Miya Turnbull- Visual Artist
EXHIBITIONS and PRESENTATIONS
“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
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 as a stand-in for my body.
“Self-Portrait” video was on display in Venice, Italy, at THE ROOM Contemporary Art Space and ITSLIQUID ART SPACE- Venice Grand Canal.
Jan 27th- Feb 18th, 2022.
“The Body Language 2022” is an international group exhibition of photography, painting, video art, installation/sculpture and performance art.
“THE BODY LANGUAGE analyzes the hidden parts of our identities, through an immerse experience inside the fascinating universe of the complex labyrinths or our consciousness.” -ITS LIQUID GROUP
I was delighted to be a part of Nocturne: Art at Night this year in Halifax and Dartmouth
October 13th-16th, 2021
The theme is Liminal -curated by Liliona Quarmyne
I presented 2 projects:
Beacon Project at the MacPhee Centre for Creative Learning in Dartmouth. The highlight will be a series of 7 masks, 3 of which are video projections.
and
Community Project at Halifax Central Library features 5 Inside Out Masks, visible in the window of the Lower Level Reading Room.
CBC News Clip about Nocturne, showing some of my artwork
Origami- The Art of Paper Folding
Virtual Exhibit
Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre (JCCC)- Toronto, ON
October 5th, 2021- Feb 1st, 2022
Link Directly to Miya's Gallery
In-Person exhibit at the JCCC
Feb 23rd- April 22nd, 2022
Opening reception: April 3rd, 2-4pm
Boston University hosted an arts research based conference called Women and Masks
Inaugural Weekend: September 24th-25th, 2021
To see more about the conference and the archived recorded sessions, please visit their website.
My artist talk is a 20 min retrospective of my life's work so far in mask making and is available at the link below:
2 of my films were screened at the
Mixed Asian Media Festival
Sept. 15th -19th, 2021
There were panels, discussions and exhibition performances and film screenings
presented online.
"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

"TRAHC 33rd Annual Juried Exhibition"
Texarkana Regional Arts & Humanities Council- Texarkana, TX
Aug 6th- Sept 25th, 2021
Video walkthrough of the exhibit and gallery
"I Am What I Am"
The Ice House Gallery- Tatamagouche, N.S
Local participating artist included:
Lee Cripps, Brandt Eisner, Margarita Fainshtein, Shauna MacLeod, Regina Marzlin, Carol Morrison, James Neish, Andrew Quon, Jack Ross, Alan Syliboy, Letitia Fraser, myself and guest jeweller Tori Poynton