November 13, 2024
- Joseph Turner "Two Halves of a Whole, All Taken Down"
- Time: 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
- Location: Annex Gallery, Heating Plant Annex
- Description: Joseph Turner "Two Halves of a Whole, All Taken Down"
October 22 – November 13, 2024
ANNEX Gallery, Heating Plant Annex
Western Illinois University
Macomb, Illinois
Chicago artist Joseph Turner will have his solo exhibition, "Two Halves of a Whole, All Taken Down", on display October 22 through November 13 at the ANNEX Gallery.
A reception for the artist will be held Wednesday, November 13, 4:30-6:00 p.m. The artist will speak about his work at 5:00 pm.
Joseph Wellington Turner is originally from Youngstown, Ohio, and has lived in Illinois since 1999. He holds a BFA in Painting from The Ohio University, conferred in 1997, and an MFA in Painting from Northern Illinois University, conferred in 2002.
Joseph has been an instructor of art at the college level since 2000. He currently teaches at DePaul University, in Chicago, and has taught at that institution since 2018. He also teaches at Waubonsee Community College, in Sugar Grove, and has been with that school since 2005.
A life-long practicing artist, Joseph presently resides in Chicago, where he maintains studio space at the Bridgeport Art Center, 1200 W. 35th St. Some recent showings of his art include solo exhibitions of paintings and works on paper held at the Clark Arts Center Gallery, Rockford University, and at the Laura A. Sprague Art Gallery, Joliet Junior College. He has had selected works included in the 76th Annual Salon Show at South Shore Arts in Munster, Indiana, included in the 80th National Midyear Exhibition at the Butler Museum of American Art, and published in Volume 40 of Studio Visit Magazine. Joseph also regularly exhibits as a resident artist at the Bridgeport Art Center.
Image: Denouement, oil on panel, 36 x 48 in.
- Related Web Site: https://www.wiu.edu/cofac/artgallery/
- Contact Information:
Tyler Hennings
Phone: 309-298-1587
Email: ta-hennings@wiu.edu - Source: Art Gallery
