Miya Turnbull- Visual Artist
EXHIBITIONS: Current and Recent
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"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
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"REPRESENT: NEW PORTRAITURE- National Juried Exhibition"
Barrett Art Center- Poughkeepsie, NY
Group exhibition- featuring 37 Artists
Curated by Hannah Turpin, Curatorial Assistant for Modern and Contemporary Art and Photography, Carnegie Museum of Art.
March 13th-April 17th, 2021
Click here to see the Online and Installed Exhibit
Scroll down to see more photos of my work in selected galleries
Solo and Two-Person Exhibits
2021- (Upcoming) 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
2022- (Upcoming) I am what I am. NS Public Archives Gallery; Halifax, N.S.
2021- (Upcoming) I am what I am. The Ice House Gallery; Tatamagouche, N.S.
2021- Represent: New Portraiture National Juried Exhibition. Barrett Art Center; Poughkeepsie, NY.
2021- The Portrait Within. The House of Smalls; Swindon, UK.
2021- Alone. Acadia University Art Gallery; Wolfville, N.S.
2020- I am what I am. Craig Gallery, Dartmouth, N.S.
2020- Truro Art Society Sculpture Show. McCarthy Gallery, NSCC Campus; Truro, N.S.
2020- The Portrait Exhibit. Gallery 1313 (Process Gallery); Toronto, ON.
2020- New Beginnings. MMFI Gallery, Marigold Cultural Centre; Truro, N.S.
2019- Truro Art Society Sculpture Show. McCarthy Gallery, NSCC Campus; Truro, N.S.
2017- Monochrome. Dart Gallery; Dartmouth, N.S.
2014- Black and White Ball IV. Propeller Centre for the Visual Arts; Toronto, ON.
2012- Pre-Shrunk. Argyle Fine Art Gallery; Halifax, N.S.
2011- Pre-Shrunk. Argyle Fine Art Gallery; Halifax, N.S.
2011- Artsu Matsuri. Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre Gallery; Toronto, ON.
2010- For Keepsakes. ARTsPLACE; Annapolis Royal, N.S.
2009- Small Works. Craig Gallery; Dartmouth, N.S.
2008- Vinylview. Argyle Fine Art Gallery; Halifax, N.S.
2008- Donkey Skin. Modern Fuel Artist Run Centre; Kingston, ON.
2007- VANS (Visual Arts Nova Scotia) Mentorship Program Exhibit. Cultural Federations of Nova Scotia Building; Halifax, N.S.
2007- Self Portrait. Ross Creek Centre for the Arts; Canning, N.S.
2006- The Canadian Portrait: a Juried Exhibit from the Canadian Institute of Portrait Artists. Red Deer and District Museum and Archives; Red Deer, AB.
2006- Square Foot. AWOL Gallery; Toronto, ON.
2006- Art in a Box. Visual Arts Nova Scotia off-site venue (VIA Rail and Westin Hotel); Halifax, N.S.
2005- The Media Masquerade: The Inner Dialogue of Women in Masquerade. Centre for Art Tapes /Anna Leonowens Gallery; Halifax, N.S.
2005- Square Foot. AWOL Gallery; Toronto, ON.
2005- Return to Sender. Trap\door Artist Run Gallery; Lethbridge, Alberta.
2004- Annual Khyber Members Exhibit. Khyber Centre of the Arts; Halifax, N.S.
2004- The Red Show. Eastern Front Gallery; Toronto, ON.
2004- Artist’s Multiples. Khyber Centre of the Arts; Halifax, N.S.
2003- The Navy of Hell. Khyber Centre of the Arts; Halifax, N.S.
2003- Eyeopener IV. Eyelevel Gallery; Halifax, N.S.
2000- Pink. Gallery Potemkin; Lethbridge, AB.
2000- BFA Exhibit. University of Lethbridge Art Gallery; Lethbridge, AB.
Online Exhibits/Galleries/Presentations
2021- A Mask of One's Own. Authored and presented by Nataliya Tchermalykh (University of Geneva) at the Royal Anthropological Institute Conference in Visual Anthropology as part of the RAI Film Festival (normally occurring in Bristol, UK, but online this year due to Covid).
2021- Art Arena (Artist Showcase Vol. 4). Presented by Bus Stop Theatre Co-op; Halifax, N.S.
2021- Engaging Creativites: Art in the Pandemic. Presented by University of Alberta, Dept of Art and Design and RSC (Royal Society of Canada).
2021- Miya Turnbull: Behind the Mask. Video presented by Fashion For Bank Robbers, the 1st of a series about mask makers around the world.
2021- Identity. International Juried Group Exhibit. Art Fluent Online Art Gallery.
2020- Photophobia (Contemporary Moving Images Festival). Co-presented by: Art Gallery of Hamilton/Hamilton Artists Inc; Hamilton, ON. (2020 screening was online due to Covid-19).
Artleove Online Gallery/Artist Profiles.
ArtConnect
OnlineGallery.art
Japanese Canadian Artists Directory.
Visual Arts Nova Scotia- Artist's Pages.
14 Bells Fine Art Gallery.
Exhibit Photographs (not in any particular timeline order)
Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre Gallery exhibit "Blended" with Norman Takeuchi. Feb-March 2019. Curated by Bryce Kanbara. Toronto, Ontario.
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Media Masquerade: The Inner Dialogue of Women in Masquerade. Group exhibition curated By Mireille Bourgeois and Marie Koehler. Presented by Center For Art Tapes and Anna Leonowens Gallery in Halifax, N.S. 2005
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"THE PORTRAIT WITHIN"
The House of Smalls - a dollhouse/gallery in the UK
Group exhibition- featuring the work of 35 International artists
Curated by Amy Oliver
February 20th- March 21st, 2021
Click here to see the Ongoing Online Exhibit
Photo credits: Amy Oliver
Solo exhibit at the Craig Gallery (Alderney Landing), Dartmouth, N.S. "Inside Out". 2007.
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Modern Fuel Artist Run Centre, Kingson, ON. Group exhibition: Donkey Skin, 2008
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Corridor Gallery, Halifax, NS. Solo Exhibit "Somewhere in Between"
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Nikkei: Masks and Dolls. Exhibit with Marjene Matsunaga Turnbull. Multicultural Centre, Stony Plain, AB 2008
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"For Keepsakes", group exhibition curated by Lucie Chan. ARTsPlace Gallery, Annapolis Royal, N.S. 2010
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Group exhibit "I Am What I Am", curated by Brandt Eisner, Craig Gallery, Dartmouth, NS. September 2020. Featured the work of 15 artists. The 2 yellow and white masks are a collaboration between myself and James Neish (see his awesome art on Instagram here)
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BFA Group Exhibition, University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, AB, 2000
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