About Us
Elisa Markes-Young was born in Poland and moved to Germany in 1981. Christopher Young was born in small-town New Zealand.
They met in 1995 while Elisa was holidaying in New Zealand and Christopher moved to Germany in 1996 where they married.
Relocating to Perth in 2002, they established their creative practices, eventually moving to Margaret River in 2017 to No. 29.
Elisa is a textiles/mixed media artist who uses mostly fibres, textiles, techniques and skills that are - at least in cultures of European origin - traditionally attributed to the female field of experience.
She is widely recognised and her work is included in significant Australian art collections.
Christopher is a photographic artist who studied photography and has worked in the graphic design/print industries for over 20 years to support his practice.
His work looks at how people ‘read’ images and his museum-like shows regularly challenge norms and the expectations of his audience.
Christopher’s work was recognised in the 2014 Western Australian State Heritage Awards. He is a current artistic panel member at the Perth Centre for Photography and board member at Arts Margaret River.
Both artists exhibit on a regular basis, so please visit zebra-factory.com to view Elisa and Christopher’s artistic practices and see upcoming events. You can also subscribe to their monthly newsletter.
