[1] After working as a photographic retoucher in Hamilton, Younghusband became a member of the Auckland Society of Arts in 1909.

[3] In August 1934, with Ida Carey, Younghusband convened the inaugural meeting of the Waikato Society of Arts in Hamilton.

The exhibition Adele Younghusband: In Context was presented in 1998 and toured to venues including the Sarjeant Gallery[5] and Te Tuhi (then known as The Fisher Gallery),[6] and the exhibition Adele Younghusband: The Cursive Line, featuring more than 70 works, was presented in 2008 and toured to venues including the Waikato Museum[7] and the Gus Fisher Gallery where it was shown under the title New Zealand Surrealist.

[8] Both exhibitions were curated and toured by Whangarei Art Museum Director, Scott Pothan.

Younghusband has a large and varied body of work, and she continued to produce new pieces well into her eighties.