ARTIST STATEMENT
My art addresses issues of social, cultural, and political gravity. Utilizing familiar imagery, I present my views on momentous historical and cultural events. When creating commentary art, I call myself” a Visual Essayist”.
My process is unique to the piece, from hand-dyed paper, silks, and dimensional complements to unusual wall presentations and floor installations. The art of stitchery both unites my process and underscores the art form\’s feminine historical significance.
Disrupting complacency, encouraging dialogue, and provoking the viewer to examine issues that affect us all, this act of creating helps me release my frustration with the thorny, complex ailments of our age. When creating art that challenges the viewer, I call myself an “Art Activist”.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Turner’s career highlights include a First Place at the Verona Museum of Modern Art in Italy, 2011, as well as top honors in multiple museums, eight years in the Reece Museum’s political “FL3TCH3R Exhibit” with awards in 2016, 2018, 2019, and 2021, and 2022, the Museum of Modern Art in Tallahassee, the Foosaner Museum, and more.
A member of the National Association of Women Artists since 2019, Turner has received 4 major awards in NAWA’s national exhibits to include First Place for Mixed Media/Collage, 2021, in the 132nd Annual NAWA exhibit and Best of Show for her installation “Assault on Orlando”. In February of 2022, Turner curated female artists in three large galleries at the historic Sidney & Berne Davis Art Center in Fort Myers, FL.
© Patricia Anderson-Turner