the Florida Artists Group member Patricia Turner

Area III Member

Patricia Turner — Painter

Wounds The Size of Oranges
36 x 42 x 15

Assault On Orlando
91 x 54

Laura Got Lynched From The Bridge
52 x 28 x 12

Patricia Turner

Post Traumatic Stress Demons
34 x 24

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Member of Flag since:
2016
FLAG Positions Served:

Artist Bio:

Patricia Anderson Turner addresses social and political issues with mixed media and textile art; her subjects are as varied as war, mental illness, social media, climate change, and gun control among many others.

Turner’s career highlights include a First Place at the Verona Museum of Modern Art in Italy, 2011, as well as top honors in museums and art galleries throughout the United States, Central America, and Italy. Several pieces are in the permanent collection of the Museum of Michigan State University, the internationally travelling Human Rights Art Exhibit and at Florida Southwestern State College as well as in private collections throughout the US, Central America, and Italy.

Many of Turner’s pieces have been featured in hardcover reference books such as Quilts and Health , 2018, Indiana University Press Office of Scholarly Publishing and Quilts and Human Rights, 2016, by the University of Nebraska Press with a forward by Desmond Tutu. Her work has been featured on PBS television specials. Turner’s installation, “FLIGHT” was in the Museum of Modern Art in Tallahassee in the summer of 2018 and is included in the 2019 Florida K-12 art curriculum.

Turner’s studio is in Punta Gorda, FL, where she has resided for 30 years.

Artist Statement:

My art addresses issues of social, cultural, and political concern. Utilizing familiar and iconic imagery, often of conflict and pain, and placing these images within backgrounds that are often exuberant and colorful creates tension between the gravity of the subject matter and the cheery playfulness of the presentation. My goal is to disrupt complacency, encourage dialogue, and even provoke the viewer to examine issues that affect us all. The act of creating helps release my frustration over these thorny and complex ailments of our age.

I aim to disrupt, to provoke, perhaps even to aggravate; always using my work as the catalyst for reflective thought. For me, this is the ultimate function of art.

My recent series, “Of Victims and Violence”, laments the lack of sensible gun control in the USA as well as the horrors of war, both historical and contemporary. The pieces are made in silk, rusted with automotive brake discs, painted utilizing Inktense pencils and rayon thread, and mounted on reclaimed toy guns. The hyistorical pieces utilize 3D embellishments such as bombs, nooses, and KKK hoods.

Exhibitions:

Solo and Curated Exhibitions:

2020    "Women Take Issue" Sidney & Berne Davis Art Center, Ft Myers River Arts District, Florida
               October 2 – 20, 2020 Art Walk and Reception Friday, October 2nd; Music Walk Friday, October 16
               Featuring Invitational artists and international curated exhibits in three galleries
2018    "Take Issue" Longboat Key, FL
2016   "Viewpoints: All Sewn Up" Art Center Sarasota, Sarasota, FL

Juried Exhibitions:

2020    “Contradictions”Florida Artists Group, Webber Gallery, Ocala, FL

2019    "New Member’s Exhibit" National Association of Women Artists’ Gallery
              (NAWA) New York City
             “New Member Induction” Rubin Museum, New York City
            "Turf Wars" Sidney & Berne Davis Art Center, Ft Myers, FL   Juror: Frank Verpoorten
            "7th FL3TCH3R Exhibit: Socially and Politically Engaged Art" Reece Museum, Johnson City, TN
            Juror: Sue Coe
               Award of Excellence
              "Florida Artists Group 69th Annual Exhibit and Symposium" Larry Thompson Galleries, Ringling
               Art and Design, Sarasota, FL   Juror: Lisa L. Cyr
              "Unbound" Art Center Sarasota, Sarasota, FL Juror: Nathan Beard
               First Place Award
               "Florida Artists Group (FLAG) Area VII Exhibit" Naples Art Association, Naples, FL

2018      "6th FL3TCH3R Exhibit: Socially and Politically Engaged Art" Reece Museum, Johnson City, TN
                Jurors: Cheryl Goldsleger and Larry Millard
                "Healthcare and The Arts Award "
                "Creativity Takes Courage" Gainesville Fine Arts, Gainesville, FL
                  Jurors: Alexis Mendoza, Raul Villarreal, Amy Vigilante
                "Art of Armistice" Target Gallery, Torpedo Factory, Alexandria, VA   Juror Spencer Dormitzer
               "Waging Peace!" Museum of Modern Art, Tallahassee, FL
               Curated: included in Florida State K-12 Arts Curriculum
               "68th Annual FLAG (Florida Artists Group) Exhibit & Symposium" Webber Gallery, Ocala, CL
               Juror: Julie Heffernan

2017    "5th FL3TCH3R Exhibit: Social and Politically Engaged Art"Reece Museum, Johnson City, TN
               Juror: Anita Kuntz
             "Art & Conflict" Arvada Center for Arts and Humanities, Denver, CO   Curated
              "Art of Engagement” Touchstone Gallery, Washington, DC   Juror: Dr. Jack Rasmussen
            "Florida Artists Group SW Florida Juried Exhibition" Sandlin Gallery, Historical Museum,
             Marco Island, FL
             "Tell Me A Story" Foundry Art Centre, St. Charles, MO     Juror: Jason Bly
              "Growth" Dunedin Fine Arts Center, Dunedin, FL    Juror: Pamela Allen
              "Sacred Threads: Biennial" Herndon, VA   Juror: Lisa Ellis
               "Positive/Negative Curated" Slocumb Galleries, East Tennessee State University,
               Johnson City, TN       Curator: Dr. Anja Foerschner
             "Displacement & Migration" St Louis Artists’ Guild, St Louis, Mo
              Jurors: Anita Fields and Basil Kincaid
               "Florida Artist’s Group 67th Annual Exhibit" Coral Springs Art Museum, Coral Springs, FL
               Juror: Dr. Jack Rasmussen

2016    "4th FL3TCH3R Exhibit: Socially and Politically Engaged Art"Reece Museum, Johnson City, TN
              Juror” Dr. Eric Avery
              Healthcare and the Arts Award
             "Art Advocacy Speaks: Art for Social Change" The Spinning Plate Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA;
             Jurors: Lonnie Graham and Christina Roberts
            "Art As Politics" Touchstone Gallery, Washington, DC;
              Juror: Jayme McLellan
            "Notes" Sidney & Berne Davis Art Center, Ft Myers, FL
            "Florida Artists Group 66th Annual Exhibit" Art Center of Bonita Springs, Bonita Springs, FL;
            Juror: Katherine Chang Liu
           "First LaGrange Southeast Regional" (formerly the LaGrange National), LaGrange Art Museum
             LaGrange, GA; Juror: Deanna Sirlin
            "Art Council of Southwest Florida" Sidney & Berne Davis Art Center, Ft. Myers, FL
            "Arts & Cultural Alliance’s National Juried Exhibition of 2016" The Emporium Center,
            Knoxville, TN; Juror: Samantha Andrews
            "Mid Atlantic Festival" Hampton Roads Convention Center, Hampton, VA;
             Jurors: Bobbi Berquist, Stevii Graves, Dierdra McElroy Awards
            "The Engaged Object" Foothills Art Center, Golden, CO;
            Juorors: Marianne Lorenz and Becky Guy
             "What Lies Beneath" Art Center Sarasota, Sarasota, FL;
             Jurors: Morgan Janssen and Nancy Goff
            "World Quilt Florida" Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, FL;
            Jurors: Anna Hergert, Bobbie Berquist

2015   "FL3TCH3R: Socially and Politically Engaged Art" Reece Museum, Johnson City, TN;
           Juror Joyce Ogden
           “Environmentally Engaged” Tequesta Art Center and Museum, Jupiter, FL; Juror Paul Fisher
           “Pennsylvania Extravaganza XXII” Philadelphia Expo Center, Philadelphia, PN;
            Jurors Frieda Anderson, Bobbie Berquist, Jennie Rayment, Laura Wasilowski
           "Florida Flavor" 3rd annual statewide juried art exhibit, Art Center Sarasota, Sarasota, FL;
           Juror Rob Tarbell
           "29th Annual Juried Statewide Art Exhibit" Ft Myers Alliance for the Arts, Ft Myers, FL;
           Juror Fran Gardner
           "Summer in the City" SAQA online juried gallery; Curator Terry Waldron
           "In The Wild" Visual Arts Center, Punta Gorda, FL; Juror Megan Kissinger
           "Prima Vera" Visual Arts Center, Punta Gorda, FL; Juror Christine Reichow
           "Mancuso Show Management Denver" Denver Mart, Denver, CO;
           Jurors Bobbi Berquest, Barbara Broshous, and Dierdra McElroy
           "At the Heart of It" Art Center Sarasota, Sarasota, FL; Jurors Jerome Chesley and Jill Hoffman-Kowal
           "Tenth Annual Human Rights Art Exhibit" South Texas College, McAllen, TX;
           Juror Richard Lubben
           "Destination Savannah" Savannah Convention Center, Savannah, GA;
           Jurors Marjan Kluepfel, Deidra McElroy, and Sue Nickels
           "Fresh" Art Center Sarasota, Sarasota, FL; Juror Kim Anderson
          "Creation Care: Water" Bridge Gallery, Littleton, CO
           "Coming Home" Art Center Sarasota, Sarasota, FL; Jurors Suzanna Spann and Megan Voeller

Awards:

Awards: International
2019    "7th Annual Fl3TCH3R: Social and Politically Engaged Art"Reece Museum Johnson City, TN
            Award of Excellence
2018    "6th Annual Fl3TCH3R: Social and Politically Engaged Art"Reece Museum Johnson City, TN                     Healthcare and The Arts Award
2016    “4th Annual Fl3TCH3R: Social and Politically Engaged Art”Reece Museum Johnson City, TN
             Healthcare and The Arts Award
2011    "Le Vie Della Si Incontrano a Verona" Museum of Modern Art, Verona, Italy
               First Place: Contemporary Silk Art
2010    "World Quilt Show" West Palm Beach, FL; Best Pictorial
2009    "World Quilt Show"West Palm Beach, FL; Best Use of Color

Awards: National
2015    "Pennsylvania National Quilt Extravaganza XXII"Philadelphia, PA; Third Place, Wall Art
2015    "Pennsylvania National Quilt Extravaganza XXII"Philadelphia, PA; Best Use of Color
2015    "Environmentally Engaged" Jupiter, FL; Honorable Mention
2015    "Denver National Quilt Show" Denver, CO: Honorable Mention
"Mid Atlantic Quilt Festival" Hampton, VA; Judge’s Choice

Awards: Regional
Art Center Sarasota, Juried Fine Arts, Sarasota, FL
2019    "Unbound" First Place
2014    "Coming Home" Honorable Mention
2012    "Breaking Boundaries"Honorable Mention
2010    "Fiber of Our Being" First Place
Visual Art Center, Fine Arts, Punta Gorda, FL
2015    "Made by Hand" People’s Choice Award
2014    "Made by Hand" People’s Choice Award
2013    "Prima Vera"Merit Award
             "Firecracker" Merit Award

Featured Films and Publications:

2017     Quilts and Health Michigan State University and Indiana University Press
2016     Quilts and Human Rights Michigan State University and University of Nebraska Press
              Portfolio 23 SAQA’s annual portfolio of juried members
              SAQA Winter 2016 Journal
2015    Portfolio 22 SAQA’s annual portfolio of 230 juried fiber artists from 19 countries
             SAQA Fall Journal
             Fiber Art and Human Rights Michigan State University and University of Nebraska Press
2013    Florida PBS film, featured artist
            SAQA Winter Journal

Gallery Presentation:

Creations at the Village, Fishermen's Village, Punta Gorda, FL

Public and Private Collections:

2015    South Texas College, McAllen, TX "Human Rights Art Exhibit" permanent public collection
2014    Museum of Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI "Art Quilts and Human Rights"
permanent public collection
2011    Florida South Western College, Keystone Gallery, Punta Gorda, FL permanent public collection

Affiliations:

National Association of Women Artists (NAWA) juried member
Florida Artists Group (FLAG) juried member
Art Quilters Unlimited (AQU)

Juror: 2018 Manatee Art Center, Bradenton, FL "Color Your World"