NICOLA TURNER
CURRICULUM VITAE
Born 1967
EDUCATION
2019 MA Fine Art, Bath Spa University, Bath, UK
1989 BA Theatre Design, Central St Martins College of Art and Design, London, UK
1984 Foundation in Art & Design,, Reigate School of Art, Reigate, UK
EXHIBITIONS
2024
SPINNING A YARN, Somerset Rural Life Museum, Glastonbury, UK.
THE UNINVITED GUEST FROM THE UNREMEMBERED PAST, National Trust, Tyntesfield, North Somerset, UK
RWA OPEN, Royal West of England Academy, Bristol, UK. 2024 RWA Academy Award Winner
THE MEDDLING FIEND, SUMMER EXHIBITION, Royal Academy of Arts, London, UK
SCULPTURAL INTERVENTIONS, Sir Hilliers Gardens, Romsey, UK
CASTING SHADOWS, ACEarts, Somerton, Somerset, UK
A VISIBLE THREAD, Llantarnam Grange, Cwmbran, Wales
2032
THE SONG OF PYSCHE, Shtager & Shch, London, UK
A NEW DAY, A NEW DAWN, Bomb Factory Art Foundation, London
A VISIBLE THREAD, Seam Collective, Black Swan Arts, Frome, UK
WE ARE FOR THE DARK, 195 Mare Street, London, UK
WELLS ART CONTEMPORARY, Wells Cathedral, Somerset, UK
STILL AND STILL MOVING, Od Arts Festival, East and West Coker, Somerset, UK
NORWICH ART PATH, Sainsbury Centre, Norwich Castle and Norwich Festival, Norwich, UK
HAWKSWOOD RESIDENCY, Stroud, Gloucestershire, UK
WINTER SCULPTURE PARK, Gallery No23, Old Bexley, London, UK
2022
MYTH AND MIASMA, Skaftfell Centre for Visual Arts, Iceland
SUMMER EXHIBITION, Royal Academy of Arts, London, UK
LAPSES, Shatwell Farm, Bruton, UK
MATERIALITY, Walcot Chapel, Bath, UK
WINTER SCULPTURE PARK, Gallery No32, Old Bexley, London, UK
2021
WELLS ART CONTEMPORARY, Wells, UK
DOOResidency, Hembrugterrein, Zaandam, Amsterdam, NL
STONE LANE GARDEN, SCULPTURE EXHIBITION, Dartmoor, UK
UNPRECEDENTED, Ovada Gallery, Oxford, UK
WINTER SCULPTURE PARK, Gallery No32, Old Bexley, London, UK.
2019
BEING HUMAN, Bart’s Pathology Museum, St Bart’s Hospital, London, UK
SHOW ONE, Locksbrook Campus, Bath, UK
MA SHOW, Bath Spa University, Sion Hill, Bath, UK
VITAL MORTALITY, 14th International Conference on the Social Context of Death, Dying and Disposal, East Building, University of Bath, Bath, UK
WATERWEEK: VITAL WATER, Gallery North, Hailsham, East Sussex, UK
MA & OTHER POSTGRADUATES, selected Show, Atkinson Gallery, Millfield, Street, Somerset, UK
BLUE MONDAY, 44AD, 4 Abbey St, Bath, UK
AWARDS
2024 RWA Academy Award, UK
2024 SKYARTS AWARD, Death in Venice, WNO, UK
2023 DCYP GRANT, Arts Council England, UK.
2023 CAS EMERGING SCULPTORS DEVELOPMENT AWARD, Chapel Arts Studios and Roche Court, UK.
2021 ASHBURNER PRIZE WINNER, Stone Lane Gardens, Dartmoor, UK
2019 HARBUTT FUND to support participation in the 14th International Conference on the Social Context of Death, Dying and Disposal, UK
2013 SOUTH BANK SKY AWARD for best dance production, A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE, Scottish Ballet, UK
2007 GREENMAN AWARD for best design in opera, RUSALKA, Sydney Opera House, Australia
2007 HELPMANN AWARD for best opera, RUSALKA, Sydney Opera House, Australia
SCENOGRAPHY (selected)
MAKROPULOS AFFAIR, Welsh National Opera, UK
GRETE MINDE, Magdeburg Opera, Germany.
STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE, Estonia National Ballet, Estonia and Nashville Ballet, USA
DER ROSENKAVALIER, Magdeburg Opera, Germany and Welsh National Opera, UK
FAUST, Magdeburg Opera, Germany and Welsh National Opera, UK
TROILUS AND CRESSIDA, Royal Shakespeare Company, UK
THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER, Welsh National Opera, UK and San Francisco Opera, USA
KING LEAR, Royal Shakespeare Company, UK and BAM, New York, USA
ESTEEM INDICATOR
FORM-ica, Independent Collective of Artists, Director, Bath, UK
BATH ARTS DEPOT, CIC Director, Bath UK
ASSOCIATE ARTIST, Royal Shakespeare Company, Stratford-on-Avon, UK
2009-2013 CREATIVE CONSULTANT, Bath Public Realm and Movement Design Strategy Panel, Bath, UK
CREATIVE ADVISOR, Craneworks, a group looking to create a creative centre in Bath, UK