Alison Turnbull
Alison Turnbull (born 16 March 1956, Bogotá) is a Colombian-born British artist who works in painting and drawing. Early in her career, Turnbull worked as an invigilator at the Serpentine Gallery.
Alison Turnbull
- Born
- 1956 · Bogotá.
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Occupation
- painter · sculptor · conceptual artist · draftsperson
- Movements
- contemporary art
- Languages
- Spanish
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Alison Turnbull (born 16 March 1956, Bogotá) is a Colombian-born British artist who works in painting and drawing. Early in her career, Turnbull worked as an invigilator at the Serpentine Gallery.
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Solo exhibitions
Solo exhibitions
• 2001 "Houses into Flats," Museum of Modern Art, Oxford • 2003 "Hospital," Matt's Gallery, London • 2010 Matt's Gallery, London • 2012 Talbot Rice Gallery, Edinburgh • 2013 De La Warr Pavilion, East Sussex • 2014 Shandy Hall, North Yorkshire • 2015 Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh • 2016 Art Seen, Nicosia
Group exhibitions
Group exhibitions
• 2010 Parallel Remix, Leonard Hutton Galleries, New York • 2010 On the Edge of the World, Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh • 2011 The Russian Club Gallery, London • 2012 The Bluecoat, Liverpool • 2012 The Fruitmarket Gallery, Edinburgh • 2013 "Galápagos," Centro de Arte Moderna (CAM), Lisbon • 2013 "Universal Fragments: Conversations with Trevor Shearer," Large Glass, London (2013) • 2014 "Summer Exhibition," Royal Academy of Art, London • 2014 "Colour on Paper," Galeria Leme, São Paulo • 2015 "Multiplicities," Art Seen, Nicosia • 2016 "Seeing Round Corners: the Art of the Circle," Turner Contemporary, Margate • 2016 "Blackrock," Lydney Park Estate, Gloucestershire • 2016 "Compression," Ormston House Gallery, Limerick
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