Angélica Turner
I am a visual artist originally from Chile, currently living in San Francisco, California.
My studio practice is always mutating, allowing new inspiration and life events to impact on it.
I create expressionist paintings that delve into the connection between nature and emotions. Using multiple coats and diverse palettes, elements from the tangible world, such as ferns or flowers are intertwined into an intuitive process resembling a healing journey. These artworks are my means of addressing grief, immigration, infertility and other personal events, serving as a space to define my own identity.
Education
2008-2011
BFA, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile.
2012
Postgraduate in Art Education, Universidad de Los Andes, Santiago, Chile.
Exhibitions
Solo
2023
After the storm, Firehouse Arts Center, Pleasanton, CA.
Being Here / Being Everywhere, Retreat Studios, San Francisco, CA.
2021
Navigating the Unexpected, curated by 4B Art Department, The Mill, San Francisco, CA.
Slate Art Gallery Off-Site Exhibition, 555 City Center, Oakland, CA.
2019
Her Turbulence, Frank Ratchye Studio Artist Project Space, curated by Alicia McDaniel, Root Division, San Francisco, CA.
2017
Después de la Lluvia, Teatro de Zapallar, Chile.
Naturaleza Progresiva, Centro Cívico de Vitacura, Santiago, Chile.
Group
2023
Root Division's Annual Auction, Root Division, San Francisco, CA.
Refussés of the Bay, Voss Gallery, San Francisco, CA.
Rebirth, WAVE Collective Gallery, San Francisco, CA.
Tending Gardens / Fertile Grounds, Root Division, San Francisco, CA.
More is More, Hot House Gallery, San Francisco, CA.
WAVE Group Show, WAVE Collective Gallery, San Francisco, CA.
2022
Root Division’s 21st Annual Auction, Root Division, San Francisco, CA.
Unfurl, 80 Albion, San Francisco, CA.
RD Makes, Root Division, San Francisco, CA.
2021
RD Makes, Root Division, San Francisco, CA.
Root Division’s 20th Annual Auction, Root Division, San Francisco, CA.
ArtAuction21: Reconnecting in Resilience, SOMArts Cultural Center in San Francisco, CA.
Taste, Root Division, San Francisco, CA.
2020
RD Makes, Root Division, San Francisco, CA.
Future Tense, Drawing Room Annex, San Francisco, CA.
RD Makes, Root Division, San Francisco, CA.
Root Division’s 19th Annual Auction, Root Division, San Francisco, CA.
Women Rising, Drawing Room Annex, San Francisco, CA.
2019
Reflexions from Exile, curated by Jaenette Alanis, Root Division, San Francisco, CA.
RD Makes, curated by Samantha Reynolds, Root Division, San Francisco, CA.
Root Division’s 18th Annual Auction, Root Division, San Francisco, CA.
Scintilla Art Box Project, curated by Sarah E. Swist, Hastings College, Hastings, NE.
LA Artcore 5th Annual Juried Exhibit, The Brewery, Los Angeles, CA.
SNAP!, Arc Gallery, San Francisco, CA. Awarded as one of the ten works with highest combined juror points.
2018
6x6 Be There Be Square, Las Laguna Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA.
Awards / Residencies
2023
Residency at MAM Chiloé (Museum of Modern Art), Chiloé, Chile.
2019-2022
Studio Artist, Root Division, San Francisco, CA.
2012
2011
Merit Scholarship Vocación Profesor (Teacher Vocation) given by MINEDUC, Santiago, Chile.
BFA, graduated with two votes of distinction, Santiago, Chile.
Further Education
2019
Attendance to the course “Pics or it didn’t happen” by Alex Arzt at San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA.
2019
Attendance to the course “The Structured Accident” by Allison Miller at San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA.
2013
2013
Certificate of Attendance to “Drawing London on Location” at Central Saint Martin`s College of Arts and Design, University of the Arts London, UK.
Certificate of Attendance to the course “Introduction to the History of Art” at Central Saint Martin’s College of Arts and Design, University of the Arts London, UK.
Teaching and related work
2019-2020
Root Division Adult Education Oil Painting 101, San Francisco, CA.
Root Division Adult Education Oil Painting Nature+Landscape, San Francisco, CA.
Volunteering Art Classes, Sanchez Elementary School, through the Root Division Youth Ed Program, San Francisco, CA.
2017-2018
Colegio Huelén, Santiago, Chile.
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2018 Head Teacher 12th Grade.
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Senior High School Teacher: Art History, Contemporary Art, Drawing and Painting.
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Art Teacher Elementary School and High School.
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Arts and Crafts workshop for pre-school, After School Program.
2017
After School Program Villa María Academy, Watercolor Classes, Santiago, Chile.
2017
Bibilioteca Escolar Futuro volunteering: Drawing Workshops at different places, including Santiago’s Penitentiary Center for Women and Youth Correctional Facility, Santiago, Chile.
2017-2018
Centro Educacional San Esteban Mártir, Santiago, Chile.
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Art Teacher Middle and High School, 70% students from underprivileged backgrounds.
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2016 9th grade Head Teacher.
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Drawing and painting Workshops, After School Program.