Lynne Woods Turner

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Lynne Woods Turner (born 1951) [1] is an American contemporary abstract painter. She holds a B.A. from Stephens College, Columbia, MO and an M.F.A. from University of Iowa, Iowa City. Stephanie Snyder, curator at the Cooley Gallery at Reed College, describes her work as having "emerge(d) through the artist's passionate exploration of mathematical relationships, natural phenomena, and the visceral responses of the human body." [2] She shows at Greg Kucera Gallery Inc., Seattle, Danese/Corey, New York, and Gallery Joe, Philadelphia. Her work is in numerous public art collections including the MOMA Collection, the Judith Rothschild Foundation and the Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University, and the National Gallery of Art. [3] [4] [5]

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References

  1. "Lynne Woods Turner". Artnet. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  2. Rowe, D.K. (September 29, 2010). "'Abstract' gallery talk with Lynne Woods Turner". Oregonlive.com. The Oregonian. Retrieved 20 April 2014.
  3. "MOMA, The Collection". MOMA website. The Museum of Modern Art. Retrieved 20 April 2014.
  4. Kucera, Greg. "Greg Kucera Gallery Website". Lynne Woods Turner Resume. Greg Kucera Gallery. Retrieved 3 May 2014.