Catrine Turillon explores the
intense beauty of the earth and life forms shaped by the forces of
nature. She is fascinated with subjects worn threadbare by the elements.
The sculptured surfaces of her acrylic & oil paintings are achieved
by the use of Japanese rice paper, modeling paste, twine and other
elements combined with pigment. The broken and ripped color-saturated
surfaces are simultaneously painterly and sculptural. Subtle details,
held by powerfully structured compositions reveal the dynamics of
natural order, chaos, destruction and birth.
Born in Utica, New
York in 1958, the artist currently lives and paints
in Boulder, Colorado. She received a Bachelor of Fine Arts
from the San Francisco Art Institute and studied Fine Arts at
the University of Colorado. She began her artistic career
in the San Francisco Bay Area, followed by painting and exhibiting
in New York City. Turillon’s
paintings are collected, commissioned and exhibited in galleries
nationally.
Select Career Information
| 1999 |
Forest
For The Trees - Solo Exhibition; Historic Highland Building; Boulder,
CO |
| 1998 |
NCAR
- Solo Exhibition; National Center for Atmospheric Research; Boulder,
CO |
| 1997 |
Andrew
J. Macky Gallery - Solo Exhibition; University of Colorado
at Boulder |
| 1996 |
Boulder
Museum of Contemporary Art - My Very Best: Portraits; Boulder
Colorado Art Collage, L.L.C. - YMCA; Denver, CO and YMCA; Littleton,
CO
The Pulse - Solo Exhibition; Boulder, CO |
| 1995 |
Boulder
Museum of Contemporary Art - My Very Best '95; Boulder
Colorado
M & H Art Bank - Plum Creek Country Club and YMCA; Denver, Colorado |
| 1992 |
Museum
Without Walls International North American Artists Invitational
Series; Bemus Point, NY |
| 1991 |
Alexandria Museum of
Art - Annual Juried Exhibition Alexandria, LA:
Woodstock Artists
Association, Works On Paper |
| 1990 |
Maryanne
McCarthy Fine Art - 4 Person Exhibition; New York, New York |
| 1989 |
Maryanne
McCarthy Fine Art - Summer Exhibition; Southampton, NY
Galeria Mesa - Earth Views |
| 1988 |
AAO
Art Gallery - All On Paper Juror: 1987 |
| 1987 |
Chuck
Levitan Gallery - Metro Art Auction - Soho, New York
Fifth Annual Open Studio - Meat Market Artists - New York, New York
Ariel Gallery - New York International Art Competition Village Grille -
Solo Exhibition; New Hope, Pennsylvania |
| 1986 |
Fourth
Annual Open Studio - Meat Market Artists; New York, New York
Interart Gallery - Art as a Spacemaker - Juried Show; San Francisco, California |
| 1985 |
Third
Annual Open Studio - Meat Market Artists; New York,
New York
Artifacts Gallery - Art from the Gallatin Valley - Juried Show; Bozeman,
Montana |
| 1983 |
Biff
and Ditts Gallery - Solo Exhibition; Bozeman, Montana |
| 1982 |
Somersault
Studio - Volm Show - Juried Show; San Francisco, California
Cal Arts Mezzanine Gallery - SFAI Exchange Show - Juried Show; Valencia,
CA |
| 1979 |
Miner's
Gallery - A Full House - Juried Show; Boulder, Colorado Boulder
Arts Center - Boulder Arts '79 - Juried Show; Boulder, Colorado
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Awards, Fellowships & Commisions
| 1995 |
Commission
(8 watercolors) - Casa Viento - Isla Margarita, Venezuela |
| 1989 |
Painting
Fellowship - Woodstock School of Art - Woodstock, NY |
| 1988 |
Creativity
'88 - Certificate of Distinction - Art Direction Magazine NY,
NY
Commission
- Interart Gallery, San Francisco, CA |
| 1985-1997 |
Represented
by Interart Gallery, San Francisco, CA |
| 1989-1990 |
Represented
by Maryanne McCarthy Fine Art, New York, NY
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Education
| 1980-1982 |
BFA
San Francisco Art Institute; San Francisco, California |
| 1976-1978 |
University
of Colorado; Boulder, Colorado |
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