Visual Art CV

I. EXHIBITIONS

FORTHCOMING AND CURRENT

SOLO

"Autobiography", a World Wide Web and Lightbox Installation. Winnipeg Art Gallery. September 1996.

GROUP

"Edges and Interfaces", Two Year Traveling Exhibition of Prints, circulated by the American Print Alliance, in 1996-1998, with venues in Morgantown, W. Va., Montreal, Miami, Honolulu, Toronto, Lafayette, Indiana, and Palo Alto, and others.

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

1995

"Two Women and other Work", February, Floating Gallery, Winnipeg
"Woodcuts: 1978-1995", February, Upstairs Gallery, Winnipeg

1992:

Muttart Public Art Gallery, Calgary. Jan 7 to Feb 9.

1991

Winnipeg Art Gallery, Manitoba Series. January 19 to March 3, 1991

1989

Hamilton Artists' Inc., Hamilton, Ontario. August 18 to September 16. August 18: Canadian Artist's Talk
Ace Art, Winnipeg. February 28 to March 18.

1985

Plug-In, Winnipeg

1984

Jury Room, School of Architecture, University of Manitoba

1982

Brian Melnychenko Gallery, Winnipeg

1980

Leonard Marcoe Studio Gallery, Winnipeg

1979

Senior Common Room, University College, University of Manitoba
TWO-PERSON SHOWS

1993

Saw Gallery, Ottawa, September 1993. Two-person, curated photo\photo-based exhibition. Included "Two Women: An Installation"

1987

University of Waterloo Arts Centre. November 12 to December 20.

INTERNATIONAL INVITATIONAL

1992

X Mostra da Gravura Cidade de Curitiba\Mostra Americana, Museu da Gravura, Curitiba, Brazil. Oct 27 to Dec 6. International Printmaking Biennial. Inclusion curatorial invitation (for alternate uses of printmaking). Eight Canadians represented.

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

1995

  • Partners in the Arts", collaborations, Art Gallery of Windsor, September 17-January 14. Includes "Two Women," a computer installation.
  • 45TH North American Print Exhibition (Boston Printmakers), Nov. 3 to Jan. 7, at Druxbury Art Complex Museum, Druxbury, Mass. Juror Commendation Prize for "At The Beach (1932)"
  • "Between Machine & Story", at Artcite Inc., Windsor. July 8 -August 6. Showing "Two Women", a computer and photo-based installation.
  • "Perception/Reception", Gallery I.I.I., School of Art, University of Manitoba, curated by Alexandria Cujliat. March 3-28.
  • "A Book is a Place", Centre Culturel Franco-Manitobain, Nov 17th - Jan. 7 1996.

1994

"Art and Science: Method and Metaphor". Center for the Arts Gallery, Moorhead State University, Moorhead, Minnesota. Feb. 1 - 28. Included "Two Women, II"

1993

"Memory and History", Winnipeg Art Gallery. Curated: Shirley Madill. July- September.

1991

"Women, Goddesses and Angels", Main Access, Winnipeg. Curated: Yvonne Zarnowski and Brenda Cantelo. November-December.

1990

  • Fear of Others: Art Against Racism, Plug-In, Winnipeg.
  • "Progressions", curated by Lisa Desilets, "organized in honor of the new Manitoba Printmakers studio," 15 printmakers. At Centre Culturel Franco-Mantobain

1988

  • "Print Processes." Manitoba Printmakers Association. Juried Manitoba Touring Exhibition (through 1989)
  • "YWG--From Winnipeg, A Group Exhibition." Galerie Saw Video, Ottawa, Ontario. October 8 to October 28. [Five Winnipeg Artists]

1987

  • Winnipeg Art Gallery, 75th Anniversary Exhibition of Contemporary Art in Manitoba. Work included in Painting and Video sections. (Group). August 20- October 11. Travelling: London Regional Art Gallery, Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, MacDonald Stewart Art Centre (Guelph), Nickle Arts Museum (Calgary)
  • "Multiplicities: Multicultural Life in Manitoba: A Juried Photography Exhibition ", Ukrainian Cultural Centre, Winnipeg (May), travelling to 5 rural cities.

1986

  • Latitude 53, Edmonton: "Drawing from the Abstract to the Figurative." November 24-December 20th.
  • July 28: Plus (+), A showing of videos by six Manitoba figurative painters. Curated: Jon Tupper, Director, Plug-In, Winnipeg. In conjunction with Video Pool. At Plug-In, Winnipeg.

1988

Manitoba Society of Artists 51st Juried Art Exhibition (also 50th 1982)
Artworks Unlimited Exhibition of Manitoba Printmakers. At Manitoba Theatre Centre.

1981

Lindor Gallery, Winnipeg

1980

  • Hand-held Print Exhibition, Virginia Beach Arts Center, Virginia Beach, VA (International Juried Competition)
  • Leonard Marcoe Studio Gallery, Winnipeg

    1979

  • Graphica Gallery, Edmonton, Woodcuts.
  • Leonard Marcoe Studio Gallery, Winnipeg

II. AWARDS, COLLECTIONS, BIBLIOGRAPHY

AWARDS

1983

CKRC-CKWG Arts Manitoba Juried Art Exhibition Purchase Prize

1989

Manitoba Arts Council Artventures "A" grant for experimentation in cibachrome laminates

1991

Manitoba Arts Council Artventures "A" grant for developing inter-active pieces combining revolving, tri-vision images with computer imaging technology.

1985/86/91/93/95

Manitoba Arts Council Short-term Project Grants

1995

Juror's Commendation for woodcut print "At the Beach (Pixelized)", 45TH North American Boston Printmakers Print Exhibition

BIBLIOGRAPHY

  • Alison Gillmor, "Memory Tracks", Border Crossings, Sprint 1995, pp. 53-54.
  • Alexandria Culjat, Perception Reception (Winnipeg: Gallery 1.1.1., University of Manitoba), pp. 6-7.
  • Marylea MacDonald, Re-membrance of Things Past, A Floating Gallery Monograph, 1995. [Commentary on Exhibition "Two Women and Other Work"]
  • Franklyn Heisler, "Myron Turner: Reconstructing Images," Muttart Art Gallery, Vol. 4, Issue 7, Jan/Feb 1992, p. 2.
  • Ron Frohwerk, Myron Turner, The Manitoba Studio Series, Winnipeg Art Gallery. 4 pp.
  • Alison Gillmor, "Media Twists: New Work by Myron Turner, Ace Art, Winnipeg, February 28 to March 18, 1989," Border Crossings, September, 1989, p. 31.
  • Paul Benedetti, "Newspaper a springboard for Turner's Starkly real works," Hamilton Spectator, Saturday, August 26, 1989, p. C3.
  • Vivienne Sosnowski, "Visual Arts," The Edmonton Journal, December 6,1986.
  • Videon Cable T.V. Artist Series: III (12 minute tape)
  • Included in Gallery 44 (Toronto) Resource Centre Slide Library (from 1988).
  • Shirley Madill, Contemporary Art in Manitoba, Winnipeg Art Gallery (1987), pp. 10-11.
  • Marilyn Baker, "Turner Extends Themes," Winnipeg Free Press, October 22, 1980.
  • Leonard Marcoe, "Turner Woodcuts Reveal an Inner Poetry," Winnipeg Free Press, January 24, 1979.

PUBLIC AND CORPORATE COLLECTIONS

  • University College, University of Manitoba
  • CKRC-CKWG Radio (Toronto)
  • Winnipeg Art Gallery
  • Canada Council Art Bank
  • United Lithograph, Inc., Somerville, Massachussetts

III. ACTIVITIES AND SERVICE

CRITICAL WRITING

  • "The Indescribable Blueness of Being", Border Crossings (Spring, 1993), pp. 47-49; review article of Andy Paton's 'Day After Day', Winnipeg Art Gallery, Nov. 28, 1992 to Jan 3, 1993.
  • "Paradigmatic Presents", Border Crossings (Winter 1994), pp. 5-57; review article of "Swiss Paradigm: Contemporary Art from Switzerland," Winnipeg Art Gallery, Fall/Winter 1993.
  • "Mica Portraits", Border Crossings (Spring 1994), pp. 63-65; review article of Micah Lexier, A Portrait of David and Related Work, Winnipeg Art Gallery, Jan. 30 - Apr. 10.
  • "Beauty is the Beast", review article of "Kim Ouelette: Recent Works" at Plug-In, September 14-October 15, 1994, and "Jake Moore: The Gift Horse/I Trust You", at Ace Art, September 9-October 1, 1994. Border Crossings (Winter 1995).
  • "Quotationalism", Border Crossings, Spring 1995, pp. 50-51. Review of "Quotation: Re-Presenting History", Winnipeg Art Gallery ( group show of David Buchan, Sorel Cohen, Evergon, Dany Leriche, Al McWilliams, Yasumasa Morimura, Cindy Sherman)
  • "Archaeologies of Light," Border Crossings, Winter 1996, pp. 48-50. Review of Floating Gallery's "Light Year: A Festival of Photographies",
  • Review of "A-Dress", at Winnipeg Art Gallery, Border Crossings (forthcoming).

SERVICE AND OTHER ACTIVITIES

1996-

Board member, Floating Gallery

1995

  • Canada Council Jury for Interdisciplinary "B" Grants, Short-term projects, and travel grants
  • Organizer and coordinator of World Wide Web Internet Service for the Visual Arts in Manitoba
  • Internet volunteer with Video Pool

1991-94

Board Member, Winnipeg Art Gallery

1992-94

Works of Art Purchasing Committee, Winnipeg Art Gallery

1991

Board Member, Manitoba Printmakers' Association

1990-91

Organizer, discussion group devoted to contemporary Manitoba Artists. At Plug-In, Winnipeg

1990

CARFAC Manitoba, Vice Chair; delegate to National Convention

1988-90

Board Member, CARFAC Manitoba