Carole Turner creates contemporary sculpture in stone, steel, bronze, and cement.   She carves, fabricates, and models with abstracted and geometric design, as well as voluptuous figurative and organic form.
 

Born in Portland, Oregon, USA, she is now based in Istanbul, Turkey.

Her sculptures are exhibited internationally, and her monumental sculptures can be found in the collections of museums, municipalities, sculpture parks, and corporations in China, Turkey, Italy, Greece, Argentina, Germany, Vietnam, Russia, South Korea, Austria, Poland, Romania, Mexico, Egypt, Bulgaria, Costa Rica, India, Chile, Canada, Qatar, and United States.

She is co-organizer of the Puerto Vallarta International Sculpture Symposium in Mexico.

 

EDUCATION

Portland State University, Oregon

New York University, New York

Art Students League, New York

Pacific Northwest College of Art, Oregon

 

PUBLIC, CORPORATE and MUSEUM COLLECTIONS

City of Zhengzhou | Zhengzhou, China | A Fine Balance | Marble

Ankara Universitesi Open Museum| Ankara, Turkey | Seven | Marble

Promeda Corporation | Izmir, Turkey | Lale | Marble

Regency Group | Doha, Qatar | Soft Landing | Marble

Al Asmakh Corporation | Doha, Qatar | Oasis | Marble

Haliburton Sculpture Park | Ontario, Canada | Storied Moons | Limestone

Saraylar Belediye | Marmara Island, Turkey | Intuition | Marble

Nuestros Parques, El Mantial Cemeterio, Santiago, Chile | Fraternity | Travertine

City of Manavgat - Jale Inan Park | Manavgat, Turkey | Secrets of the Waters | Marble

Aspat Tempera Beach Resort, Turkey | Wavelength | Marble

Andres Institute Sculpture Park, New Hampshire, USA | Seven | Steel

City of Silifke,Turkey | Dream | Marble

Venerato Municipality | Crete, Greece |Who We Thought We Were | Marble

Yang Hu Yuan Wetland Park, Changsha, China | Cloud Twins | Sandstone

Circolo Culturale Reana del Rojale, Udine, Italy | Silenzio | Marble

City of Verzegnis, Italy | Getting There | Marble

Portakal  Çiçeği Doğa Park, Sapanca, Turkey | Trumpet Trio | Marble

City of Hui'an, China | Wind Song | Granite

Al Solaimaneyah Golf Resort, Cairo, Egypt | Misr | Galata Marble

Kanu Nayak Art Foundation, Mumbai, India| Monsoon Moon | Marble/Sandstone

Zafer Park, Cankaya (Ankara), Turkey | Büyük Sehir, Küçük Dünya | Chestnut, Steel

Art Nature Sculpture Park, Gabrovtsi, Bulgaria | Forest Cloud | Steel and Vines

City of San Benetto del Tronto, Italy | Swept Away | Travertine

City of Puntarenas, Costa Rica | Travesia | Marble

Castle Sculpture Park, Austria | St. Hemma Von Gurk | Wood

Icheon City, Korea | In A Dream | Granite

Herczeg Collection, Garina, Romania | Trajentine | Andesite

Beijing Olympic Committee, China | Rhythmic Dancer | Bronze

City of Buyukcekmece, Turkey | Dream Cloud | Stainless Steel

City of Toluca, Mexico | Passages | Stainless Steel

City of Mehmels, Germany | Monarch | Travertine

Bochang Corporation, Korea | The Distance Between Us | Basalt

University of Guadalajara, Museo Peter Gray, Mexico | Memoria | Cantera

Emirates Heights, Egypt | Onward and Upward | Marble

Penza Art Museum/Savitsky Gallery, Russia | Same Sky | Cast Aluminum

Museo de Art Contemporáneo a Cielo Abierto, Argentina | Sueño | Marble

People's Republic of China | Olympic Dreams | Bronze

International Museum of Contemporary Art, Korea | Together | Marble

City of Opole, Poland | Lullabye Polonaise | Marble

City of Puerto San Martín, Argentina | Primavera | Marble

Legends Sculpture Park, Russia | Vasilia | Marble

Yeongwol Contemporary Sculpture Park, Korea | Together | Granite

Legends Sculpture Park/Pure Ponds Hotel Group, Russia | Haven | Limestone

An Giang Provincial Sculpture Park, Vietnam | To the Winds | Marble

Chystie Prudie Hotel, Penza, Russia | Inspiration | Acrylic

Rosstroy Corporation, Russia | Penza Moon | Acrylic

Clear Ponds Hotel, Russia | Blue | Acrylic

Abalone Resort and Spa, Hue, Vietnam | Swan | Marble

An Giang Provincial Sculpture Park, Vietnam |Pearl | Marble

City of Oregon City, Oregon | Ancient Voices | Cement, Steel

TECO Engineering, Oregon | Oraia | Cement, Steel

Monarch Sculpture Park, Washington | Symbiosis | Cement

 

PERSONAL EXHIBITIONS

2016 | What Remains | Andres Institute of Art | New Hampshire, USA

2014 | Pofuduk | Galeri Selvin | Istanbul, Turkey

2011 | Voluptuaria | Guardino Gallery | Oregon, USA

2008 | Spatiality | Columbia Sculpture Center | Oregon, USA

2006 | Monumentum | Delirium Gallery | Oregon, USA

2004 | Cycladic Memory | Guardino Gallery | Oregon, USA

 

MUSEUM EXHIBITIONS (collective)

2016 | Elgiz Museum of Contemporary Art | Istanbul, Turkey

2015 | Elgiz Museum of Contemporary Art | Istanbul, Turkey

2012 | Timisoara Museum of Art | Timisoara, Romania

2012 | Museum of Industry Trade and Tourism | Budapest, Hungary

2010 | Peter Gray Museum | University of Guadalajara | Mexico

2010 | Evergreen Aviation Museum | Oregon, USA

2009 | International Museum of Contemporary Art | Yeongwol, Korea

2009 | Museo de Art Contemporáneo a Cielo Abierto | Roldán, Argentina

2009 | Coos Art Museum | Oregon, USA

2008 | Penza Art Museum | Penza, Russia

2008 | Mitchell Museum | Mt. Vernon, Illinois, USA

2007 | Tseretelli Museum | Moscow, Russia

2007 | Museum of Contemporary Craft | Oregon, USA

2007 | Maryhill Museum Sculpture Exhibition | Washington, USA

2006 | Jintai Museum | Beijing, China

2004 | Maryhill Museum Outdoor Sculpture Invitational | Washington, USA

 

SYMPOSIA AND COMPETITIONS

2016 | Bridges and Connections Sculpture Symposium | Brookline, NH, USA
2016 | Venerato International Sculpture Symposium | Crete, Greece
2016 | International Sculpture Symposium | Silifke, Turkey

2015 | Manavgat International Sculpture Symposium| Antalya, Turkey

2015 | Santiago International Sculpture Symposium | Santiago, Chile

2015 | 13^th International Aspat Sculpture Symposium | Bodrum, Turkey

2015 | Mumbai International Sculpture Symposium | Mumbai, India

2014 | Changsha International Sculpture Art Festival | Changsha, China

2014 | Rosso di Verzegnis International Sculpture Symposium | Verzegnis, Italy

2014 | Friuli Venizia Giulia International Sculpture Symposium | Vernacco, Italy

2014 | Portakal Çiçeği International Symposium | Sapanca, Turkey

2013 | International Stone Sculpture Symposium Puntarenas, Costa Rica

2013 | International Wood Sculpture Symposium | Austria

2013 | International Land Art Sculpture Symposium | Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria

2012 | Ostraka International Sculpture Symposium | Cairo, Egypt

2012 | Cankaya International Sculpture Symposium | Ankara, Turkey

2012 | Scultura Viva Internat’l Sculpture Symposium | San Benedetto del Tronto, Italy

2012 | International Andezit Sculpture Symposium | Timisoara, Romania

2012 | Erciyes International Snow Sculpture Symposium | Kayseri, Turkey

2011 | 6th Annual International Stone Carving Competition | Hui'an, China

2011 | 10th International Sculpture Symposium | Buyukcekmece/Istanbul, Turkey

2011 | International Sculpture Symposium | Mehmels, Germany

2011 | 20th International Stainless Steel Sculpture Symposium | Toluca, Mexico

2010 | Bochang International Sculpture Symposium | Boryeong, Korea

2010 | Puerto de Arte International Sculpture Symposium | San Martín, Argentina

2010 | International Sculpture Symposium | Penza, Russia

2010 | International Sculpture Symposium | Washington, USA

2010 | Puerto Vallarta International Sculpture Symposium | Mexico

2009 | Emirates Heights International Stone Sculpture Symposium | Egypt

2009 | 6th International Contemporary Sculpture Symposium | Yeongwol, Korea

2009 | 3rd International Sculpture Symposium Roldán City | Santa Fe, Argentina

2008 | First International Stone and Wood Sculpture Symposium | Penza, Russia

2008 | International Stone Sculpture Symposium | Hue, Vietnam

2008 | Beijing 2008 Olympics Landscape Sculpture Finalist | Beijing, China

2007 | International Sculpture Symposium: Melodies of Bronze | Penza, Russia

2007 | International Stone Carving Symposium | Mt. Vernon, Washington, USA

2007 | Puyallup Arts Downtown Outdoor Sculpture Invitational | Washington, USA

2006 | International Marble Sculpture Symposium | Opole, Poland

2005 | International Sculpture Symposium: Hallmark II | Chau Doc, Vietnam

2005 | Percent for Art Purchase | Oregon City, Oregon, USA

2005 | 3rd Outdoor Sculpture Invitational | Wilsonville, Oregon, USA

2004 | 2nd Outdoor Sculpture Invitational | Wilsonville, Oregon, USA

2004 | Maryhill Museum Outdoor Sculpture Invitational | Washington, USA

2003 | 1st Outdoor Sculpture Invitational | Wilsonville, Oregon, USA

 

COLLECTIVE EXHIBITIONS

 

2019

Portakalcicegi Port Art Gallery | Seçki/Ankara | Ankara, Turkey

 

2018

Zhengzhou International Sculpture Exhibition | Zhengzhou, China

Terrace Exhibition | Elgiz Museum of Contemporary Art | Istanbul, Turkey

 

2017

Contemporary Istanbul Art Fair with Galeri Baraz | Istanbul, Turkey

Al Asmakh Contemporary Sculpture Exhibition | Doha, Qatar

CKM-Cadebostan Kultur Merkezi | Istanbul Printmaking Exhibition | Istanbul, Turkey

Murdoch Collections | Portland, Oregon USA

 

 

2016

Elgiz Museum of Contemporary Art | Istanbul, Turkey

Cercle d’Art Windows on Istiklal | Istanbul, Turkey

Murdoch Collections | Portland, Oregon USA

 

2015

Elgiz Museum of Contemporary Art | Istanbul, Turkey

Kanu Nayak Art Foundation | Mumbai, India

Portakal Ciçeği International Plastic Arts Exhibition | Ankara, Turkey

 

2014

Mustafa Kemal Kultur Merkezi Istanbul, Turkey

Science and Technology Hall | Changsha, China

Mostra Palazzo Frangipane | Tarcento, Italy 

Galeria Uno | Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

Murdoch Collections | Portland, Oregon, USA

 

2013

Bank of Costa Rica - Gallery | Puntarenas, Costa Rica

Springbox Gallery | Portland, Oregon, USA

Galeria Uno | Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria

Murdoch Collections | Portland, Oregon, USA

 

2012

Timisoara Museum of Art | Barrique Art - The Gustibus | Timisoara, Romania

Museum of Industry Trade and Tourism | Budapest, Hungary

Springbox Gallery | Portland, Oregon, USA

Galeria Uno | Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

 

2011

Galerie Veldtart | International Sculptors | Mehmels, Germany

Springbox Gallery | Portland, Oregon, USA

Galeria Uno | Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

Oswego Festival of the Arts | Sculpture NW | Lake Oswego, Oregon, USA

 

2010

Escultores del Mundo, Proyecto 512 | Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

Galeria Uno | Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

Eros Arte | Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

Lake Oswego Festival of the Arts | Lake Oswego, Oregon, USA

 

2009

Sala Republica de Italia | Roldán, Argentina

Portland International Airport | Portland, Oregon, USA

Guardino Gallery | Portland, Oregon, USA

Art on the Avenues | Wenatchee, Washington, USA

Onda Gallery | Portland, Oregon, USA

 

2008

Beijing Olympic Games, Landscape Sculpture Exhibition | Beijing, China

Centennial Olympic Park | Atlanta, Georgia

City Hall, Pacific Northwest Sculpture Exhibition | Portland, Oregon, USA

Justice Center Gallery | Portland, Oregon, USA

Floyd Norgaard Cultural Center - Unclad Art | Stanwood, Washington, USA

Arts Downtown Outdoor Sculpture Invitational | Puyallup, Washington, USA

 

2007

International Artists Exhibition, Babylon Gallery | Samara, Russia

International Symposium Bronze Exhibition, Art Center Gallery | Penza, Russia

Babylon Gallery - Melodies of Bronze | Samara, Russia

Convention Center | Sacramento, California, USA

Navy Pier | Chicago, Illinois, USA

Arts Downtown Outdoor Sculpture Invitational | Puyallup, Washington, USA

Sculpture Walk | Vancouver, Washington, USA

Gottlieb Gallery | Portland, Oregon, USA

Art in the Pearl | Portland, Oregon, USA

 

2006

Tianjin Square | Tianjin, China

International Marble Sculpture Symposium | Opole, Poland

22nd UBE Biennial International Sculpture Competition | Yamaguchi, Japan

Bella Perla Gallery | Portland, Oregon, USA

Art in The Pearl, Juried Fine Arts Festival | Portland, Oregon, USA

 

2005

International Stone Sculpture Symposium: Hallmark II | Chau Doc, Vietnam

Bella Perla Gallery | Portland, Oregon, USA

City of Oregon City 7th Avenue | Oregon City, Oregon, USA

Portland Center for the Performing Arts | Portland, Oregon, USA

Allied Arts – Pacific Northwest Sculptors Exhibition | Richland, Washington, USA

Cascade Aids Project Art Auction | Portland, Oregon, USA

Wilsonville Outdoor Sculpture Invitational | Wilsonville, Oregon, USA

 

2004

Wilsonville Outdoor Sculpture Invitational | Wilsonville, Oregon, USA

Monarch Sculpture Park, Art in the Park | Tenino, Washington, USA

Portland Center for the Performing Arts | Portland, Oregon, USA

Creative Metal Arts/Convention Center | Portland, Oregon, USA

Art in The Pearl | Portland, Oregon, USA

Guardino Gallery | Portland, Oregon, USA

 

2003

Wilsonville Outdoor Sculpture Invitational | Wilsonville, Oregon, USA

Guardino Gallery | Portland, Oregon, USA

Gresham City Hall Visual Arts Gallery | Gresham, Oregon, USA

Portland Center for the Performing Arts | Portland, Oregon, USA

Art in The Pearl | Portland, Oregon, USA

 

2002

Portland Center for the Performing Arts | Portland, Oregon, USA

 

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Columbia Sculpture Center | Portland, Oregon | Executive Director 

Puerto Vallarta International Sculpture Symposium | Mexico | Organizer, Curator

Pacific Northwest Sculptors, Inc. | Portland, Oregon | Founding Board Member 

Northwest Stone Sculptors Association | past Vice President and Board Member

International Sculpture Center | Washington, D.C.