cheyanne turions

cheyanne turions is a Canadian art curator, artist, and writer.[1]

cheyanne turions
Born
High Prairie, Alberta
NationalityCanadian
Known forArtist, Educator, Writer
Websitehttps://cheyanneturions.wordpress.com/

Biography

cheyanne turions was born in High Prairie, Alberta.[2]

turions studied philosophy at the University of British Columbia before pursuing an MA in Visual Studies from the John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape and Design at the University of Toronto.[3] While a student in Toronto she was awarded the 2014 Award for Emerging Curator of Contemporary Canadian Art. At the time of, award jury member Daina Augaitis explained that turions' "curatorial vision stands out for being highly considered and articulated, as well as being relevant, provocative, risky and ambitious."[4][5]

turions is currently the curator at SFU Galleries and was previously the Director of Education and Public Programs at the Vancouver Art Gallery where she curated FUSE: A Conjuring.[6] Previously she was the Artistic Director for Trinity Square Video and an independent writer and curator based in Toronto, Canada.[7] She has worked on the Wood Land School project with Duane Linklater, Tanya Lukin Linklater, and Walter Scott at the SBC Gallery of Contemporary Art.[8][9] The collaboration included a symposium that occurred at Or Gallery in 2016.[10]

Awards
  • 2014 Award for Emerging Curator of Contemporary Canadian Art[5]
  • 2014 Innovation in a Collections-based Exhibition by the Ontario Association of Art Galleries
  • 2014 Hnatyshyn Foundation Award for Emerging Curator of Contemporary Canadian Art[5]
  • 2015 Reesa Greenberg Curatorial Studies Award [11]
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References
  1. "Meet the Author: cheyanne turions, Toronto, Canada". Arts Everywhere. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
  2. "cheyanne turions". Chicago Architecture Biennial. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
  3. "cheyanne turions appointed Interim Artistic Director of Trinity Square Video". Trinity Square Video. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  4. "Curatorial studies student cheyanne turions wins 2014 Award for Emerging Curator of Contemporary Canadian Art". Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design. 19 March 2015. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  5. "cheyanne turions Wins 2014 Award for Emerging Curator of Contemporary Canadian Art". Marketwired. 2 March 2015. Retrieved March 10, 2018.
  6. "The Georgia Straight presents FUSE: A Conjuring". The Georgia Straight. October 27, 2017. Retrieved March 10, 2018.
  7. "News in Brief: Battat Contemporary to Close, cheyanne turions Joins Vancouver Art Gallery, Emily Carr University's President Departing". Canadian Art. 2 June 2017. Retrieved March 10, 2018.
  8. "Wood Land School Goes to Documenta: A Talk on Indigenous Institutional Critique, Part 2". Canadian Art. August 31, 2018. Retrieved March 10, 2018.
  9. "Inside a Year-Long Experiment in Indigenous Institutional Critique". Canadian Art. Retrieved March 10, 2018.
  10. "SYMPOSIUM Wood Land School: Critical Anthology". Or Gallery. Retrieved March 10, 2018.
  11. "cheyanne turions wins inaugural Reesa Greenberg Curatorial Studies Award" (PDF). University of Toronto Art Centre (UTAC). Retrieved March 10, 2018.
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