Originally from Bentonville, Arkansas. Turner moved to upstate New York to attend the New York College of Ceramics at Alfred University. She fell in Love with sculpture and the embodied nature of light. Exploring the relationships she could form to her own body. She continued her investigations using neon as her primary medium and graduated in May 2021 with her BFA, with a focus in neon, and a minor in Dance. Now, back in Arkansas, Turner recently finished her first year-long residency at Cache Studios, and continues to make and show all over the greater NWA area.
Turner is a Light and Mixed Media Artist focusing primarily in her investigations with Neon. Her work explores many themes surrounding the inner workings of the body, aspects of touch, negotiation of unseen boundaries and shared sensations. She aims to provoke a sensitivity using light as her medium of choice.
Sarah Turner
TurnerSarah.com
Education
Alfred University, NewYork
Bachelors of Fine Art and Design; May 2021
Minor in Dance; May 2021
Bentonville High School
Graduated 2017
Exhibitions
2024 Artfields, The ROB, Lake City, SC
2024 Intergalactic, Backroom Social Club, Bentonville, Arkansas
2023 Rumwolfs Howling, The Momentary, Bentonville, Arkansas
2023 Format Afters, Cache Studios, Bentonville, Arkansas
2023 Vivid Connections: Liminal Witnessing, Assembly Biennial, Springdale, Arkansas
2022 Evergreen, The Ledger, Bentonville, Arkansas
2022 Worm, The Medium, Springdale, Arkansas
2022 Joyride, M2 Gallery, Little Rock, Arkansas
2022 Bathed In Light, 21c Museum, Bentonville, Arkansas
2022 Nostalgia, NorthWest Arkansas Mall, Bentonville, Arkansas
2022 Black Apple Awards, 214, Springdale, Arkansas
2021 Word Show, Turner Gallery, Alfred, NewYork
2021 Hot Pickled Okra? Fooey!! Photo Gallery, Alfred, New York
2021 Word Show. Turner Gallery, Alfred, New York
2019 The Weird Machine, The Alcove Gallery, Alfred, NewYork
2019 Girls Girls Girls, Turner Gallery, Alfred, NewYork
2019 Neighbors, Hornell Community Arts Center, NewYork
2018 Insides Outside, Career Development Center, Alfred, NewYork
2018 In Plain Sight, Cohen Gallery, Alfred, NewYork
2017 Fresh Meet, Turner Gallery, Alfred, NewYork
Publications
Cody Ford, The Idle Class Magazine, Knowledge Issue, 2022
Cody Ford, Black Apple Awards, 2022
http://idleclassmag.com/2022-black-apple-awards-winners/
Lily Smith, Love Thy Neighbor, 2019
file:///C:/Users/Sarah/Downloads/Neigbors%20Publication.pdf
Performances
2021 An Exhibition of Dance, CD Smith Theater, Alfred, NewYork
2019 An Evening Of Dance, CD Smith Theater, Alfred, NewYork
2019 Informal Dance Showcase, Black Box Theater, Alfred, NewYork
2018 An Evening Of Dance, CD Smith Theater, Alfred, NewYork
2018 Informal Dance Showcase, Black Box Theater, Alfred, NewYork
UPCOMING
2024 Award Show, Lake City, South Carolina