Turner Carroll Gallery
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Turner Carroll Gallery is a fine art gallery in Santa Fe, New Mexico
established in 1991 and owned and operated by Michael Carroll and Tonya Turner Carroll. The couple's cumulative experience includes Sotheby's
London, the Philadelphia Museum of Art
, the Israel Museum
, and art studies in Russia
and Italy
.
The gallery represents contemporary art from diverse areas of the world. To date, the gallery has featured exhibitions and artists from Romania
, Ireland
, France
, Russia
, Mexico
, Korea
, China
, and Japan
.
The gallery has featured artists who have works in the Whitney Museum of American Art
, The Museum of Modern Art
, The Metropolitan Museum of Art
, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
, the Berkeley Art Museum, the Belvedere Museum in Vienna, the Russian State Museum, and the Dallas Museum of Art
.
In 2008, Turner Carroll exhibited the work of Wanxin Zhang, Hung Liu
, Yoshiko Shimano, and Youngmi Song in a show entitled New Gallery Artists to Watch - Asia.
In 2011 the gallery announced the opening of a project space in Dallas, Texas
. After Hotel ZaZa owner Charles S. Givens met representatives from Turner Carroll Gallery at Art Basel
Miami Beach, Hotel ZaZa Dallas opened Stay ZaZa Art House & Social Gallery in January 2011. Stay ZaZa is an art and events space where Turner Carroll Gallery will curate shows of nationally and internationally recognized artists.
The inaugural show at Stay ZaZa featured the work of Ashley Collins and ten percent of the proceeds of its sales were donated to America SCORES Dallas, a charity organization serving local elementary students.
The second show featured painter Hung Liu
, whose first job in the arts since emigrating from China was at the University of Texas; the Dallas Museum of Art was also the first American museum to acquire one of Liu's paintings for its permanent collection. "The art historical significance of Hung's work has been internationally proclaimed, but it was in Texas
that she got her start in the American art world," notes Tonya Turner Carroll.
The third show, "Wet," included works by painters Eric Zener
and Conrad Kern as well as sculpture by Gino Miles involving the theme of water.
Turner Carroll Gallery also administrates ArteMita, a project dedicated to Mexican contemporary art in Punta Mita
, Mexico. Events and exhibitions put on by ArteMita often include a charity aspect. In September 2010, ArteMita held an art workshop by Mexican contemporary artist Fernando Diaz to raise money for Costa Verde International School in Sayulita
, Mexico. In March 2011, ArteMita hosted an exhibition of paintings by Magdiel Perez in which ten percent of the proceeds of sales were donated to CVIS.
In 2012, Turner Carroll Gallery will help curate an exhibition of Igor Melnikov works at the Russian State Museum.
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Santa Fe is the capital of the U.S. state of New Mexico. It is the fourth-largest city in the state and is the seat of . Santa Fe had a population of 67,947 in the 2010 census...
established in 1991 and owned and operated by Michael Carroll and Tonya Turner Carroll. The couple's cumulative experience includes Sotheby's
Sotheby's
Sotheby's is the world's fourth oldest auction house in continuous operation.-History:The oldest auction house in operation is the Stockholms Auktionsverk founded in 1674, the second oldest is Göteborgs Auktionsverk founded in 1681 and third oldest being founded in 1731, all Swedish...
London, the Philadelphia Museum of Art
Philadelphia Museum of Art
The Philadelphia Museum of Art is among the largest art museums in the United States. It is located at the west end of the Benjamin Franklin Parkway in Philadelphia's Fairmount Park. The Museum was established in 1876 in conjunction with the Centennial Exposition of the same year...
, the Israel Museum
Israel Museum
The Israel Museum, Jerusalem was founded in 1965 as Israel's national museum. It is situated on a hill in the Givat Ram neighborhood of Jerusalem, near the Bible Lands Museum, the Knesset, the Israeli Supreme Court, and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem....
, and art studies in Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
and Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
.
The gallery represents contemporary art from diverse areas of the world. To date, the gallery has featured exhibitions and artists from Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
, Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
, Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
, Korea
Korea
Korea ) is an East Asian geographic region that is currently divided into two separate sovereign states — North Korea and South Korea. Located on the Korean Peninsula, Korea is bordered by the People's Republic of China to the northwest, Russia to the northeast, and is separated from Japan to the...
, China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
, and Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
.
The gallery has featured artists who have works in the Whitney Museum of American Art
Whitney Museum of American Art
The Whitney Museum of American Art, often referred to simply as "the Whitney", is an art museum with a focus on 20th- and 21st-century American art. Located at 945 Madison Avenue at 75th Street in New York City, the Whitney's permanent collection contains more than 18,000 works in a wide variety of...
, The Museum of Modern Art
Museum of Modern Art
The Museum of Modern Art is an art museum in Midtown Manhattan in New York City, on 53rd Street, between Fifth and Sixth Avenues. It has been important in developing and collecting modernist art, and is often identified as the most influential museum of modern art in the world...
, The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art
The Metropolitan Museum of Art is a renowned art museum in New York City. Its permanent collection contains more than two million works, divided into nineteen curatorial departments. The main building, located on the eastern edge of Central Park along Manhattan's Museum Mile, is one of the...
, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art is a modern art museum located in San Francisco, California. A nonprofit organization, SFMOMA holds an internationally recognized collection of modern and contemporary art and was the first museum on the West Coast devoted solely to 20th century art...
, the Berkeley Art Museum, the Belvedere Museum in Vienna, the Russian State Museum, and the Dallas Museum of Art
Dallas Museum of Art
The Dallas Museum of Art is a major art museum located in the Arts District of downtown Dallas, Texas, USA, along Woodall Rodgers Freeway between St. Paul and Harwood. In 1984, the museum moved from its previous location in Fair Park to the Arts District, Dallas, Texas...
.
Notable Shows, Fundraising, and Expansion
Owner Michael Carroll is president of the Santa Fe Gallery Association, which serves to publicize the Santa Fe art market to a larger audience outside of the state and to broaden the public conception of Santa Fe art. The gallery is also involved in fundraising for arts education through the Art Smart charity arm of the Santa Fe Gallery Association.In 2008, Turner Carroll exhibited the work of Wanxin Zhang, Hung Liu
Hung Liu
Hung Liu in Changchun, China is a Chinese-American contemporary artist.Hung Liu was born in the People's Republic, China and emigrated to the United States in 1984. She attended Beijing Teachers College in 1975 and studied mural painting as a graduate student at the Central Academy of Fine Arts in...
, Yoshiko Shimano, and Youngmi Song in a show entitled New Gallery Artists to Watch - Asia.
In 2011 the gallery announced the opening of a project space in Dallas, Texas
Dallas, Texas
Dallas is the third-largest city in Texas and the ninth-largest in the United States. The Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex is the largest metropolitan area in the South and fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States...
. After Hotel ZaZa owner Charles S. Givens met representatives from Turner Carroll Gallery at Art Basel
Art Basel
Art Basel is an international contemporary art fair held each June in Basel, Switzerland. Similar to the Venice Biennale, it has been called "the Olympics of the art world". Art Basel features nearly 300 leading galleries from North America, Latin America, Europe, Asia and Africa...
Miami Beach, Hotel ZaZa Dallas opened Stay ZaZa Art House & Social Gallery in January 2011. Stay ZaZa is an art and events space where Turner Carroll Gallery will curate shows of nationally and internationally recognized artists.
The inaugural show at Stay ZaZa featured the work of Ashley Collins and ten percent of the proceeds of its sales were donated to America SCORES Dallas, a charity organization serving local elementary students.
The second show featured painter Hung Liu
Hung Liu
Hung Liu in Changchun, China is a Chinese-American contemporary artist.Hung Liu was born in the People's Republic, China and emigrated to the United States in 1984. She attended Beijing Teachers College in 1975 and studied mural painting as a graduate student at the Central Academy of Fine Arts in...
, whose first job in the arts since emigrating from China was at the University of Texas; the Dallas Museum of Art was also the first American museum to acquire one of Liu's paintings for its permanent collection. "The art historical significance of Hung's work has been internationally proclaimed, but it was in Texas
that she got her start in the American art world," notes Tonya Turner Carroll.
The third show, "Wet," included works by painters Eric Zener
Eric Zener
Eric Zener is an American photorealist artist best known for figure paintings of lone subjects, often in or about swimming pools.-Biography:...
and Conrad Kern as well as sculpture by Gino Miles involving the theme of water.
Turner Carroll Gallery also administrates ArteMita, a project dedicated to Mexican contemporary art in Punta Mita
Punta Mita
Punta Mita is a beachfront village located on the north end of Banderas Bay in the Mexican state of Nayarit, about north of Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco. There is evidence of prehistoric human settlement in Nayarit...
, Mexico. Events and exhibitions put on by ArteMita often include a charity aspect. In September 2010, ArteMita held an art workshop by Mexican contemporary artist Fernando Diaz to raise money for Costa Verde International School in Sayulita
Sayulita
Sayulita is a village about 25 miles north of downtown Puerto Vallarta in the state of Nayarit, Mexico, with a population of approximately 4,000.-History:...
, Mexico. In March 2011, ArteMita hosted an exhibition of paintings by Magdiel Perez in which ten percent of the proceeds of sales were donated to CVIS.
In 2012, Turner Carroll Gallery will help curate an exhibition of Igor Melnikov works at the Russian State Museum.
Artists
The following is a partial list of artists represented by Turner Carroll Gallery:- Squeak CarnwathSqueak CarnwathSqueak Carnwath is a contemporary American painter. She received her MFA from California College of Arts and Crafts in 1977. She is a Professor of Art at the University of California, Berkeley, where she has taught since 1982, having previously taught at California College of Arts and Crafts and...
- Enrique ChagoyaEnrique ChagoyaEnrique Chagoya is a Mexican-born painter and print-maker. His subject is the changing nature of culture.He was born in Mexico City in 1953. He was partly raised by an Indian nurse who helped him to respect the indigenous people of his country and their history. He studied economics at the National...
- Chuck CloseChuck CloseCharles Thomas "Chuck" Close is an American painter and photographer who achieved fame as a photorealist, through his massive-scale portraits...
- Michael ColemanMichael ColemanMichael Coleman may refer to:*Michael Coleman , Canadian performer, voice of numerous anime characters*Michael Coleman , English writer of books for children and young adults; candidate for the 1996 Carnegie Medal...
- Ashley Collins
- Rupert Garcia
- Hung LiuHung LiuHung Liu in Changchun, China is a Chinese-American contemporary artist.Hung Liu was born in the People's Republic, China and emigrated to the United States in 1984. She attended Beijing Teachers College in 1975 and studied mural painting as a graduate student at the Central Academy of Fine Arts in...
- Alan MageeAlan MageeAlan Eugene Magee was an American airman during World War II who survived a 22,000-foot fall from his damaged B-17 Flying Fortress. He was featured in Smithsonian Magazine as one of the 10 most amazing survival stories of World War II.Alan Magee was born in Plainfield, New Jersey as the youngest...
- Alice MaherAlice MaherAlice Maher born at Kilmoyler, a rural area between Bansha and Cahir, County Tipperary, 1956 is an Irish painter and sculptor.Alice Maher received her early education at Ballydrehid National School and at Coláiste Chríost Rí, Cahir. She later graduated from the University of Limerick and the...
- Deborah Oropallo
- Rex RayRex RayRex Ray is an American fine artist and graphic designer based in San Francisco. His work has been exhibited at galleries and Museums throughout the US and Europe including Turner Carroll Gallery, Gallery 16, Crocker Museum, San Jose Museum of Art, MCA Denver...
- Andrew Romanoff
- David SimonDavid SimonDavid Simon is an American author, journalist, and a writer/producer of television series. He worked for the Baltimore Sun City Desk for twelve years. He wrote Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets and co-wrote The Corner: A Year in the Life of an Inner-City Neighborhood with Ed Burns...
- Griff WilliamsGriff WilliamsGriff Williams . He is the son of John Patrick Williams a former Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from the state of Montana during the years 1979–1997....
- Eric ZenerEric ZenerEric Zener is an American photorealist artist best known for figure paintings of lone subjects, often in or about swimming pools.-Biography:...
- Wanxin Zhang