Miya Turnbull- Visual Artist
EXHIBITIONS and PRESENTATIONS
Miya Turnbull: Inward, Outwards
Solo Exhibition
Acadia University Art Gallery
Wolfville, NS
Nov 12th - Feb 7th
(closed over university break Dec 10th-Jan 9th)
Curated by Dr. Laurie Dalton
Gallery hours:
Monday: Closed
Tuesday: 12pm -4pm
Wednesday: 12pm -7pm
Thursday- Sunday: 12pm -4pm
“Fashion for Bank Robbers” Exhibition
Maximiliansforum in Munich, Germany
August 3rd - October 16th, 2022
The exhibition presents hundreds of images and videos showing masks and mask-related works by 250 artists staged by photographers and cinematographers from all around the globe.
Curated by Carina Shoshtary
Read about the exhibit and a bit about my work here in Germany's biggest newspaper:
“Many Faces”, translated from German
Süddeutsche Zeitung, written by Sofia Pavlu. Aug 12th, 2022
Invitation card/poster designed by @studio_alexandra_rusitschka
Artists from left to right:
- @proxima2000taur
- @munstrumtheatre @ouh_loulou, @colombe2ailes & @elo.se_costumes
@la.comedie.humaine @delphinecottu
@monforttheatre
- @maiko_takeda @bryanhuynh
- and final image on the right is mine! @miyamask
In-Between
Solo exhibit at Eltuek Arts Centre, Gallery 203
Sydney, Nova Scotia (Unama'ki/Cape Breton)
Featuring over 50 self-portrait masks, photographs, videos and origami
July 6th-Sept 1st, 2022
Viewers will meet a multitude of faces throughout this space, each with a slightly different gaze yet recognizably consistent throughout. Miya draws from the traditional use of masks worn for disguise, transformation and protection as well as metaphors for persona, archetype, self-image and identity. Her masks are three-dimensional self-portraits, created by combining photography, sculpture and collage. She forms multiple iterations of her 'self' to explore her experiences, perceptions, mixed Japanese Canadian heritage and inner world, making the invisible, visible.
The masks show an uncanny resemblance to the artist, but that familiarity is often altered. Miya changes the placement or even erases select facial features and cuts up and re-attaches masks together in unusual combinations that may evoke a visceral reaction. By doing so, she examines herself from an outsider perspective and separates herself from her physical appearance. Miya's practice has expanded towards interaction and embodiment, highlighting the transformational powers of the masks when her body and energy bring them to life, this captured through video. As a group of self-portraits, she hopes the viewer sees a part of her in all, or perhaps 'in-between' all of them.
Nova Scotia Art Bank 2020-2021 exhibition at the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia- western branch in Yarmouth, NS.
May 14th, 2022- ongoing
Opening Reception May 26th, 5:30pm
See the entire collection of the NS Art Bank online here
“Face to Face”
A solo exhibition of masks by Miya Turnbull
White River Junction, Vermont
April 1st- May 1st, 2022.
Photo Credits by Gallery Co-Director and fellow mask-maker: Ben Finer
“Self-Portrait”
Feb 18th-21st, 2022
Photo credit: Matt Roberts
Still Life with Fruit Gallery is an alternative gallery space run by art professors Chad Serhal and Katie Baczeski from Stetson University. This window space is attached to Tom's Auto Repair, a working garage in DeLand, Florida
Such a cool gallery space, especially lit up at night and I really liked having the trace outlines (referencing sashiko stitches) as a stand-in for my body.
"Behind Between Beyond"
Artwork by Roxanne Lafleur and Miya Turnbull
Gallery 101- Ottawa, Ontario
July 31st- August 28th,
Photo credits: Kristina Corre, Jenn Ully and Laura Margita
Opening reception: July 31st, 2-5pm EST
Artist Talk: Aug. 13th, 6-7pm EST
Artist Talk Recording Available Here
Firegrove Studio made a beautiful video of the art in the exhibit: see it here
"COMING OUT"
M.A.D.S. Art Gallery- Milan, Italy
International Group Exhibition
Digital art shown in a physical space with touchscreens throughout
Curated by Sofia Ronzi and others
June 25th- July 4th, 2021
Video clip taken from the gallery's website- time lapse video tour of the physical space
Click here to see the entire video of all the artwork as well as a digital exhibit/archive
"ALONE"
Acadia University Art Gallery- Wolfville, NS
Group Exhibition- featuring the work of 18 Nova Scotia Artists
Curated by Dr. Laurie Dalton
February 10th- April 13th, 2021
Click here to see the Virtual Exhibit as well as the Exhibition Archive
Scroll down to see more photos of my work in selected galleries
Solo and Two-Person Exhibits
2022- Inward, Outwards. Acadia University Art Gallery; Wolfville, N.S.
2022- In-Between. Gallery 203, Eltuek Arts Centre; Sydney, N.S.
2022- Face to Face. Kishka Gallery; White River Junction. VT.
2022- Self-Portrait. Still Life with Fruit Gallery; DeLand, FL.
2021- Behind Between Beyond. (Two-person exhibit with Roxanne Lafleur). Gallery 101; Ottawa, ON.
2020- Somewhere in Between. (Solo). Corridor Galley; Halifax, N.S.
2019- Blended: The Art of Miya Turnbull and Norman Takeuchi. (Two-person exhibit). Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre Gallery; Toronto, ON.
2008- Inside and Out. (Solo) ARTsPLACE; Annapolis Royal, N.S.
2008- Nikkei (Japanese-Canadian) Masks and Dolls. (Two-person exhibit with Marjene Matsunaga Turnbull) Multicultural Centre Art Gallery; Stony Plain, AB
2007- Somewhere in Between. (Solo) X-changes Gallery; Victoria, B.C.
2007- Inside and Out. (Solo) Craig Gallery, Alderney Landing; Dartmouth, N.S.
2005- PhotoMasks. (Solo) Corridor Gallery; Halifax, N.S.
2004- PhotoMasks and Ki paintings. (Solo) OneLight Theatre Forum; Halifax, N.S.
2002- Selected PhotoMasks, Ki paintings and photographs. (Solo) Women’s Centre, Dalhousie University; Halifax, N.S.
1998- Kimiye: Selected photographs, masks and ink drawings. (Solo) Nikka Yuko Japanese Gardens; Lethbridge, Alberta.
Group Exhibits/Presentations
2022-I am what I am. The Chase Gallery (NS Public Archives); Halifax, N.S.
2022-Nova Scotia Art Bank Purchases, 2022. Anna Leonowens Gallery; Halifax, N.S.
2022-FIN (Atlantic International Film Festival), shorts program. Cineplex Cinema Park Lane; Halifax, N.S.
2022- Fashion for Bank Robbers Exhibit; MaximiliansForum; Munich, Germany.
2022- Unveiled; The Beaney House of Art and Knowledge Museum, presented by the University of Kent; Canterbury, UK.