Cassaria Young Hogan Australian, Pitjantjatjara, b. 1997

Cassaria Young was born in Alice Springs, Northern Territory. Her mother is Susan Young, though artists Amani and Stanley Young have looked after her since she was a little baby. Cassaria grew up in Kalka community and attended school in Pipalyatjara. An emerging painter, her works tell the stories of bush trips- digging maku and making cups of tea on the homelands of her grandfather Stanley's country around the Wataru protected area, 100 kms southwest of Pipalyatjara.

Cassaria is a very successful emerging artists and won the Kings School rt Prize in 2022, worth $20, 000. She is part of a prolific artistic family, including her Grandfather Stanley, her father Timo Hogan and aunt, Carol all of whom exhibit nationally and internationally.