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NANCY KAY TURNER

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SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

EXHIBITIONS

NANCY KAY TURNER

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SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2022    Archeology of The Soul, Shelley Heffler Contemporary, Cathedral City, CA

2020    Archeology of The Soul, Yavaipai College Prescott Gallery, Prescott, AZ

2011     Getting it Together, curator Lizzy Bloom, Platt/Borstein Gallery, American Jewish University, LA

2008   Paper Trail Redux, SCA Project Gallery, Pomona, CA

2007    Rubbing Her the Wrong Way, curator Nina Jun, SCA Project Gallery, Pomona, CA (

2003    Dark Decade, Transport Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

2002    Devil’s Arithmetic, El Portal Theater, North Hollywood, CA

             Burnt Offerings, Wild Oats Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

1999    Out of the Ashes, Hannon Theater, Los Angeles, CA

1997    Devil’s Arithmetic, Garland Theater, Pasadena, CA

1988    Retroactive, Grant Art Gallery, North Hollywood, CA

            Works on Paper, Glendale Community College Art Gallery, Glendale, CA  

1987    Pool Anxiety, Glendale Community College Art Gallery, Glendale, CA

1979    Southern California Dream and Diary Pieces, Spectrum Gallery, San Diego, CA

1977    Solo show, Escondido Regional arts gallery, Escondido, CA.

1975    Southern California Dream and Diary Pieces, Spectrum Gallery, San Diego, CA.

SELECTED  EXHIBITIONS

2026    Artifacts of an Unborn Civilization, curators Jason Jenn/V.Radovanovic, The Brand Library

            Diverted Destruction: curator Liz Gordon, The Loft at Liz, Los Angeles, CA.

            Resurrection; Beckoning the Crone, curator Leslie Brown, OCCCA, Santa Ana, CA

            Cannibal flower, Lucky Cat gallery, curator Leonard Croskey, Los Angeles,CA

            Meaning Matters, Curator Rosanne Walsh, Vassar College Old Bookstore Gallery, N.Y.

            NOMAD V, curator Max Presneil, Torrance, CA.

            Things We Share, curator Dale Youngman, Blue and the Muse gallery, Los Angeles, CA.

             Perceive Me, curator Kristine Schomaker, The Start Up Art Fair, Venice, CA

            Call and Response, curator Kristine Schomaker, The Start Up Art Fair, Venice, CA

2025    Winter Garden, curator Genie Davis, Not Shockboxx, Hermosa Beach, CA

            Mother Memory, curator Toti Obrien, Wonzimer, Los Angeles, CA.

            Better Together, curator Aaron Schulte, Disney Gallery,

            Many Hands, Many Journeys, curator J. West, Kahilu Theater Callery, Hi.

            NOMAD IV, Contemporary Painting and sculpture, curator Max Presneil, Torrance CA.

            TRYST, Kippaipai Fellows, curator, Andi Campognone, Torrance, CA

            Imagine, JAI, curator Cathy Weiss, Gallery 945, Los Angeles, CA

            Windswept, curator Genie Davis, Wonzimer, Los Angeles, CA

2024   NOMAD III, contemporary Painting and Sculpture, curator Max Presneil, Torrance, CA

            Sigma, Nancy Kay Turner/Michael Falzone, curator Jonna Lee, Roswell Space, Los Angeles, CA

2023   Incantation, Orange County Center for Contemporary Art, curator Chenhung Chen, Santa Ana, CA

            Contemplating Boundaries, curator Mika Cho, Korean Cultural Center, Los Angeles, CA

            Where Earth Becomes Aether, curators Jason Jenn and Vojislav Radovanovic, Wonzimer Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

            UCLA Hillel Art Gallery, Jewish Artists Capturing Sense of Community, Los Angeles, CA

2022   Chai, USC Hillel Art Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

            Melissa Morgan Gallery, KIPAIPAI Group Show, curator Melissa Morgan, Palm Desert, CA

            Memory of Tomorrow’s Sunrise, Ronald H. Silverman Fine Arts Gallery, curators Jason Jenn and Vojislav Radovanovic, Cal                State LA, Los Angeles, CA

            A Practical Guide to Parlour Games & Magic, curators Jason Jenn and Vojislav Radovanovic, The Loft at Liz, LA, CA

            Still Water, Nancy Kay Turner/Toti O’Brien, curator Jonna Lee, Roswell Space, Los Angeles, CA

2021    The Scribes Artist Books, Curators John O’Brien and Jonna Lee, Roswell Space, Los Angeles, CA

            Black and White, curator Shana Nys Dambrot, Site: Brooklyn Gallery, NY

            Perceive Me, Traveling Exhibit, curator Kristine Schomaker Coastline Community College Art Gallery, Newport Beach, CA;                Exhibition Color Catalog p.30-33, p.62-63

            Beginnings With No Endings: Hope and Optimism, curator Molly Schulman

2020   SCWCA Quilt, Museum of Art and History (MOAH: Cedar), Lancaster, CA

            Perceive Me Invitational, curator Kristine Schomaker, Ronald H. Silverman Fine Arts Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

            Chroma 2.0, Bunny Gunnar Gallery, Claremont, CA

2019    Let Me Eat Cake Two, curator Kristine Schomaker, Blue /roof Studios, Los Angeles, CA

            Water, Air, Earth, Fire, Dual Gallery, Budapest, Hungary

            Lemiuex Gallery, Hana Kark, curator Ric Kasini-Kadour, New Orleans, LA

            Collapse Gallery, Hana Kark, curator Ric Kasini-Kadour, Washington, D.C.

            Collaboratory, Hana Kark, Glendale College, Glendale, CA

2018    Let Me Eat Cake, curator Kristine Schomaker, Post gallery, Bendix Building, Los Angeles, CA

            Route, Rut, Lane: A Karkhana Colloboration, Shoebox Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

2014    Black and White, SCA Project Gallery, Pomona, CA

2013    AP Invitational, Utah State University, Salt Lake City, UT

2011    Library Thoughts, Raday Konyveshaz Gallery, Budapest, Hungary

2010    Your Documents Please, Traveling Exhibit; Paris, Yokohama, Japan; Budapest, Hungary; Berlin, Germany; Bratislava,
             Slovakia; Guadalajara, Mexico curators Daniel Georges/Rumiko Tsuda
http://yourdocumentsplease.com/pages/catalog/turner.html      

2009   Beyond Toys International, curator Sylvia White Gallery, Ventura, CA

            Show & Tell: The Art of Language, Lita Albuquerque, Alison Saar, Peter Shire, John

            Outterbridge, curator Victor Raphael, Zimmer Children’s Museum, Los Angeles, CA; color catalogue

            Insight/Inside L.A. Art, Jose Drudis -Biada Art Gallery, exh color cat.; curator Jody Baral, Mount St. Mary’s College, LA, CA

2008   Conventions and Attitudes, California Institute of the Arts, curator Karen Atkinson, Valencia, CA

2007   Pillow Talk, Ruth Bachofner Gallery, curator Maryl Lynn McCorkle, Santa Monica, CA

            After the F Word: Art After Feminism, I-5 Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

2007   Nancy Turner and Aaron White, ArtPic Gallery, North Hollywood, CA

2003   Spiritual Surface, Absolute Art Gallery, San Marino, CA. (2 person)

            Yom Hashoah, Bornstein Gallery, University of Judaism, Los Angeles, CA (3 person)

            Mentors, Glendale Community College Art Gallery, Glendale, CA

            The Grid, Transport Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

            Group Exhibit, Drudis-Biada Art Gallery, curator Jody Baral, Mount St. Mary’s College, L.A.,CA

1997    Into the Light, Glendale Community College Art Gallery, Glendale, CA

1992    Group Show, curator Scott Canty, Downey Museum of Art, Downey CA

            Group Show, Brand Art Library, Glendale, CA

            Arroyo Arts Collective First Juried Show, Los Angeles, CA

            Through the Looking Glass, The Woman’s Building, Los Angeles, CA

1988    conTEXT, Art by LA Art Critics, curator Craig Krull, Robert Berman Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 

            A Woman’s View, Glendale Community College Art Gallery, Glendale, CA

            SMALL WORKS, The Grant Art Gallery, Grant High School, Van Nuys, CA

1987    AE/LA ’87, Harbor Community College, Los Angeles, CA

1986    Faculty Exhibition, Glendale Community College Art Gallery, Glendale, CA

            Mentors, Brand Art Library, Glendale, CA

1985    Summer Faculty Exhibit, Woods-Gerry Gallery, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI

            AE/LA Direction ‘85, Helen Lindquist Gallery, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA

1984    California Bookwork’s: The Last Five Years, curator Judith Hoffberg, Otis/Parsons Art Institute, Los Angeles, CA

1983    At Home, Long Beach Museum, curator Arlene Raven, Long Beach, CA

1981    First Annual Invitational Exhibition, Conejo Valley Art Museum, Canoga Park, CA

            Hot Stuff, Hama Gallery, Venice, CA

1980   On and Off Broadway, L.A.C.E. Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

            Illusions and Delusions of LA, Traction Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

            Artists Books and Drawings, E.C. Windward Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

            Women/Women/Works, Women’s Building, Los Angeles, CA

1979    Artists’ Christmas Ornaments Invitational, San Diego Museum of Art, San Diego, CA

            Mask Invitational, Celebrations Gallery, San Diego, CA

            Artists’ All Media Exhibition, San Diego Museum of Art, San Diego, CA

            Second Far Western Crafts Exhibit, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT

            Small Images, Gallery 8, La Jolla, CA

            Words and Images, Carlsbad Public Library, Carlsbad, CA

1978    California Craftsmen, Monterey Peninsula Museum of Art, Montery , CA

            37^th Annual Cedar City National Art Exhibit, Santa Barbara City College, Santa Barbara, CA

RESIDENCIES / WORKSHOPS

2026  Kinhouse Residency, Fort Wayne, Indiana

2025   Trash as Material, virtual Residency, Kolaj Institute. Le Huit residency, Mirepoix, France

2024  Kipaipai Workshop, Los Angeles, CA

2023  360 Xochi Quetzal Residency, Lake Chapala, MX

2021  Kipaipai Workshop, Los Angeles, CA

2019  Artist Residency/Hana Kark Art Collective, Glendale College, CA

2015  Emandal Residency, Mendocino, CA

1966  The Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, Skowhegan, ME

GALLERY REPRESENTATION

ARTPIC Gallery, North Hollywood, CA 2000- present

GRANTS

2026 Center for Cultural Innovation Grant

2024 Center for Cultural Innovation Grant

2021 Center for Cultural Innovation Grant

SELECTED WRITING

“Anslem Kiefer’s “Exodus” at Gagosian at the Marciano Art Foundation.” Art and Cake. March 20, 2023. 

“Margaret Lazzari’s Luminous Breathing Space.” Riot Material. September 26, 2022. 

“Vojislav Radovanovi■’s ORNITHOMANCY at Diana Berger Art Gallery.” Art and Cake. September 23, 2022. 

“Reflections on Our Warming Planet at Lois Lambert Gallery.” Art and Cake. August 10, 2022.

 “Phyllida Barlow at Hauser and Wirth” Art and Cake. May 3, 2022. 

“Liu Susiraja at Nino Mier Gallery.” Art and Cake. March 16, 2022. 

“Sanford Biggers: Codeswitch.” Art and Cake. January 9, 2022.

“An Atmospheric River of Wonder in Laurie Anderson’s The Weather.” Riot Material, December 17, 2021.

“DIVINE IMMERSION: The Experiential Art of Nick Dong.” Art and Cake. September 16, 2021.

“Felix Art Fair.” Art and Cake. August 30, 2021.

“Wayne Thiebaud at Laguna Art Museum.” Art and Cake. August 14, 2021.

“Betty Tompkins: Some Sex, Lots of Talking, 2021 .” Art and Cake. July 21, 2021.

“‘Sanctuary of the Aftermath.” Art and Cake. May 19, 2021.

“Amy Sherald at Hauser and Wirth.” Art and Cake, April 16, 2021.

“Simphiwe Ndzube’s Like the Snake that Fed the Chameleon.” Riot Material, March 9, 2021. 

“The Biblical Imagination at Missiongathering Church.” Art and Cake, November 20, 2020. 

“45 years of LA Louver.” Art and Cake, November 2, 2020.

“Artist Profile: Carmen Argote.” .” Art and Cake, August 18, 2020.

“Margaret Lazzari at George Billis LA.” Art and Cake, July 17, 2020. 

“Frieze Art Week in LA.” Art and Cake, February 23, 2020.

“The LA Art Show 2020.” Art and Cake, February 13, 2020. 

“The Shaman’s Bride Lifts Her Veil In Lezley Saar’s A Conjuring of Conjurors.” Riot Material, February 12, 2020.

PUBLICATIONS

Naufel, Juliana and Boyer, Photo Trouvée Magazine Issue 18 december 2025 p. 54-57 “Nancy Kay Turner.”

Fry, Victoria, New Visionary Contemporary Art Magazine Issue 9 Winter 2024 p. 88-89

“Naufel Juliana and Boyer Twiggy Echoes of Yesterday” An Art Book by Photo Trouvée Magazine.

Kanyer, Laurie, MA, “College Care: Transforming Emotions and Life Experiences with Collage

Kanyer Publishing, 2021, p.89

Heffler, Shelley, “We Are Home,” Community Quilt Project, 2021, p.101

Schaub, Kelly, “Art Doesn’t Have To Match Your Sofa, Volume 3: From Sea To Shining Sea.”

December 20, 2020

Smith, Bonnie J., “She Votes, 100th Anniversary of the 19th amendment” SCWCA, 2020, p. 125

Zevitas, Steven T., “Studio Visit Volume 47”, 2020, p. 181

Lazzari, Margaret, Schlesier, Dona, Life Drawing: A Sketch and Textbook, 2019, p. 151

Turner, Nancy Kay, “Southern Discomforts: The Photographs of Sally Mann, Riot material 2019

Turner, Nancy Kay, “Fat Stuff; Confessions of an Overeater,” P. 30-33, 2019

Schomaker, Kristine, “Perceive Me”, p. 62, 2019

Kadour, Ric Kasini, Critical Issues in Collage: Cultural Deconstructions, P. 30-32, 2019

Raphael, Victor, “Show & Tell: the art of language,” an international exhibit, p. 140-1, 2009

Turner, Nancy Kay, “Universe Of: Nancy Kay Turner,” Interview for THE Magazine,

Los Angeles, December 2008

Brown, Betty Ann, “Nancy Kay Turner: Maps of Memory and Grids of Time,”

Coagula An Art Journal #86, June 2007, p. 26

“Joseph Beuys,” ArtSceneCal, May 25, 2006

“Martin Lubner at FIG, Santa Monica,” ArtSceneCal, May 22, 2006

“Nathan Oliveira at OCMA, Newport Beach,” ArtSceneCal, July 2006

“Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs at Los Angeles County Museum of Art,” ArtSceneCal, June, 2005

“Kent Twitchell at VIVA Gallery, ArtSceneCal, 2005

“John Luebtow at Patricia Correia Gallery, Santa Monica,” ArtSceneCal, 2002

Tenden, Marnie, “A Community of Angels, Los Angeles,” 2001, p. 138

“Lezley Saar,” ArtSceneCal, 2000

“William Wegmen at OCMA, Newport Beach,” ArtSceneCal, 2000

“Patrick Hughes,” ArtSceneCal, 1999

“R Kenton Nelson at Diane Nelson Gallery,” ArtSceneCal, 1999

“Sylvia Glass,” ArtSceneCal, 1998

“Sarah Perry at The Armory Center for the Arts,” ArtScenceCal, 1998

“Cindy Sherman at The Museum of Contemporary Art, Downtown,” ArtSceneCal, 1997

“Carlos Almaraz at Craig Krull Gallery, Santa Monica,” ArtSceneCal, 1996

“Ron Rizk at Art Institute of Southern California,” ArtSceneCal, 1996

“Martha Alf at Newspace Hollywood,” ArtSceneCal, 1995

Broude, Norma and Garrard, Mary D., “The Power of Feminist Art,” Henry N. Abrams 1994, p. 63-64

“Margaret Lazzari at Loyola Marymount University Laband Art Gallery,” ArtScenceCal, 1988

“Facing Up to Power,” ArtSceneCal, May 16, 1987

Jones, Amalia, “War on Words,” LA Weekly, July,1987, p.57

Herms, George, “Mothers Group,” ArtScene, 1986, p. 12.

Raven, Arlene, “Crossing the Borders: Feminism and the Art of Social Concern,” 1983, p.88

Raven, Arlene, “At Home” Catalogue, 1983, p.5

Crane, Trish, “The Artists’ Picture Book,” Valley News, August 1, 1980

Davis, Bruce, “Artists’ Books for Looking,” ARTWEEK, August 2, 1990

Jennings, Jan, “Art Arena,” San Diego Union, April 10, 1980

Wasserman, Isabelle, “Currents,” San Diego Union, July 8, 1980

CURATORIAL EXPERIENCE

2018 Route, Rut, Lane: A Karkhana Collaboration, Shoebox Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

2005 Juror, Faculty Grants Committee, Art Center College of Design, Pasadena, CA

1990 Director, Glendale Community College Art Gallery, Glendale, CA

PANELS / ARTIST LECTURE

2024    Collage Artists of America, Artist Talk, January 26, 2024.

2022    Southern California Women’s Caucus for Arts, Artist Talk, October 20, 2022, Los Angeles, CA.

2019    Oceanside Museum of Art, on Roland Reiss, July 13, 2019 (Transcription) archived at The Smithsonian

2008    Columbia College of Chicago: Art + Design, “The Artist as Teacher,” Chicago

2007    Intentional Conversation for Artists (panelist), “Beautiful Dreams/Terrible Beauty: Creating Art From Our Lives in the 21st Century,” Our Lady of the Angels Cathedral, Los Angeles, CA

            Columbia Scholastic Press Convention (presenter) New York, NY

2005    National Critics Conference (dance, theater, art, music, film), Los Angeles, CA

            Intentional Conversation for Artists (organizer), Our Lady of the Angels Cathedral, Los Angeles, CA

2005    Juror, Faculty Grants Committee, Art Center College of Design, Pasadena, CA

1987    Panelist, “Incorporation of Text in Art,” Robert Berman Gallery, Santa Monica,

            Chair, “Artist as Teacher,” California Association of Independent Schools, USC, Los Angeles, CA

1985    Panelist, “On Creativity in Art Education,” CAIS, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA

ORGANIZATIONAL AFFILIATIONS

2018- Southern California Women’s Caucus of the Arts, NWCA

1990-95 The Arroyo Arts Collective, Pasadena, CA

1990-91 AICA, The American section of The Association for International Art Critics

1988-95 The Women’s Caucus for the Arts, Los Angeles Chapter, CA

1988-89 The Gallery Committee, The Woman’s Building, Los Angeles, CA

1987-88 Board of Directors, The Woman’s Building, Los Angeles, CA

1985-88 California Association of Art Educators (CAEA) Los Angeles, CA

1984-87 Executive Board, Art Educators of Los Angeles (AELA), Los Angeles, CA

TEACHING

2008–2019 AP Studio Art Reader

1979–2015 Loyola High School of Los Angeles painting/ceramics/design/AP studio art/drawing

1979–2007 Adjunct Associate Professor, Glendale Community College life drawing, 2 and 3 D design, painting

EDUCATION

Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture – residency scholarship, Skowhegan, ME

B.A., Queens College, City University of New York, NY Art major/English/Ed. minor

M.A., University of California, Berkeley, CA Painting and Drawing

PUBLIC COLLECTIONS

Hawai‘i State Foundation on Culture and the Arts, Honolulu, HI.

Museum of Art & History, Lancaster, CA.

Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA.

Glendale College, Glendale, CA.

Warner Brothers, Los Angeles, CA.

The Women’s Building, Los Angeles, CA

The Lyric Theater, Los Angeles, CA

Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, Skowhegan, ME

Queens College, City University of New York, New York, N