MI, Curator: Wayne Northcross
2020
Small Works, Group Exhibition, Abattoir Gallery, Cleveland, Ohio, Curators: Lisa Kurzner, Rose Burlingham
Artforum Must See: Social Photography VIII, Group Exhibition, Carriage Trade, New York, NY
Artsy: Social Photography VIII, Carriage Trade, New York, NY
Teaching Artist, Visual Art, Manhattan Youth, East Side Middle School, New York, NY
Social Photography VIII, Carriage Trade, New York, NY, Curator: Peter Scott
Group Exhibition, Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit (MOCAD), Detroit, MI
Teaching Artist, Manhattan Youth, Painting, Digital Art, Photography, New York, NY
Image featured by The Lo Down, New York, NY
Social Photography VII Book announced, Carriage Trade, New York, NY https://carriage-trade-ny.myshopify.com, New York, NY
Group Exhibition, District Gallery, (Inaugural show), Cleveland, Ohio
Image selected for Simultaneous Soloists, a publication on the work of Anthony McCall. Pioneer Press, New York, NY. Additonal info: Artbook.com
Group Exhibition, Carriage Trade, Social Photography VII, Lower East Side, New York; Prints are available in editions of ten in a first come first served basis: Link
Benefit auction, Center for Art Law. Taylor | Graham Gallery & Paddle8, New York, NY
Guest Contributor, WFMU’s Rancho Thatchmo Radio Show, (WGXC, WFMU) Host: Thatcher Keats, New York, NY
Music video for Joan as Police Woman, “Warning Bell [Official Music video]” featured in The Atlantic.
Guest Lecturer, “The Imagemaker,” Hawken School, Gates Mills, OH
Teaching Artist, Manhattan Youth, Painting, Digital Art, Photography, New York, NY
2018
Music video for Joan as Police Woman featured in The Guardian
Group Show, Galerie Richard, Rema Hort Mann Foundation, New York, NY
Guest Contributor, WFMU’s Rancho Thatchmo Radio Show, (WGXC, WFMU) Host: Thatcher Keats, New York, NY.Archive link.
Teaching Artist, Manhattan Youth, Digital Art, Photography, New York, NY
Carriage Trade, Group Show, Social Photography VI, Extended through September 23, 2018, New York, NY
Goup Show, Carriage Trade, Gallery, Social Photography V, Lower East Side, New York, NY
Teaching Artist, Filmmaking Intensive, Manhattan Youth, New York, NY
Guest Contributor, WFMU’s Rancho Thatchmo Show, (WGXC, WFMU) Host: Thatcher Keats, New York, NY
Teaching Artist, Filmmaking Intensive, Manhattan Youth, New York, NY
Work featured in The Lo Down, New York, NY
Images featured by Henry Street Settlement across socials
2017
Director, Official Music Video: Joan As Police Woman, "Warning Bell"
Film for Juice Press featured on Fox News Business
Images featured by The Lo Down, Lower East Side, NY
2016
Writer/Director: Global brand film, Hudson’s Bay Company, “Adventurers of Hudson’s Bay”
Guest Lecturer, Color Photography, Fashion Institute of Technology, New York, NY
2014
Invited to shoot private family and survivor preview of National September 11 Memorial & Museum, Battery Park, New York, NY
Profiled in, "The Lo Down: My LES." Lower East Side, New York, NY
“Samuel in Space” a film by Rashid Johnson, edited by H Spencer Young, exhibited in Rashid Johnson: New Growth, Museum of Contemporary Art, Denver
Commission: Henry Street Settlement 2013 Annual Report report cover. Lower East Side, New York, NY
Invited to shoot private family and survivor preview of National September 11 Memorial & Museum, Battery Park, New York, NY
Profiled in, "The Lo Down: My LES." Lower East Side, New York, NY
“Samuel in Space” a film by Rashid Johnson, edited by H Spencer Young, exhibited in Rashid Johnson: New Growth, Museum of Contemporary Art, Denver
Commission: Henry Street Settlement 2013 Annual Report report cover. Lower East Side, New York, NY
2013
Global collaboration with Ram Dass
New York Times: Downtown Brooklyn / Ft. Greene Local features Spencer's photographs
Guest Lecturer, The Ghetto Film School, Harlem, New York
“Samuel in Space” a film by Rashid Johnson, edited by H Spencer Young, exhibited in Rashid Johnson, The Gathering, Hauser and Wirth, Zürich
2012
Editor / Sound Designer, "Samuel in Space‚” Director: Rashid Johnson, Commission for Ballroom Marfa, DP: Rod Lamborn. Exhibited at Ballroom Marfa.
Commission for Juice Press; Directed and shot brand film which played in 65 store locations for 7 years, as well as vehicle wraps, foundational social media and in-store large format displays, New York, New York
New York Times: Downtown Brooklyn / Ft. Greene Local features Spencer's photographs
Director of Photography: Mykki Blanco, "Head is a Stone.” Director: Nick Hooker. Editor: Sloane Klevin.
Writer/Director/Producer: Honor Spring 2012 Collection & Runway Film. Premiered by W Magazine
- Orchard Street, Rainy Morning" photograph featured all month on the City of New York homepage.
2010
- Spencer’s photo of the Gowanus Canal featured in New York Times cover story.
2009
- New York Times, Downtown Brooklyn / Ft. Greene Local features Spencer's photographs for 18 months.
2006 – 2008
• Writer/Director: "Swing State," feature documentary, World premiere: Cleveland International Film Festival, Set standing one-day attendance record (CIFF), Distributor: Morningstar Entertainment, Netflix, SnagFilm
2005
• Story Advisor: "Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis" Director: Mary Jordan, Producer: Kenneth Peralta, World Premiere: Tribeca Film Festival‚ Entertainment Weekly, 10 best films of 2006
2004
• Visual designer, Amfibian, (Phish lyricist and songwriter Tom Marshall’s band). Created and executed improvisational, responsive, site specific experimental digital projection for the band’s performances. Knitting Factory, New York, & B.B. King's, New York.
2001
• Founded first-ever Final Cut Pro-based creative production studio.
1998
• 1st place: Logo competition, Amfibian, (Phish lyricist and songwriter Tom Marshall’s band)
1996
• 1st place, American Visions Film Festival (undergraduate & graduate entrants), “Passage,” 16mm sync-sound narrative short, adapted from an award winning short story by H Spencer Young. Screenplay by H Spencer Young. Directed by H Spencer Young.