Born in Alba-Iulia, Romania
The art that I create is deeply inspired by nature and its vivid colors, and by the societal issues that surround me. I see art as “the definition of infinity”; my work explores the continuous transmutation of the evolving essence of life and nature. Visions and words turn into colors and textures to create new narratives in this dimension of infinity.
As an artist, I feel that it’s important to bring awareness to the world regarding various problems that affect us, as a whole; therefore, I focus on sending out a message to everyone, about real problems that the regular people have, trying to make each person think about what an individual’s impact in this life is. I am convinced that we all must leave a legacy behind us for the future generations and my job is to transpose this concept from my art to my public. The purpose is to make my fans and the ones who see my work understand that Future, Hope and Success of the next generations start with every one of us. We should not say “I hope” - we should always say “I am hope” – this is at the foundation of my compositions.
Turner is a self-taught artist; she holds degrees in economics and biology. Her paintings hang in private and corporate international collections, and at Haegeumgang Museum in South Korea. Her work has been featured in various art publications. She received the Woman Art Award from MUSA International Art Space in 2018 and 2020. In January 2020 she was awarded with the Leonardo da Vinci International Prize - The Universal Artist, which she received in Florence, Italy.
In June 2021, Turner was part of the curatorial team who organized the art exhibition of HRH Archduchess Gabriela von Habsburg, in Romania. Turner was also one of the main media sponsors, along with Forbes magazines, of this European cultural event.
Turner is an Associated Professor at the University of West, Visual Arts Faculty in Timisoara, Romania. She is the author of "The Business of Art" - lectures and seminars.
Turner works from her home studio in Los Angeles.
In January 2023, Turner was nominated as one of the "Top 30 Women Leaders To Look Out For in 2023" by The NYC Journal. In January 2024, the artist was featured on the cover of the Business Magazine The CIO Today.
Her 2024 art projects include a solo exhibition at CADFAB Gallery in Los Angeles, group exhibitions at museums In Japan and South Korea and a solo exhibition at The Cultural Center of City of Fontana, California.
CV
Education
2000 - Present Self-taught artist
2000 - 2007 PhD in International Economic Relations
2011 - 2016 Postgraduate studies in Marine Biology
2021 - Associated artist of the International Association of Visual Arts of UNESCO
Awards
2022 - Top Finalist received for the work "Jungle in My Mind", Fine Art America Contest, USA
2022 - Finalist of the Pixels Billboard Contest, USA
2021 - First Prize received for the work "Red", Fine Art America Contest, USA
2021 - Second Prize received for the work "Depression Comes in Many Colors", Fine Art America Contest, USA
2021 - Finalist of the Pixels Billboard Contest, USA
2020 - Woman Art Award, MUSA International Art Space in collaboration with UNESCO Bologna, Rome, Italy
2020 - The Artist of The Day, See Me Community in Partnership with Sotheby's Art Institute, New York City, USA
2020 - The Universal Artist Leonardo da Vinci International Prize, Florence, Italy
2018 - Woman Art Award, MUSA International Art Space, Madrid, Spain
2024 Exhibitions
- Portraits group exhibition, Czong Institute for
Contemporary Art (CICA Museum), South Korea
- International group exhibition, The Metropolitan Art
Museum, Tokyo, Japan
- International group exhibition, Museum of Modern
Art, Yerevan, Armenia
- Artist talk and Group Exhibition, Cad Fab Creative,
Culver City, USA
- Solo exhibition, City of Fontana, San Bernandino,
USA
- Solo exhibition, Cad Fab Creative, Los Angeles,
USA
- Pop above all, group exhibition, Gallery 825, Los
Angeles, USA
- Reputed, group exhibition, Gallery 825, Los
Angeles, USA
- Group exhibition, Influx Gallery, London, UK
- Group exhibition, Espace Vision'Art, Paris, France
Exhibitions & Festivals
2023 - The business of art, Book launch, TAG The Artists' Gallery, Los Angeles, USA
2023 - Solo Exhibition, Sasse Museum of Art, Pomona, USA
2023 - Solo Exhibition, Espace Vision Art, Paris, USA
2023 - Solo Exhibition, The Messengers Gallery, Santa Monica, USA
2023 - Back from 3023 Solo Exhibition, Lacuna Art Festival, Barcelona and Canary Islands, Spain
2023 - The artist of the day, Expo Metro, Barcelona, Spain
2023 - Featured Artist Exhibition, D31 Art Gallery, Doncaster, UK
2023 - Interconnectivity Solo Exhibition, TAG The Artists' Gallery, Los Angeles, USA
2023 - Abstract works, group exhibition, TAG The Artists Gallery, Los Angeles, USA
2023 - My animals, group exhibition, Omnibus, Dresden, Germany
2023 - The masked persona, group exhibition, TAG The Artists' Gallery, Los Angeles, USA
2023 - Colorful, group exhibition, Omnibus, Dresden,
Germany
2023 - Foolish games, group exhibition, Gallery 825, Los Angeles, USA
2023 - Botanica, group exhibition, TAG The Artists' Gallery, Los Angeles, USA
2023 - Words on paper, group exhibition, Gallery 825, Los Angeles, USA
2023 - Our fragile planet, group exhibition, TAG The Artists' Gallery, Los Angeles, USA
2023 - Ukrainian Independence Day, group exhibition
Ukrainian Orthodox Church, Timisoara, Romania
2023 - Metamorphosis group exhibition, Lacuna Art Festival, Barcelona and Canary Islands, Spain
2023 - Americana, group exhibition, TAG The Artists'
Gallery, Los Angeles, USA
2023 - Tarfest, live painting mural exhibition, Pan Pacific Park, Los Angeles, USA
2023 - Black and White, group exhibition, TAG The Artists' Gallery, Los Angeles, USA
2023 - Healing Art Fund group exhibition, TAG The Artists' Gallery, Los Angeles, USA
2023 - Made in USA group exhibition, TAG The Artists' Gallery, Los Angeles, USA
2023 - Anniversary group exhibition, Hive Gallery, Los
Angeles, USA
2023 - Line attack group exhibition, Hive Gallery, Los
Angeles, USA
2023 - Anniversary group exhibition, Open Mind Art Space, Los Angeles, USA
2023 - Fresh honey group exhibition, The Hive Gallery, Los Angeles, USA
2023 - New works group exhibition, TAG The Artists Gallery, Los Angeles, USA
2022 - Small works group exhibition, TAG The Artists Gallery, Los Angeles, USA
2023 - Winter Exhibition, D31 Gallery, South Yorkshire, UK
2023 - Borderless Hybrid Exhibition, Norwegian Cultural Center, Oslo, Norway and Singapore
2022 - Small Works Exhibition, TAG Artists Gallery, Los Angeles, USA
2022 - In the Cage Exhibition and charity event, Blue House Yard, London, UK
2022 - Red Dot Miami, Art Basel, Miami, USA
2022 - Art on Loop Exhibition, The Holy Art, London, UK
2022 - Reflexo Exhibition, Echo's Studio, Sao Paulo, Brazil
2022 - Moon Art Fair, Hamburg, Germany
2022 - Art in dialogue with nature, Art book launch, Bonn, Germany
2022 - Sunset Strip Revival Exhibition, Ziggy Hotel, West Hollywood, USA
2022 - Diversia, Group Exhibition, UNITED NATIONS, Toronto, Canada
2022 - Clash, group exhibition, Lacuna Art Festival, Barcelona and Canary Islands, Spain
2022 - Group exhibition, Einladung (Auction for Ukraine) Zurich, Switzerland
2022 - Stand up against Domestic Violence Fundraiser, Haven Hills, Burbank, USA
2022 - Solo Exhibition, Art 9TEEN, Vienna,Austria
2022 - International Biennial of Contemporary Art, Buenos Aires, Argentina
2022 - L'invisible, Bortone Gallery, Paris, France
2022 - 6th Annual Anniversary, Open Mind Art Space, Los Angeles, USA
2021 - NOMAD Exhibition, Torrance Art Museum, Los Angeles, USA
2021 - ODYSSEY Fundraiser, Torrance Art Museum
Advocates and City of Torrance, Los Angeles, USA
2021 - The Flux Review, London, UK
2021 - Habitat for Humanity Fundraiser, Los Angeles, USA
2021 - Big Passover Exhibition, Israeli Art Market, Tel Aviv, Israel
2021 - 5th Annual Anniversary, Open Mind Art Space, Los Angeles, USA
2021 - Goodbye 2020 Welcome 2021, Israeli Art Market, Tel Aviv, Israel
2020 - International Festival of Street Art, Frankfurt, Germany
2020 - Artistic creation in times of COVID-19, Diafano Community, Barcelona, Spain
2020 - Art in Transition, Sotheby's Art Institute, New York City, USA
2020 - The Artist of the Day, Sotheby's Art Institute, New York City, USA
2020 - Woman's Essence, MUSA International Art Space in collaboration with UNESCO Bologna, Rome, Italy
2020 - Represent, Sotheby's Art Institute, New York City, USA
2020 - International Festival of Street Art, Timisoara, Romania
2020 - Global Contemporary, Art 9Teen, Vienna, Austria
2020 - Art Saves Humanity, See Me Community, New York City, USA
2020 - 4th Annual Anniversary, Open Mind Art Space, Los Angeles, USA
2019 - Never Odd or Even, The Solarium, Pasadena, USA
2019 - One Self, Sotheby's Art Institute, New York City, USA
2019 - Of Earth and Space, Open Mind Art Space, Los Angeles, USA
2019 - Ashes of Hope, Wildfire Relief Fund Auction, Los Angeles, USA
2019 - Stand Up Against Domestic Violence, Haven Hills Auction, Burbank, USA
2019 - LA Art Show, Los Angeles, USA
2018 - Art Basel Miami Beach, Nina Torres Fine Art Gallery, Miami, USA
2018 - Unity in Variety IX, Substrate Gallery, Los Angeles, USA
2018 - Reflection, Haegeumgang Theme Museum, Geoje, S. Korea
2018 - The Art of Ra, Gabriel Fine Arts, London, UK
2018 - Fine Art Cannes Biennale, Cannes, France
2018 - Woman's Essence, MUSA International Art Space, Madrid, Spain
2018 - Art Expo New York, New York City, USA
2018 - Iron Triangle Brewing Exhibition, Los Angeles, USA
2018 - Unity in Variety VIII, 508 Kings Road Gallery, London, UK
2017 - We Contemporary - The Faces of Contemporary Art, MUSA International Art Space, Kiev, Ukraine
2017 - We Contemporary - The Faces of Contemporary Art, MUSA International Art Space, Rome, Italy
2017 - Unity in Variety V, Gabriel Fine Arts, London, UK
2017 - Viva Arte Viva Venetia Biennale, Nina Torres Fine Art, Venice Italy
Gallery Representation
- The International Association of Art,
USA/UNESCO
- CADFAB Gallery, Culver City, USA
- The Messengers Gallery, Los Angeles, USA
- Gallery 825, Los Angeles, USA
- Hive Gallery, Los Angeles, USA
- TAG The Artists' Gallery, Los Angeles, USA
- Sasse Museum of Art, Pomona, USA
- The Factory Gallery, London, UK
- D31 Art Gallery, Doncaster, UK
- Bortone Gallery, Paris, France
- Espace Vision'Art, Paris, France
- Influx Gallery, London, UK
- Open Mind Art Space, Los Angeles, USA
- The International Association of Visual Arts,
UNESCO
- Sotheby's Art Institute, New York City, USA
Other Artistic Projects
- Residency: The Leadership Training Program at TAG The Artists' Gallery
- Residency: Visiting lecturer at University of West, Timisoara, Romania, Faculty of Visual Arts and Design
- Author of the book "The Business of Art" published in the USA in October 2023
- Author of "The Business of Art" lectures and
seminars
- Charity event at Los Angeles Cancer Network, USA
- Sponsor of Countess Sorina von Keyserling's exhibition at Biennale Sibiu, Romania
- Media sponsor of HRH Gabriela von Habsburg's exhibition 'Spatiu intre - In between' in Cisnadioara, Sibiu County, Romania
- Lecturer at The International Festival of Street Art (FISART) in 2021 and 2023
- Website designer for various artists (painters and sculptors) including HRH Gabriela von Habsburg
- Promoter of various artists on Instagram
- Website designer for art galleries and exhibitions
- Art and Business consultancy to various artists (painters and sculptors)
