Kikuko Young paints mostly landscapes and still life in watercolor, but she also works on other media. Recently she has started painting in oil. Kikuko is a figurative sculptor as well.

She won the Best of Show for 2003 Madera Arts Council Agriculture Exhibit. She is the recipient of awards in San Diego Watercolor Society's International Exhibition, Women Artists of the West, Society of Western Artists of which she is a signature member, and other local exhibitions.
Kikuko is the 1993 poster winner of Fresno County Blossom Trail. She has also exhibited her work for the California Watercolor Association's National Exhibition in San Francisco, Fresno Arts Council's National Exhibits, Madera Arts Council's Agricultural Art Exhibitions and many other local fine art shows.

Her work has been represented by The Door Art Gallery, Plums Contemporary Arts, Rollf's Art Gallery and Fig Garden Bookstore Gallery.

Kikuko has been a member of The Door Art Gallery since 1999. Her paintings and sculptures including the commissioned works are part of private collections.